Parisian Love Affair: Elegant Romance Private Tour in Paris

Paris gets a playful new angle on this private tour: you follow Emily in Paris locations while crossing the real city behind the television fantasy. The route begins at Emily’s apartment on Place de l’Estrapade and ends beneath the Eiffel Tower, with cafés, bridges, gardens, markets, and grand monuments in between.

I like the private format, which lets your guide shape the outing around your interests, and I like the mix of famous sights with less obvious stops such as Passage Choiseul, Canal Saint-Martin, and the Galeries Lafayette rooftop. The main catch is simple: 32 listed stops cannot be properly visited in three hours, so you and your guide must choose a sensible selection.

• Emily in Paris filming locations: See the apartment, office courtyard, restaurants, cafés, and other places tied to the show.
• Private route with Métro rides: Your group alone takes part, and the guide can adjust the plan as you go.
• Strong photo opportunities: Pont Alexandre III, Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower, La Maison Rose, and Galeries Lafayette offer memorable pictures.
• Good local guidance: Mehrdad and Nor received especially warm praise for helpful explanations, photographs, and extra suggestions.
• No attraction admissions included: The $110 price covers the guide, taxes, and the walking and Métro experience, but not food, drinks, or entry tickets.
• A demanding pace: Expect substantial walking, stairs, and public transport, and bring water.

What this three-hour Paris tour is really trying to do

This is not a traditional Paris highlights tour with long visits inside the Louvre, Notre Dame, or the Eiffel Tower. It is a moving portrait of Paris, built around quick stops, short explanations, photo pauses, and connections to a popular television series.

The official plan contains 32 possible locations. That sounds generous, but it also explains why you should not expect 32 full visits. Many stops are listed for about five minutes, and several are spread across distant arrondissements. A good guide will treat the locations as a menu rather than a strict checklist.

The private setup matters here. You can spend more time on the Latin Quarter, focus on Emily in Paris, chase the best views, or skip places that do not interest you. Guides Mehrdad and Nor have been singled out for adjusting the experience, taking photographs, adding places beyond the planned route, and offering Paris suggestions after the tour.

That flexibility is the tour’s best feature. It also means you should speak up at the start. Tell the guide if you care most about cafés, architecture, television scenes, shopping, parks, or photographs.

Starting at Emily’s apartment in the Latin Quarter

The meeting point is Place de l’Estrapade, in the 5th arrondissement. This pretty square is associated with Emily’s apartment, the building without an elevator, and the nearby apartment of Gabriel. Even if you have never watched the show, it is a pleasant place to begin because it gives you an immediate sense of everyday Paris rather than starting at a giant monument.

From here, the route can connect several Latin Quarter scenes. Place du Panthéon introduces the district’s student past and the monumental Panthéon, first planned as a church and later turned into a mausoleum for prominent French citizens. Fontaine Saint-Michel provides another easy photo stop, with its tall fountain at the corner of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Rue Danton.

The Grand Mosque of Paris is also included among the possible stops. Its 1926 building contains tea rooms, a restaurant, a library, and other facilities, though this experience does not promise an interior visit or meal. The nearby Boulangerie Moderne offers a chance to buy bread or pastry, but food is extra.

This opening section works best for people who enjoy seeing how a film location fits into a real neighborhood. You are not just looking at a set. You are seeing apartments, university streets, bakeries, gardens, and cafés that continue to serve ordinary Paris life.

From Place de Valois to the Seine

Place de Valois is a small courtyard near the Palais-Royal. In the show, it serves as the setting for Emily’s office above Galerie Patrick Fourtin. In real life, it is a useful reminder that Paris often hides quiet courtyards behind formal façades.

The route may continue to the Jardin du Palais Royal, where you can rest, snack, and see the elegant garden associated with Emily’s lunch break. The garden is compact and calm compared with the traffic around it, though five minutes is hardly enough for a full visit.

Pont des Arts brings the story back to the Seine. The bridge was once famous for love locks, but the city removed them in 2015 because their weight damaged the structure. That makes this a good place for a guide to separate the romantic legend from the practical reality.

Le Café Marly, near the Louvre, is another possible stop. It is connected with a business lunch in the show and offers a look at a grand Paris dining setting. You should think of this as a photo and atmosphere stop unless you arrange and pay for your own meal.

