{"id":2440,"date":"2026-11-09T16:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parisvu.fr\/?page_id=2440"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:55:14","slug":"1789-bastille-day-tour-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parisvu.fr\/index.php\/en\/1789-bastille-day-tour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1789 Bastille Day Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Guided Tour of the French Revolution
Relive July 14, 1789, and the Storming of the Bastille, hour by hour<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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July 14, 1789, is undoubtedly the most famous date in French history. A day like no other, a day when the people of Paris decided to take action, a day that would shape history, the arts, philosophy and every aspect of society, but above all, leave its mark on women and men in their quest for freedom and equality. July 14, 1789, was the Storming of the Bastille. It marked the end of an old world and the beginning of the French Revolution and the modern era. But what really happened on that hot summer\u2019s day in 1789? Yes, the Bastille was stormed, but why? And what remains of this historic event in Paris today? You may be surprised to discover that not everything we have been told is necessarily true.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The tour<\/h2>

This immersive guided tour takes you back to the heart of revolutionary Paris to relive July 14, 1789, hour by hour. I\u2019m Robin, your guide, and I\u2019ll lead you through the streets of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine and around the Bastille, two key sites of the French Revolution. It was here that Parisians \u2014 artisans, cabinetmakers and workers \u2014 were among the first to rise up and help write one of the most defining chapters in French history.<\/p>

To understand this pivotal event, we\u2019ll explore the social, economic and political context of late eighteenth-century France: the influence of the American Revolution, the ideas of the Enlightenment, the rise of printing and newspapers, disastrous harvests and the threat of famine. We\u2019ll wander through the streets and past the buildings where the revolutionary sans-culottes<\/em> lived and worked. We\u2019ll uncover the early signs of popular unrest by visiting key sites of protest, and examine the Estates-General of 1789 and the events that led to July 14. Step by step, we\u2019ll retrace the course of this decisive day, from growing public anger to the assault on the fortress, and discover how the events of July 14, 1789, transformed Paris and changed the world. Along the way, we\u2019ll bring historical figures such as Camille Desmoulins, Marie Antoinette, Jacques Necker, Napoleon Bonaparte and Louise Reine-Audu back to life, exploring their roles in the events that unfolded. Above all, this tour is a journey through time and history. It is also an opportunity to discover Paris\u2019s architectural heritage, whose silent fa\u00e7ades still bear witness to the turmoil unleashed by the revolutionary sans-culottes<\/em> of 1789.
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Practical Information: French Revolution Guided Tour<\/h1>

Plan Your Visit<\/h2>