Paris: Emily Filming Locations Walking Tour

The fun here is seeing Emily in Paris locations as real Paris places, not as a studio set. In two hours, you move from the Latin Quarter and Luxembourg Gardens across the Seine to the Louvre area and Palais Garnier, with the apartment, workplace, café, and other show locations woven into the walk.

I like the small-group format, which gives you a better chance to ask about both the series and Paris itself. I also like the guide’s practical role: Fanny, Fay, and Cecilia are all praised for knowing the show well while answering broader questions about the city. The main drawback is that this is a brisk route with many photo stops, so you should not expect long visits inside attractions or much time at each place.

Key details at a glance

• Thirteen central Paris stops: The route links the Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Pont Neuf, the Louvre area, Place de Valois, and Palais Garnier.
• A show-focused walk with wider Paris context: Your guide talks about filming details, Parisian culture, and the city beyond the Netflix series.
• English-speaking guidance: The tour is offered in English, with private and small-group options available.
• Strong guide feedback: Fanny, Fay, and Cecilia are singled out for their command of the show and their useful Paris advice.
• Two hours for $31: That is a fair price if you want a compact orientation and photo walk rather than museum admission or a full-day tour.
• Flexible booking: You can cancel up to 24 hours before the tour for a full refund and reserve now while paying later.

Why this Emily in Paris walk works

This tour uses a television series as your reason to explore some of central Paris’s most photogenic streets. That is its real strength. Even if you are only mildly interested in the show, the route takes you through areas that reward a first visit to the city.

You will see the city through two lenses. One is fictional Paris, the polished world of Emily’s apartment, office, café, and social life. The other is everyday Paris, where grand monuments, compact streets, theaters, gardens, and riverside bridges sit close together.

The guide adds the link between those two versions. You can ask how a location appears on screen, then switch to questions about Parisian habits or the neighborhood around it. The strongest guide feedback points to this balance. Fanny is praised for handling questions about Paris as well as the series, while Fay is noted for showing how landmarks appear in the program. Cecilia is also praised for her detailed command of both subjects.

That makes the experience more useful than a simple checklist of places. You are not only stopping for a picture. You are learning why the location works on camera and what you are looking at in the real city.

Starting near the Pantheon

The exact meeting point is handled by the guide before the tour. Look for the EXPLORE PARIS TOURS sign or logo, with the guide waiting beside the fountain. Pay close attention to the pre-tour message, since the supplied meeting information does not give a street address.

The first listed stop is the Pantheon. Its huge dome and formal frontage give you an immediate taste of the grand Paris used so often in the series. It is also a useful place to begin a walking route because the surrounding Latin Quarter has a more local, lived-in feel than the broad ceremonial avenues farther west.

This is a photo stop and sightseeing visit, not a stated interior tour. The activity includes guidance to the main filming locations, but no admission tickets are listed. If you want to visit the Pantheon inside, plan that as a separate activity.

The Bombardier and the Latin Quarter

The Bombardier English Pub brings a different mood to the route. A pub location gives the show a social setting, and it offers a change from monumental Paris. You can take a picture, hear how the spot was used on screen, and see how a familiar English-language venue fits into a Paris neighborhood.

This stop may be especially appealing if you like the show’s café, bar, and social scenes more than its fashion moments. The practical limit is time. Since the tour lasts two hours and includes 13 stops, you should expect a short exterior visit rather than a long drink or meal.

That is worth keeping in mind when you plan your day. This is a walking tour with photo opportunities, not a food tour. No meals or drinks are included.

Luxembourg Gardens and the Odéon Theatre

The route continues to Luxembourg Gardens, one of the most pleasant settings on the walk. Gardens give you a break from streets and traffic, while the formal paths and open views create excellent photo backgrounds. Your guide can connect the real setting to the scenes from the show and point out details you might otherwise pass without noticing.

Next comes the Odéon Theatre. The theater adds a cultural stop to the route and shows the range of central Paris locations used by the series. You are not simply following one street. You are moving through gardens, theaters, cafés, bridges, palace courtyards, and major public squares.

At this point, the tour’s pace becomes important. You may find that you want more time in the gardens or around the theater, but the group needs to keep moving. I would take your best photos as you go rather than waiting for a second chance later.

Rue Cardinale and the move toward the Seine

Rue Cardinale is one of the smaller street locations on the itinerary. A street like this can be more revealing than a famous monument because it helps you see the scale and texture of the city used in the show. The appeal is in the setting, the building fronts, and the connection between a recognizable screen image and a real Paris address.

The route then heads toward Pont Neuf. This is a major transition. You move from the Left Bank streets toward the river, where the walk opens up and the city’s grand scale becomes easier to appreciate.

Pont Neuf is a strong photo stop because it gives you a classic view of the Seine and the historic center. The tour is not built around long scenic pauses, so use the crossing as part of the sightseeing rather than expecting a separate river excursion.

Pont des Arts and the Louvre area

Pont des Arts follows. The bridge is closely associated with views across the Seine and toward the central monuments of Paris. It is a good place to take the kind of wide city photo that shows the river, the banks, and the surrounding architecture in one frame.

From there, the route reaches Place du Carrousel. This puts you in the Louvre area, where the scale shifts again. The open space and nearby palace architecture create a strong backdrop for photos, while the location helps show how the series uses Paris’s most recognizable settings.

You should not read the inclusion of Place du Carrousel as a promise of Louvre entry. The tour includes photo stops and sightseeing, not museum admission. If you want time inside the Louvre, schedule it separately and avoid trying to fit it into this two-hour walk.

Rue de Rivoli and Place de Valois

Rue de Rivoli brings the route onto one of Paris’s best-known central streets. The street is useful for understanding the contrast between the city’s formal, monumental side and the smaller streets seen earlier. It also provides a natural link between the Louvre area and the palace district.

