You will visit the ancient abbey of St Germain-des-Prés, charming art galleries, old squares, fabulous home décor shops, literary cafés (the post-war intellectual hangouts, the birthplace of existentialism), the famous Beaux Arts,hidden medieval streets, the hotel where Oscar Wilde died, the cafés of the jazz era and the extravagant zazous. You will also see a wonderful open air street market along the way. This tour ends at the iconic Shakespeare Bookshop.This tour will also include the famous Lost Generation and other famous Writers of the area: Balzac, Simone deBeauvoir, Sartre, Hemingway and Gertrude Stein to name a few.