Inspired by the Woody Allen movie, French Links Tours has created a unique tour that traces Gil's journey into the present and past glories of Paris including the Rodin Museum Garden, Monet's Waterlilies at the Orangerie, the restaurants Polidor and Maxim's, the Paris Flea Market, the Alexander III bridge, the riverbanks of the Seine, and the Church Saint Stephen of the Mount. This tour which can be crafted for both individuals and small groups includes stops at several museums, lunch and/or dinner at one of the restaurants in the movie, or simply a night-time tour that follows the dream journey that Gil took on the stroke of midnight. (This tour can also be done in a minivan, luxury bus, or convertible).

Discover the major monuments of Paris in a personalized city tour that is offered in a chauffeured minivan or elegant vintage car either by day or night. Your guide will take you inside all the major sites, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Sainte Chapelle (known for their dazzling 13th-century stained glassed windows), the Arch of Triumph (did you know you could visit the summit and get one of the best views of Paris?), the 1,000 foot-high Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Coeur in Montmartre, and Napoleon's Tomb at the Invalides Church. At each stop, you will have time to tour and take pictures to your heart's content.

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Your expert guide and driver covers that glorious week's political and military highlights and anecdotes - some serious, others wildly funny - pinpointing along the way how Hemingway liberated the cellars at the Ritz, how the German high command von Choltitz was persuaded to save Paris from destruction, and how the city's police headquarters became the launch pad for the city's liberation. This tour is a drive and walk-through of events and people that, chaotically but successfully, saved the City of Light. On our full day tour, you will also visit the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the Invalides' new exhibition on the history of World War II.

Discover the magic of Paris at sundown or by night in your private chauffeured vintage car or horse-drawn coach. Timed perfectly to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle, you will be able to view the Sacré Coeur by moonlight, the lights on the Place de la Concorde and its fountains, the magnificent glass roof of the Grand Palais, as well as the splendid mystery of the new Quai Branly Museum. And to top it off, we can arrange for you to conclude your tour with a late-night supper at the Tour d'Argent, or the Jules Verne! Be sure to request our special champagne service, that allows you to toast your unique Parisian experience.

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Discover the architectural highlights of Paris: from the oldest known monument in Paris, the Obelisk of Ramses II on the Place de la Concorde, to the 21st-century Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to the stunning Mannerist Renaissance Palace housing the Senate that overlooks the Luxembourg Gardens. Walk through the narrow, winding streets of the Marais, where you'll see the 800-year-old retaining walls that once surrounded the city and splendid 17th-century mansions. Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sainte Chapelle, built for Saint Louis after he acquired the Crown of Thorns, are also on this tour.

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Symbol of Paris and the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower ranks among the most visited monuments in the world, with over 7 million visitors a year. Happily, thanks to our exclusive VIP tour, you no longer have to wait on line to get into the tower, and you will be able to see parts of this unique feat of engineering that are normally closed off to the general public. Accompanied by a specialist guide, you will be able to penetrate inside the astonishing machine room and discover the original hydraulic system that still runs the elevators to this day. You will also see the underground bunker hidden beneath the Champ de Mars, and walk inside the technical gallery of the first level that affords an exceptional view of the Esplanade below, including the Ecole Militaire and the Palais de Chaillot. (This tour is ideal for couples, for families, and groups of up to 20 guests).

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The Code of Hammurabi. The winged bulls of Khorsabad. An Egyptian Sphinx. The Borghese Gladiator. The Venus de Milo. The silver collection of Boscoreale. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Paolo Veronese's The Feast of Canaan. David's Sacre of Napoleon. Eugene Delacroix's Liberty Guiding the People. On this guided tour, you will learn about the evolution of the world's people and cultures, seeing how much art can explain the history of humanity, including its religion, laws and domestic customs. Most importantly, this tour shows what men and women have always valued and what they have chosen to preserve for the ages.

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Have you ever dreamed of bringing home your own watercolor of your favorite Paris monument or park? Have you wanted to join with your children in doing pastels of some of the city's sights along the Seine? Now you can with a local French artist whose work has been shown in Paris galleries. So do feel free to book a private art experience that allows you to be the creator of your own masterpiece! This program is ideal for individuals, couples and small groups.

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Looking to capture memorable pictures of Paris and short on time? Then book French Links Walking Tours expert guide on a walk through the most scenic parts of the city to discover ancient Medieval facades, romantic parks and ruins, enchantingly picturesque open-air markets, and the best angles from which to take them all. This tour is adaptable to your schedule — and is available both early in the morning and at dusk, when photographers can find the best light. Rates are variable, depending on length of tour. Note: We can also organize a similar tour in the French Countryside.

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With our expert guide, you will discover the "wedding cake" church of the Sacré Coeur, newly cleaned and refurbished, with some of the most stunning religious mosaics in the world. After you pick out the monuments of Paris from the base of the church, you will head to the Place du Tertre, famed for its outdoor artists, the only extant vineyard in Montmartre next to the Lapin Agile, and the Bateau Lavoir, where Picasso and Braque invented Cubism. There will also be time to visit the only Dali museum in France, as well as the charming Museum of Montmartre, where Renoir painted Le Moulin de la Galette. An ideal time to do this tour is either early in the morning or at dusk, when you have some of the loveliest views in Paris.