Place de Valois is one of the more intimate locations toward the end of the walk. Its enclosed feel makes it a good setting for show-related photos, especially if you enjoy the series’s polished Paris scenes. Your guide can explain how the real location was presented on screen and point out the details that make it recognizable.

This is also where the tour’s theme becomes clearest. The show often turns ordinary Paris spaces into stylish backdrops. Seeing those places in person helps you separate television framing from the actual city around it.

Palais-Royal and the final stop at Palais Garnier

Palais-Royal is another major central location and one of the route’s strongest architectural stops. The arcades and formal setting offer plenty of visual interest, even for someone who has not watched every episode. It is also a sensible place for your guide to bring together the show’s use of public spaces, cafés, offices, and elegant streets.

The tour finishes at Palais Garnier. The opera house gives the walk a suitably dramatic final setting, with a grand exterior that fits the series’ glamorous image of Paris. It is a satisfying endpoint for photos and a useful location from which to continue sightseeing in central Paris.

The supplied meeting details say the activity ends back at the meeting point, while the itinerary identifies Palais Garnier as the finish. Because those details do not match perfectly, confirm the exact ending with your guide before booking other plans immediately afterward.

What $31 gets you

At $31 per person, the tour offers reasonable value for a two-hour guided walk through 13 locations. You are paying for a live English-speaking guide, a planned route, filming context, and the convenience of connecting places that would take more effort to find alone.

The price is strongest for fans who want the apartment, workplace, favorite café, and other locations explained in context. It is also fair for anyone who wants a compact introduction to several central neighborhoods without committing to a longer city tour.

The value is weaker if you expect entry to monuments, a meal at the pub, or extended time at every location. None of those are included in the stated package. Think of it as a guided exterior tour with a television theme, not an attraction pass.

Private and small-group choices are available. A small group should suit most people because it keeps the experience more personal while preserving a social feel. A private option may be worth considering if you want to ask many questions about the show or set your own pace, though the supplied information does not state the private-group price.

Pace, photos, and practical planning

Two hours is both the attraction and the limitation. The route covers a lot of ground, and 13 stops means the tour moves at a steady pace. You will get many chances for photos, but you should not expect to linger at every bridge, square, or garden.

Wear comfortable shoes. That advice follows directly from the format: you are walking through several central neighborhoods rather than staying in one small district. Keep your phone ready, since some stops may be brief and the best angle may be available only during the group’s pause.

This is a good tour for a first or second day in Paris because it helps you connect places across the center. It can also work late in a visit if you want a light, themed outing after museums and formal sightseeing.

The tour is offered in English only. If you need another language, this activity is not the right match based on the available information.

Who will enjoy it most

You will get the most from this walk if you have watched Emily in Paris and enjoy seeing screen locations in their real setting. Fans who care about exact filming spots, character routines, and behind-the-scenes details should find the subject matter rewarding.

It also suits social-media photographers. The route includes bridges, gardens, grand buildings, streets, and public squares, with access to the best selfie locations included in the activity. You can collect a varied set of images instead of repeating the same café or monument backdrop.

The tour can work for someone who has never seen the series, too, provided you enjoy guided city walks. The Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Pont Neuf, Pont des Arts, Louvre area, Palais-Royal, and Palais Garnier give you plenty to see beyond the television theme.

I would skip it if you prefer long museum visits, quiet independent wandering, or a slow meal at each location. The route is social, guided, and focused on seeing many places in a short period.

Booking flexibility and guide quality

The booking terms are helpful for uncertain Paris plans. You can reserve now and pay later, and cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity allows a full refund. Starting times vary, so check the available slot that fits your day rather than assuming a fixed departure.

The guide can make a real difference here. Fanny is noted for answering wider Paris questions as well as show questions. Fay is associated with strong knowledge of the landmarks and with showing how those places appear in the series. Cecilia is praised for her command of both the program and Paris itself.

You cannot assume which guide you will receive unless the operator confirms it. Still, the pattern is encouraging: the best part of this experience is not only the route, but the person explaining how the fictional story fits the real city.

Should you book the Emily in Paris tour?

Book it if you want a reasonably priced, two-hour introduction to central Paris with a clear television connection. The route is full, the photo chances are plentiful, and the guide can add useful Paris information beyond the show.

Go in with the right expectations. You are getting exterior filming locations, sightseeing, and stories, not attraction admissions or a relaxed café crawl. At $31, that is a fair exchange, especially for fans who want to see the apartment, workplace, favorite café, and major city backdrops without organizing the route themselves.

If you are deciding between this and a general Paris orientation walk, choose this one for the show connection and the social-media photos. Choose another format if your priority is entering museums, spending an hour in one garden, or covering Paris at a slower pace.

FAQ

How long does the Emily in Paris filming locations tour last?

The tour lasts two hours. Starting times vary, so check availability for the date you want.

How much does the tour cost?

The listed price is $31 per person.

What language is the tour offered in?

The tour is offered in English with a live English-speaking guide.

Is this a private tour or a group tour?

Private and small-group options are available.

Where do I meet the guide?

Your guide will contact you before the tour. Look for the EXPLORE PARIS TOURS sign or logo. The guide will be beside the fountain.

What locations are included?

The route includes the Pantheon, The Bombardier English Pub Paris, Luxembourg Gardens, Odéon Theatre, Rue Cardinale, Pont Neuf, Pont des Arts, Place du Carrousel, Rue de Rivoli, Place de Valois, Palais-Royal, and Palais Garnier.

Does the tour include entry to the attractions?

The stated inclusions cover a guided tour of the main filming locations and access to selfie locations. Attraction admission is not listed as included.

Can I cancel the booking?

Yes. You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund. You can also reserve now and pay later.