Monnaie de Paris adds a different note. Founded in 864, it is the oldest active mint in the world, and part of the complex houses a museum. The tour does not include museum admission, so confirm with your guide if you want to enter.

Parks, grand bridges, and the best photographs

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the strongest stops for anyone who wants more than television references. Its broad paths, fountain, statues, and chairs make it a fine place to pause and watch Paris unfold. The show uses it for Emily’s morning run, but you can enjoy it without knowing the scene.

Pont Alexandre III is among the city’s great photo locations. Its Beaux-Arts decoration includes golden details, lamps, columns, and statues, and the bridge gives you a grand view along the Seine. The stop is tied to a perfume advertisement in the series, but the bridge deserves attention on its own.

Trocadéro is the classic Eiffel Tower picture point. From the square and the Palais de Chaillot, you get a broad view across the river to the tower. It is also linked to a party in the show and to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Palais de Chaillot in 1948.

The Galeries Lafayette rooftop adds another city view. From this terrace, you can see several major Paris landmarks from above, and the setting is connected to a lunch scene with Emily and Camille. Check how much time remains before heading there, since fitting it in may mean dropping other stops.

The Eiffel Tower is the planned finish. The tower rises 300 meters and offers views from several levels, but this experience does not include admission. The tour may end at the tower without taking you up it, so budget separately if you want to visit the summit or upper levels.

The cafés, restaurants, and shopping scenes

Food is part of the appeal, but it is not included in the $110 price. Terra Nera, near Place de l’Estrapade, is the real restaurant used as Les Deux Compères in the show. The scene involving a steak being sent back gives the place a television connection, while the restaurant itself offers French specialties.

Café de Flore is another recognizable address. Its long history and old café atmosphere make it interesting even if the Professor Thomas scene means nothing to you. If you want to sit down and eat here, plan extra time and money. A five-minute stop is enough to identify the place, not to enjoy a full café visit.

Le Grand Véfour represents a more formal side of Paris dining. The restaurant is famous in its own right and also appeared in Midnight in Paris. The show uses it as the restaurant Emily tries to book before the group changes plans, so the stop is more about atmosphere and context than dining.

La Samaritaine provides a look at luxury shopping in a restored department store setting. Passage Choiseul offers the opposite scale: a covered arcade filled with small businesses and places to eat. Together, they show two versions of Paris shopping, one grand and polished, the other intimate and old-fashioned.

The Marché d’Aligre, represented by the covered Beauvau market, is useful for understanding how food fits into Parisian routines. Fresh produce and market shopping play a role in the show, and the market gives you a more local setting than a department store. Again, purchasing food is your responsibility.

Montmartre, the canal, and neighborhoods beyond the center

La Maison Rose is one of the most instantly recognizable photo stops. The pink café in Montmartre has an old-fashioned look and appears with Emily and Mindy. The surrounding neighborhood is known for art and older streets, but the tour may only pause at the café rather than provide a full Montmartre walk.

La Nouvelle Ève, another Montmartre stop, is tied to Mindy’s attempt to perform on stage. It is one of Paris’s older cabarets, though the tour description does not promise a show or admission.

Canal Saint-Martin gives you a change of pace. The canal, boutiques, and small eateries attract local residents for lunch and people-watching, and the area generally feels less centered on the standard monument route. This is one of the better choices if you want to see a neighborhood rather than collect only famous façades.

Atelier des Lumières is an interactive art center in a former factory. Projected works by artists such as Van Gogh, Renoir, and Picasso fill the space, making it quite different from a traditional museum. Five minutes is not enough for the full experience, and admission is not included, so treat it as a possible add-on rather than a guaranteed museum visit.

The Musée des Arts Forains at Bercy is another possible stop, with vintage fairground rides, carousels, and amusements. It is an entertaining idea, but you should ask about timing and entry before counting on it. The location is far from several other stops.

The places that do not fit a three-hour Paris walk

A few listed locations need careful interpretation. Gare de Lyon is connected with scenes actually filmed at Gare de l’Est, while the story moves toward the French Riviera. The Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is on the Côte d’Azur, not in Paris.

That hotel is described as Emily’s luxurious Riviera base, surrounded by pine trees and the sea. It cannot sensibly be part of a three-hour route beginning in the Latin Quarter and ending at the Eiffel Tower. Treat it as background to the show, not an actual Paris stop.