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With our expert guide, you will discover the architectureal history of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Conciergerie (the city's oldest Medieval palace and prison), as well as stroll the flower market, and the Ile Saint Louis, famed for its picturesque 17th-century buildings and inns, shops, galleries and restaurants, as well as the oldest tennis court in Paris, now located in an elegant four-star hotel! The walk concludes at Berthillon, which boasts the finest ice-cream in France.

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With our expert guide, you have a chance to wander the most historic district in France, where you will find Norman-style houses from the 15th century, Renaissance mansions lived in by noblemen and courtesans, tax collectors and kings. This walk shows you the Jewish quarter with synagogues built by Hector Guimard and Gustave Eiffel, and the splendid Place des Vosges, once home to Victor Hugo, Rachel and the belle-lettrist Madame de Sévigné. Our guide will also show you some of the area's finest shops and art galleries, as well as the best place for falafel and strudel this side of Tel Aviv.

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With our expert guide, you will visit the famous St. Germain des Prés Church and Abbey Palace, the 15th century Cluny Abbot's mansion and garden, now devoted to the history, art and horticulture of the Middle Ages. You will also discover the Tower of Jean Sans Peur, which is noted for its unique exhibitions on Medieval life, including on food, education and warfare. Our guide can also show you the Medieval origins of the Louvre, with the original foundations commissioned by Philip Augustus and his grandson Charles V, and the newly opened Chateau de Vincennes, the largest fortified castle in Western Europe.

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Follow France's most infamous couple around Paris, from the Château de Malmaison to the Invalides and the Museum of the Legion of Honor. At Malmaison, you will discover the art de vivre created by the Empress Josephine and Napoleon Bonaparte—an estate on the edge of Paris transformed by the architects who collaborated on the Louvre—Percier and Fontaine. At the elegant Hotel de Salm, now the Museum of the Legion of Honor, you will learn about the history of the Legion of Honor, a prestigious award created by Napoleon and still given to notable personalities today.

At the Hôtel des Invalides (founded by Louis XIV to shelter 7,000 aged or crippled formed soldiers) you will discover the red porphyry sarcophagus that covers the six coffins enclosing the body of Napoleon I, returned from Saint-Helena in 1840 through the efforts of King Louis-Philippe. Napoleon's uniforms, personal arms, and death bed are displayed in the rich Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) at the front of the Invalides. For those who wish to pursue a more indepth program, we can arrange a visit to the Napoleonic Foundation, a guided tour of the former home Napoleon's descendant Roland Bonaparte, and a private tour of other residences once used by Napoleon's family. (Note:This program is ideal for educational associations including alumni groups).

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With our expert guide, you will discover original architectural masterpieces, including Hector Guimard's award-winning Castel Béranger, nick-named Castel Dérangé (deranged castle) and decorated with zany animal and vegetal forms; the Villa Mezzara, and the Hotel Guimard, built by the architect for himself and his wife, the American painter and heiress Adeline Oppenheim. The tour also includes other Art Deco buildings by Auguste Perret, Le Corbusier and Mallet-Stevens. For those guests who wish to prolong the tour, we can also arrange a visit of the Fondation Le Corbusier, a furnished home that Le Corbusier designed for Docteur Blanche.

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For those of you loved La Môme with Marion Cotillard, you will surely enjoy learning more about Edith Piaf at the charming and little-known Edith Piaf Museum in a private apartment in Ménilmontant, not far from where "The Little Sparrow" first sang. Here you will be able to see Piaf's celebrated black dress, her tiny shoes, her gold records and the many artistic portrayals that were done of her throughout her astonishing career. Best of all, you will meet the museum's curator who pulled together this unique collection, and who knew Piaf first-hand. For those who want to know more, we can arrange a visit to the nearby Père Lachaise cemetery to view the graves of Piaf, Jim Morrison and Chopin, all of whom made their eternal musical mark on the world.

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On the heels of Adam Gopnik's new book "The Table Comes First: Family, France and the Meaning of Food," French Links Tours invites serious foodies of all kinds to join us in an adventure around the dinner table. You will visit the oldest café in Paris, the first American bar, the oldest patisserie that once baked delights for the royal table, the bakery that still makes bread much as it was made before the French Revolution, as well as the chocolatier to Marie-Antoinette. In addition, you will discover the crystal produced for the crowned heads and embassies at the Baccarat Museum, as well as learn about the history of French wine production. Note: The tour can be completed by a tour on Food and Wine in Art at the Louvre—showing silverware and dining beds from Pompeii to still-life paintings of food by the masterful Baptiste-Simeon Chardin.

Not only is Paris the first major European capital to be run by an openly gay mayor—Bertrand Delanoe—but it also pays tribute to many of the brilliant statesmen, designers, artists, and writers that have flocked to and dwelled in the city, often changing it forever. On this tour, you will travel in the footsteps of Colette, Nathalie Barney, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Sylvia Beach, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Jean Cocteau, Jean Genêt, and George Sand. You will enjoy a tour of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, discover the hotel where Oscar Wilde died, the home that keeps many of the personal belongings of George Sand…you will also see the cork-lined bedroom of Marcel Proust, and discover the places where he dwelled and entertained...

Paris has definitely always been known as a writer"s city—Villon, Rabelais, Balzac, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Hemingway, Stein, St. Exupéry, are just some of the luminaries who have made their mark on the city. With French Links Tours, you will visit the homes of Balzac and Victor Hugo, where they wrote their greatest masterpieces, and spend time marveling over the treasures of the Museum of Manuscripts and Belles-Lettres. We can even arrange for you to stay in the hotel of Oscar Wilde, or a new boutique hotel totally dedicated to literature.