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A group of people standing around a statue in a cemetery. 1
A stone archway with a green door, flanked by two stone pillars with inscriptions. 2
A cemetery with gravestones and crosses, surrounded by trees. 3
A cemetery with numerous tombstones and headstones, some with arches and others with simple designs. 4
A group of people standing in front of a Gothic-style building with pointed arches and a central rose window. 5
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Price is AU$47 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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Overview

  • The only small group cemetery tour in Paris that combines famous graves, architectural decoding, and genuine ghost stories in one unforgettable 2 hour experience. Stand at Jim Morrison's tomb, find Oscar Wilde's sphinx, and hear the chilling accounts from the Columbarium that visitors have reported for decades.

Activity location

  • Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
    • 8 Boulevard de Menilmontant
    • 75020, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Boulevard de Ménilmontant
    • Boulevard de Ménilmontant
    • 75020, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Paris: Pere Lachaise Cemetery Famous Graves and Ghosts Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
AU$46.70 x 1 AdultAU$46.70
Total
Price is AU$46.70
Until Wed, 9 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Small group capped at 15
  • Inclusions
    Live English speaking guide for 2 hours
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop off

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Pere-Lachaise Cemetery

  • 10m
Enter the largest cemetery in Paris and begin your guided journey through 44 hectares of extraordinary history, art, and ghost stories.

Tomb of Jim Morrison

  • 10m
Stand at the most visited grave in Paris and hear the storey of the summer of 1971 and the pilgrims who still come today.

Tombe de Frédéric Chopin

  • 10m
See Chopin's weeping muse and discover the fascinating reason why his heart is not actually buried in Paris.

Héloïse and Abélard's tomb

  • 10m
Visit the tomb of one of history's most famous and tragic love stories and hear how they ended up in Pere Lachaise.

Recumbent Effigy of Victor Noir

  • 5m
See one of the most unusual and fascinating monuments in the cemetery and hear the legends surrounding this extraordinary tomb.

Tombstone of Edith Piaf

  • 10m
Pay your respects at the grave of France's most beloved singer and hear the storey of her extraordinary and turbulent life.

Mur des Fédérés

  • 10m
Stand at the wall where the last defenders of the Paris Commune were executed in May 1871 and hear this powerful piece of history.

Tomb of Oscar Wilde

  • 10m
Find Oscar Wilde's modernist winged sphinx by Jacob Epstein and hear the scandal it caused and the glass barrier added in 2011.

Crematorium of Père Lachaise

  • 10m
Beneath the Byzantine domes hear the chilling accounts of cold spots, failing cameras, and shadows reported here for decades.

Location

Activity location

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    Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
    • 8 Boulevard de Menilmontant
    • 75020, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Boulevard de Ménilmontant
    • Boulevard de Ménilmontant
    • 75020, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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