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The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Luxembourg Gardens and Montparnasse Tower. Photo by Phillip Capper
Montparnasse contains many little secret corners that have remained relatively unchanged since the area was the haunt of artists and writers in the 1920s.
The walk skirts the glorious Jardin du Luxembourg, where Ernest Hemingway used to stroll.
Luxembourg Gardens
Le Dôme Café is a restaurant in Montparnasse - LPLT / Wikimedia Commons

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Amid the bustle of modern Paris, I invite you to step back into the past. During the 1920s, Montparnasse was home to Ernest Hemingway and his long-suffering wife Hadley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda, writer Gertrude Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas, the tormented painter Amedeo Modigliani and his muse Jeanne Hebuterne, singer and actress Kiki de Montparnasse, photographers Man Ray and Berenice Abbott, and bookseller Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company.

Their lives criss-crossed in the cafés and bars they frequented, many of which survive to this day. So when you need a break, you are never far from a watering hole where you can sketch or scribble your own masterpiece.

The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's Included

  • VoiceMap Application
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
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75005 Paris
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14 Rue de l'Odéon
75006 Paris, France

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Montparnasse (pass by)

The tour takes place in Montparnasse.
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Luxembourg Gardens (pass by)

One of Paris's most beautiful and popular parks, The Luxembourg Gardens were created in the 17th century by the French Queen Marie de Medicis as a setting for her palace. The palace is still there and now houses the French senate.
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Musee du Luxembourg (pass by)

The Musee du Luxembourg became the first public art gallery in Paris in the late 18th century. In the 1920s, it exhibited Impressionist paintings and contained many sculptures by Rodin. Today it hosts temporary exhibitions.
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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Operated by a business

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
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Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • VoiceMap Application.
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata.
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start.
  • Lifetime access to Finding the Lost Generation in Montparnasse tour.
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour.
The following is NOT included:
  • Smartphone.
  • Transportation.
  • Food/Drink.
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.
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Accessibility information for the The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour is as follows:

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Lifetime access to Finding the Lost Generation in Montparnasse tour
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

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  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
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  • Operated by a business

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