The Famous Graves of Père Lachaise - Self-Guided Audio Tour

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  • Duration:45 minutes to 1 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Location: Paris, Île-de-France
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Come along and enjoy a walk through Père Lachaise, the largest cemetery in Paris and the most visited necropolis in the world, with this immersive walking tour!

Founded by Emperor Napoleon, Père Lachaise cemetery resembles a miniature Paris and is now home to over 1 million corpses. Some famous people that were buried in this cemetery include Frédéric Chopin, Marcel Proust and Sarah Bernhardt. 

Narrated by a local historian, you will discover the graves and stories of famous people including Edith Piaf and her tale of love and loss, Jim Morrison and his unconventional life, the tragic tale of Oscar Wilde and the bittersweet love story of Heloise and Abelard. 

Our audio guide will be there every step of the way to bring the dead to life... and save you from getting lost in this labyrinth!


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Posted By : U3416FNpatrickb
My train was more than an hour late (Paris-Granville line, Monday September 11), and I tried to contact you in 2 different ways (by email and by telephone) to warn you and obtain either a postponement of visit or a refund.
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Posted On : 2023-09-12 19:37:35 full ratings


Posted By : Lisa_O
This was supposed to be a self guided audio tour. When I pulled up my ticket on the day of arrival it had me email a guide. I had nothing to download . The guard at the entrance had no idea about this kind of tour, Honestly it would be best to book when you are already in France from a local. I never got anything from this order.
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Posted On : 2023-07-07 03:29:28 full ratings


Posted By : Michael_W
Went to view Jim Morrison’s gravesite, admission is free, didn’t need to spend money for this tour at all.
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Posted On : 2023-05-24 18:15:23 full ratings


Posted By : Patricia_U
Disappointed that my audio did not work. Following the tour through the cemetery was difficult. The narrative that accompanied the guide was interesting (according to my friends)
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Posted On : 2023-05-06 07:02:19 full ratings


Posted By : Experience694378
Could not find where to show ticket. Phone number didn't work and no address to check 8n. I ended up just going and having a wonderful time with no cost to get in.
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Posted On : 2023-05-04 05:37:24 full ratings


Posted By : Voyage40670646186
We had heard about this cemetery from family prior to our Paris trip and our hotel happened to be next door so we felt it worth a visit. We decided to download an audio guide which we found online for 5 euro which guided us around 20 famous graves, explaining their history and importance. The cemetery is fascinating and very large! We walked around 4km in all and only saw a fraction of what was on offer. Beautiful and tranquil place, well worth the 3 hours of time out. Some graves require climbing stairs and uneven ground so comfy shoes are a must. Highly recommend
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Posted On : 2023-03-29 04:40:39 full ratings


Posted By : Evgueni_O
We paid our money for NOTHING!!! We booked a self guided tour and got given tickets. However, we could not download the guide as it was no link, nor could we find anyone who could assist us at the so called “Meeting Point”. There is simply NO meeting point. It was not possible to claim a refund as we booked less that 24 hours before the trip. The phone number given on the ticket is not answered transferring to voice mail. TERRIBLE SERVICE. Will never us it again and will no recommend it to anyone.
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Posted On : 2023-03-27 04:48:01 full ratings


Posted By : I9956UJnicolab
Pere Lachaise cemetery is an amazing place to visit but sadly the self guided tour didn’t enhance our experience at all. No doubt down to user incompetence (or internet issues?) but we were unable to find the video directions referred to by the narrators, hence finding the graves was completely hit or miss. Out of the 14 featured, we found about half. The commentary was good though, and we learned a lot. But we left wishing we had booked a human tour guide!
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Posted On : 2023-02-21 02:13:16 full ratings


Posted By : Rodney_S
The app did not function and we were not able to use once at cemetery. Lost out on $31 and used google maps instead.
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Posted On : 2022-12-28 05:13:45 full ratings


Posted By : CaliJilly
I am so glad we found this audio tour! The cemetery is large and the free pdf map is not easy to navigate on your own. The audio was great in giving us the background on the cemetery and the famous people buried there. The gps enabled app worked great! The one exception was finding Marcel Marceau’s grave site… but we eventually found it with the help of a local. I would recommend doing this audio tour if you plan on visiting on your own. There were a few other famous graves I would recommend adding to the tour that were all very close to Marceau’s grave- Chopin, Bellini, and the story behind the sculpture on Fernand Arbelot’s grave.
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Posted On : 2022-12-02 09:38:46 full ratings