Napoleon private walking tour from his early ascension through the highlights of Paris

Private guided Napoleon walking tour in Paris: follow the life, through some Parisian places, of one of the most famous character in French history : Napoleon Bonaparte.
Walk around the 1st arrondissement, which he created, to discover many sights related to him, Vendôme square, Saint Honoré street, Palais royal area and Rivoli street, the Louvre museum (outside) Carroussel and gardens of the Tuileries.
Then cross the Seine river to visit the hotel de Salm, the famous legion of honour museum and its collection. The visit ends there.

Louvre visit of the largest museum of the world!

Private guided walking tour of the Louvre museum where are exhibited of course: the Mona Lisa and many interesting collections.
After an introduction to the building and its different functions, the licensed guide will make you discover the palace and the museum. You will skip the line to enter the museum.
Many subjects will be approached to enable you to see the best of the Louvre.
For you this is a tailor made visit with a private licensed guide in order to understand the evolution of the art through many centuries and see the highlights.
Four thousand years of man's history, one of the greatest Art collections exposed in a museum.
In the Louvre museum many things are possible and even if you have already seen the Louvre, it won't be the same with the team guides of Sandy Tours!
You can select the historical period you prefer; it is possible to tell us the piece of art you want to see when booking this tour. Of course rarely are forgotten the masterpieces of the Italian renaissance painting like the Mona Lisa from Leonardo Da Vinci, famous Greek sculptures like the Venus of Milo and the Samothrace Victory.
We can also make the visit of Napoleon III apartments in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre.
The classical other wings of the museum you will see are Sully with the medieval Louvre and Denon with the traditional Italian and French painting.
This museum is a giant encyclopedia of Art and we are proud to welcome you inside the famous Louvre of Paris!

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.
Reservation fees necessary for more than 6 persons

Paris tour package including a minibus tour & walking tour of your choice

Private guided minivan and walking tour in Paris.
Any of the half day walking tours combined with a half day minivan tour.
(please note that this combination includes an hour break between each tour, to permit parking or change of guide)
During this one day excursion you will have an half-day driving excursion and a walking tour !!
Choose your walking tour between : Montmartre, le Marais, Champs Elysées, Napoléon, Historical Malls or Left bank.
Enjoy this mixed tour which offers you both general and specific topics.

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Chantilly private tour: residence of the 16 century with Raphael painting

Private guided tour of the palace of Chantilly with your driver/guide.
Built and re-built, Chantilly (the word in French means whipped cream) is a symbol of French class.
So many generations of the same family kept that castle, so when the last of them was shot by order of Napoleon, the castle could have vanished, but it was without considering the best and last sponsor-owner of the place, the Duke D'aumale : he will save and create a superb museum that features unique pieces:
a incredible and rich collection of art pieces!

Beautiful gardens around and with a nearby historical superb horse stud can be visited.

(one hour drive)

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Fontainebleau: France kings and Napoleon residence with Barbizon village of Millet painter

Private guided tour of Fontainebleau castle and the village of Barbizon.
After an hour drive with your driver/guide, you will enter the forest of Fontainebleau and discover one the most beautiful castles of the country, and so important since most of all the rulers of France, for about five hundred years spent there some time. Grandiose and rich content.

The village of Barbizon with the famous studios of the "nature painters" of the mid 19th century will enable you to understand why this place was chosen by those artists to be the ideal set for their work.

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Malmaison: private residence of the emperor Napoléon 1 and his first wife Josephine

Private guided tour in Malmaison : palace of Napoléon and his wife Josephine.
Napoleon encouraged his wife to purchase a little domain outside Paris :that's going to be "La Malmaison".
In this castle, Josephine will spend the most beautiful years in common with her husband, until their divorce.
The most skilled artists of the time will contribute to design and furnish this place and park. Downtown in the church, the tomb of Josephine is to be seen also.

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Malmaison / Maison Fournaise & its Museum / Castle of Monte Cristo

A splendid day around Paris to discover beautiful sights related to the 1800 until 1890's.
Pick-up from your hotel and start with the visit of the castle of Malmaison, bought by the couple Josephine & Napoleon to be their private home. Josephine designed it with a lot of style and also landscaped a rose garden and park. The castle is a real jewel where she lived until her death in 1814. Furniture, paintings, a great place to follow Napoleon & Josephine life. Drive to the island of Chatou nearby; lunch booked in a typical restaurant where the Impressionist painters would stay in their days in the second half of the century. Continue with the visit of the Museum Fournaise on the same spot. Many famous painters like Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Manet, etc. spent time there.The prettiest place around Paris as would say Augustus Renoir. You can go back in time, to the Fournaise hamlet by using a virtual reality headset.
End your day by visiting the Monte Cristo castle. Owned and built by the famous French writer Alexander Dumas. Both a renaissance style and a gothic castle. He was at the height of his fame when he had this built, with novels such as the three Musketeers.
Discover the castle with the Morrish saloon, the chateau d'if and the park.
End back at your hotel
Entrance fees included

Visit the neo-gothic palace of Pierrefonds and the castle of Compiegne with the wagon of Rethondes

Private guided tour of Compiègne and Pierrefonds including Rethondes
North of Paris, about 2 hours drive, you will discover with your driver/guide a great castle, referring mostly the Bonaparte's dynasty.
Both Napoleon I and Napoleon III stayed there and gave beautiful parties. Great rooms, design and splendid gardens not so "touristy" as others.
In the forest nearby, is the place where the Armistice of both November 18 and June 1940 were signed between Germany and France. Museum and copy of the wagon car.Further in the forest, discover the sleeping beauty castle of Pierrefonds with its medieval style : all restored by Violet le Duc with its massive and defensive aspect; it mostly contrasts wonderfully with Compiègne.

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte private tour: famous palace of Nicolas Fouquet, the protector of Art in the century 17

Private guided tour of Fontainebleau castle and Barbizon village as well as Vaux le Vicomte palace.
During this one-day excursion, you can travel with your driver/guide in history from the century of the Renaissance in Fontainebleau till the 19th century with Napoleon; the painters of the village of Barbizon with JF.Millet.
As for the origins of French classical style of the XVIIth century, you will enjoy Nicolas Fouquet's Vaux le Vicomte castle.
The work of the three L's, the architect, the interior designer and the landscaper, all their names starting with an L and most of all the future builders of Versailles !
Beautiful gardens coming with both castles.
(one hour drive)

Tickets and reservation fees not included unless specified with the booking.

Sandy Tours enables you to book numerous services during your stay in Paris, with the best price:

*1/Full day Paris private tour with the visit of the museum of the Louvre included
This private service will enable you to discover the city with a sightseeing tour of Paris as well as a guided visit of the museum of the Louvre with skip the line tickets included.

*2/Versailles or Malmaison half day private tour (entrance fees included)
During the morning or the afternoon you will be able to see a masterpiece of French history:
Versailles the palace of the Sun King built in the 17 century
or
Malmaison the private castle of Josephine wife of Napoleon built in the 19 century


*3/Loire valley castles or Normandy D-Day (entrance fees are included)
The Loire valley castle day, to discover the renaissance era in this area of France
or
The Normandy beaches where the allies landed in 1944, during the WW2.


4/Return transfer to the Airport
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Paris to take you to the airport

Please contact us for any information !