Paris Emily in Paris Audio Walking Tour
Follow Emily in Paris from her square behind the Panthéon past the Luxembourg, Café de Flore and two bridges to Savoir's door and the Palais-Royal.
- 7 stops and 17 minutes of stories, told as you reach each place
- The intro and stop 1 are free in the app: try before you buy
- Download before you go; the audio plays without signal (the street map needs a connection)
- Walking with friends? Pick 1 to 10 seats; everyone hears each stop on their own phone, at the same moment
30 seconds of the real narration
Plays in the free Walk With Me app on iPhone and Android.
A taste of the narration
You're on Place de l'Estrapade, a small square just behind the Panthéon. Look for building number 1.Stop 1, Place de l'Estrapade
About this tour
Emily's Paris is a walker's Paris. Her home, her run, her café and her bridges are all a short stroll apart, and this walk joins them up in a single day, just as the show does. On foot you also see what the screen leaves out: a real neighborhood around her square, a café with a century of history, and bridges far older than any story told on them. If you'd like company along the way, open the Walk With Me live map to find other people out walking Paris right now.
The route
4.6 km in walking order from Place de l'Estrapade to Palais-Royal garden. Stop 1 is free in the app.
- 1Place de l'EstrapadeEmily's little square behind the Panthéon, with her bakery, her café and Gabriel's restaurant, and the grim punishment that gave it its name.Free in the app
- 2Jardin du LuxembourgThe Senate's garden and its big octagonal pond, where Emily stops mid-run for a photo, and the queen it was made for.
- 3Café de FloreThe Saint-Germain café where Emily dines alone and meets a philosophy professor, and the writers who once worked beside its stove.
- 4Pont NeufThe oldest bridge in Paris, despite its name, where Emily weighs a big decision on the phone at the end of season 2.
- 5Pont des ArtsThe footbridge between the Institut and the Louvre, a season 1 video call to Chicago, and what happened to the love locks.
- 6Place de Valois (Savoir)A quiet square beside the Palais-Royal with the door that plays Savoir, Emily's office, and what is really behind it.
- 7Palais-Royal gardenThe palace garden where Emily meets Mindy on a bench, and the striped columns that caused a scandal in the 1980s.
Where the story happens
Each stop, the moment of the story it belongs to, and what is there today.
| Stop | In the story | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Place de l'Estrapade | Emily's home in every season: her fifth-floor room, the bakery and Gabriel's restaurant. | A lived-in square; the bakery and Terra Nera are working businesses, so keep doorways clear. |
| 2. Jardin du Luxembourg | Season 1: her morning run and a photo stop at a statue. | The Luxembourg garden, run by the French Senate, with about a hundred statues and monuments. |
| 3. Café de Flore | Season 1: dinner alone, and meeting Thomas. | A working café at 172 boulevard Saint-Germain, open since around 1887. |
| 4. Pont Neuf | End of season 2: the call about staying in Paris; a night scene in season 4. | Paris's oldest bridge, inaugurated in 1607, with half-moon stone benches. |
| 5. Pont des Arts | Season 1: a video call with Doug, and later a talk with Sylvie. | A footbridge rebuilt in 1984; the love locks were removed in 2015. |
| 6. Place de Valois (Savoir) | Savoir's front door, every season. | A real gallery on the ground floor; the office was a set and the building is private. |
| 7. Palais-Royal garden | Season 1: Emily meets Mindy on a bench. | The garden and Daniel Buren's columns, restored in 2010. |
Nothing else to pay
Toilets and water on the way
6 public toilets (5 free) and 16 drinking fountains within 150 m of the route.
| Stop | Nearest toilet | Nearest water |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Place de l'Estrapade | 170 m, free | 200 m |
| 2. Jardin du Luxembourg | 108 m | 72 m |
| 3. Café de Flore | 122 m, free | 62 m |
| 4. Pont Neuf | 39 m, free | 34 m |
| 5. Pont des Arts | 254 m, free | 253 m |
| 6. Place de Valois (Savoir) | 268 m, free | 120 m |
| 7. Palais-Royal garden | 289 m, free | 22 m |
The full map is in our Paris guide. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.