The same caution applies to the full collection of 32 places. Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Bercy, Canal Saint-Martin, Montmartre, the Élysée Palace, the Opera district, and the Eiffel Tower are not arranged in one compact walk. The private guide and Métro make a broad route possible, but not a relaxed visit to every location.

This is where planning pays off. Ask the guide to build a route around six to ten priorities. You might choose Place de l’Estrapade, Place de Valois, Café de Flore, Pont Alexandre III, Trocadéro, and the Eiffel Tower. Another group might prefer the Latin Quarter, Jardin du Luxembourg, Canal Saint-Martin, La Maison Rose, and the Galeries Lafayette rooftop.

What $110 buys you

At $110 per person, the price is reasonable if you value a private guide and want a route tailored to your group. The fee includes taxes, the guide, Métro use during the walking tour, and help with photographs and city context.

It does not include food, drinks, gratuities, or admission to places such as the Eiffel Tower, museums, or cabarets. That distinction matters because the experience passes many tempting cafés and attractions. You could easily spend more if you stop for lunch, buy pastries, enter a museum, or add a tower visit.

The value is weaker if you want a slow sightseeing day or a series of interior visits. The tour spends much of its time moving between places, and the short stops are designed for orientation and photographs. It is strongest for a first look at several neighborhoods, especially when you want a local person to connect the television scenes with the actual city.

Walking, Métro use, and practical planning

You need moderate physical fitness. The tour combines walking with subway travel, and Paris stations can involve stairs, corridors, and quick transfers. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, especially for an afternoon start.

Morning and afternoon departures are available. An earlier start may make it easier to cover popular photo locations before the day becomes crowded, while an afternoon route can suit visitors who prefer a slower morning. The exact balance depends on the places you select.

The tour is offered in English and is private, so only your group participates. Confirmation is provided when you book, and the meeting point is clearly set at 1 Place de l’Estrapade. The finish is at the Eiffel Tower on Avenue Gustave Eiffel.

There has been one serious service failure involving a guide who did not arrive because of an emergency. The operator said alternative dates were offered and the payment was refunded the same day, but the incident shows why you should keep your confirmation details handy and contact the provider promptly if there is a delay. That isolated problem should not be ignored, even though the strongest experiences were led by Mehrdad and Nor.

Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the start time. Changes or cancellations made less than 24 hours ahead are not accepted for a refund.

Who should book this experience

I would choose this tour if you enjoy Emily in Paris, want plenty of photographs, and prefer a private guide over a fixed group. It also suits a couple or family that wants to mix famous places with smaller courtyards, markets, parks, and cafés.

You do not need to know the show. The Panthéon, Luxembourg Gardens, Pont Alexandre III, Trocadéro, and Eiffel Tower are worthwhile on their own. The television references simply add a light thread between them.

I would skip it if your priority is entering major monuments, eating a long meal, or seeing every listed location. For that kind of day, choose a shorter neighborhood walk or book separate admissions. Here, the smart approach is to treat the long list as inspiration, then agree on a realistic route with your guide.

FAQ

How long is the Parisian Love Affair tour?

The private tour lasts approximately three hours.

Where does the tour begin?

It begins at 1 Place de l’Estrapade, 75005 Paris, near Emily’s apartment location.

Where does the tour end?

The tour ends at the Eiffel Tower on Avenue Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris.

Is the tour private?

Yes. Only your group participates in the activity.

Is the tour offered in English?

Yes. English is the listed tour language.

Does the tour use public transportation?

Yes. It is a walking tour that uses the Métro to connect locations.

Are food and drinks included?

No. Food and drinks are not included. You pay separately for pastries, meals, drinks, or market purchases.

Are attraction entrance fees included?

The price includes all listed tour fees and taxes, but admissions to attractions are not specified as included. Plan to pay separately for places that require entry, such as museums or the Eiffel Tower.

Can I cancel for a full refund?

Yes, if you cancel at least 24 hours before the experience starts. Cancellations or changes made less than 24 hours before the start time are not refundable.

Should you book it?

Book this tour for a flexible, photo-focused introduction to Paris with a strong Emily in Paris theme. Before you pay, decide which stops matter most and tell the guide clearly. If you do that, the private format can turn an impossible 32-stop list into a lively three-hour route that fits your interests.