Gay tour guide paris
“I’m sorry for the rain!” is the first thing my tour guide, Doina Craciun, says when we meet just steps away from the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It’s been raining nonstop since arriving in the French capital, and I look and feel favor a wet chien. However, my mood changes posthaste upon meeting Craciun, who is one of the co-founders of Queer Tours France.
Originally from Romania, Craciun speaks at least five languages and is an expert in French art and history. She tells me that while there are numerous French history tours in Paris, there wasn’t one that focused on the city’s opulent queer history. So she and her colleagues started their own. The corporation offers about a half dozen queer-focused tours, and the one I’m on is a version of the “Highlights of Paris: LGBTQ+ Perspectives Tour.”
We begin at the Place de la Concorde, a legendary square housing the Luxor obelisk. As Craciun tells me, this square is where French nobility and aristocracy became “shorter” during the French Revolution. (It’s the execution spot of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, among many others.) The obelisk, which reaches 75 feet elevated in the Paris sky and looks right down the Avenue des Champs
GAY PARIS
ABOUT THE CITY
Paris needs no introduction. The city is home to one of Europe’s largest gay scenes and is a wealth of identity and art that is second to none. Paris is ‘grand’ and ‘local’ at the same time: its majestic boulevards and rich buildings coexist with the village-nature of its neighbourhoods. France has a very advanced legislation when it comes to LGBT rights and Paris has been a very cosmopolitan and laissez-faire city for a very long moment. The city offers an incredibly rich choice when it comes to LGBT art and culture, nightlife and entertainment. Paris’ same-sex attracted quarter - the centrally located Marais, is the perfect place to explore.
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Tours in Paris with a Queer Twist
Who are we
We are the only LGBTQ+ private tour company in France and we specialize in itineraries that, while showing you the best of Paris, add and highlight stories of the queer people who lived here.
All our guides are local queers and they know Paris like the back of their hand!
They can take you on a classic sightseeing or a museum tour as well as on a special LGBTQIA+ history tour.
All our tours are for private groups only.
We warmly welcome everyone on our tours that are the perfect destination for Gay travelers. Not only will they learn the history of the community directly from one of its members, but they will also receive recommendations for the best and safest wait in Paris!
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Our Tours in Paris
We are pleased to offer the most inclusive private tours of the main museums and areas of Paris.
If you want a classic Paris trip with tours of Notre-Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre or the Orsay museums, or if you prefer to explore a specific neighborhood like the Latin Quarter, Montmartre or the Marais, our cheerful queer guides h
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About Paris and its gay life
Paris is certainly one of the top 3 travel destinations in Europe, and for the composer of these lines it is the most stunning one. Considering how many wonderful cities in Europe had been destroyed in the last war and didn't gain their former beauty and fame, yet, after 80 years, Paris is truly a treasure and miracle.
You could stay in Paris for months or attend Paris again and again, and you would still see other beautiful and interesting spots if you explore the city with curiosity and open eyes. Just stroll around a bit and do not only follow the routes in your travel mentor book.
If you come to Paris not only to visit the Louvre and other sights but wanna dive into the Parisian life, then try to avoid August. Many Parisians take their long vacations in August and some companies are even completely closed. In the gay scene even the most popular homosexual clubs and bars won't be very crowded or will be empty or closed.
The queer center of Paris is the Marais, an antique district in the 4th arrondissement of Paris with adorable, narrow streets breathing centuries-old history. You'll come across a lot of ga
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