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Paris : Shop for Unique Gifts
This tour focuses on offbeat, unique shops that offer hand-crafted French products, in the trendy Marais shopping district with its distinctly Parisian ambiance. This is a great opportunity to find the BEST gifts for friends & family - unique gifts that you won't find anywhere else! I will take you to insider addresses, shops that have been selected for their craftsmanship, each one selling designer-made or hand-crafted products.
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Meeting Point
99 rue Saint Antoine, on the steps of the Church St Paul
99 rue Saint Antoine, on the steps of the Church St Paul
We meet on the steps of the church & begin the tour - starting off with the city's leading cheese shop, a florist specialized in roses, and a beautiful pastry shop, before entering a unique boutique selling hand-crafted chocolates made by 2 Japanese sisters.
Fragrance boutique
For fragrance lovers there are numerous boutiques we can visit, but my personal favorite is a charming shop with fragrances curated by a professional "nose", some dating from the 1790s but others from the 1930s & 1940s - one is a fragrance worn by Marilyn Monroe & Lauren Bacall! The perfume is new, but the brands are timeless classics.
Marais
Next a historic tea shop dating from 1692, with 200+ varieties of tea & beautifully hand-crafted gifts. Then a boutique with designer handbags, distributed only in France, with prices starting at €80 (yes you read that right)! Nobody else will be carrying the bag you buy here !
Marais
Next, we walk up a lovely street chock full of boutiques. There's a shop that makes custom leather belts - they measure & fit you right there in the shop ! A boutique that sells honeys from around the world with flavors that vary from tart to sweet. Silk & cashmere scarves from Tibet & Nepal. Jewelry, hats, you name it, you'll find it !
Marais
Next we stroll through the Jewish quarter where you can sample some falafel or just watch the crowds. We then visit a unique shop that sells custom-engraved pen knives - you pick the engraving, and like a tattoo it is applied to the knife of your choice. The perfect gift for the man in your life who is soooo difficult to shop for !
Marais
We end the shopping tour in a boutique that sells products from Provence (Grasse) - hand lotions, body scrubs, scented candles, all made with essential oils and natural ingredients from the flower fields of Provence. The manager of the shop offers my guests a personalized hand massage to sample the products ! After a little bit of sight-seeing in this historic district, we return to the meeting point on the steps of the Church St Paul.
Ending Point
99 rue Saint Antoine, on the steps of the Church St Paul
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide
Purchases are made at the customer's discretion
Transportation costs not included
Tour Important Information
Not recommended for Sundays & Mondays when many shops are closed
Important message from the guide
I work around my current schedule and am happy to accept bookings for any day or time. I even offer evening tours for those who come here for work & want to see the city at night.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Paris Tour Reviews
“Terrific tales of the Jazz Age!”
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Ellen is an excellent guide - the tour is incredibly well researched and the addition of slides, video and audio recordings really made the tour special. Standing outside the original site of Shakespeare and Co while hearing Sylvia Beech speak is quite an experience. Ellen is an attentive and incredibly considerate guide - we had a fantastic time - thoroughly recommended!
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Ellen L.
(3 reviews)It was my pleasure ! I hope you will return soon & take another tour with me !!
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“Amazing host!!”
Ellen has gone out of her ways to make sure our Paris visit is most memorable. We did not just see things but at a same time learnt a lot. We went through many places you may not have seen if you do not have your own personal guide like Ellen. Who knows history in and out. If you are someone who loves history and want to see the real Paris and inside streets, at a same time learn about it in depth, look no further. Ellen is your guide.
Ellen L.
(3 reviews)Thank you Chintan ! It was a pleasure to be your tour guide & spend 2 days with your lovely family. I enjoyed it as much as you !!
“Excellent Tour for Lit/Art Lovers!”
Ellen is a terrific, knowledgeable guide! My partner and I met up with her at a Parisian cafe where she gave us the lay of the land and an idea of the major players of 1920s Paris art/literature society. Her PPT slides of photos, texts, and videos was CRITICAL to the tour. We were very lucky to have gotten her time on that busy summer Saturday. Her love of arts and literature is only matched by her love of Paris! I can't wait to go back and take another of her tours. Thanks, Ellen!
Ellen L.
(3 reviews)It was my pleasure !! Many thanks for the lovely review.