Any trip to the French capital to study French at ACCORD Paris is special, but you can make your time at the French language school extra special with the help of Get Your Guide. Hang on… Isn’t Get Your Guide an online marketplace for tours and tickets? Yes, it is, but the company actually has a branch around the corner from ACCORD Language School, making it easy as pie for French students to book a day trip or outing in or around the capital with expert advice from real people. Let’s take a look at some of the exciting trips and tours Get Your Guide can take you on.
ACCORD Paris offers Get Your Guide visits and excursions programs
Notre Dame Guided Tour with Priority Access
Our Lady of Paris has only recently reopened following the fire that kept it closed for years of painstaking renovation work. Its reopening back in December 2024 not only saw a solemn ceremony take place before world leaders, including the French President, but it also saw a flurry of visitors waiting in queues for over an hour to get into the cathedral. If a trip to Notre Dame is on your bucket list, you’re going to need a ticket and you’re going to want to “skip the line”. Get Your Guide has just the ticket! Meet your guide at a rendez-vous point away from the cathedral entrance so you don’t get lost in the queues. Your guide will then take your group on a 1-hour tour of the exterior of Notre Dame to learn all about its architecture and renovation. Feast your eyes on the legendary gargoyles, the Gallery of Kings and the feat of engineering that is the flying buttresses. Then it’s time for the holy grail: you get to skip the line and enjoy priority access to the great cathedral! Once inside, you can explore the interior at your leisure and your own pace away from the tour guide and group. This is one of Get Your Guide’s most popular experiences, so be sure to book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Priority Access to the Mona Lisa
At Accord Paris, some of the students are only here for a week or two, which means their learning journey is intense and they don’t have much time outside class to soak up the sights. Get Your Guide gives all you art lovers the chance to visit the Mona Lisa without spending hours traipsing through the Louvre which, although an amazing museum, may not be the best use of your precious time if you don’t have much of it. Here’s what happens: you meet your guide and the rest of your group at the Carrousel Arch with the Pyramid behind you before skipping the line and heading straight for the portrait of the most famous lady in the world. Learn about her history, the artist and the legend behind the portrait from your guide before being left to explore the rest of the museum at your own pace or heading back into the city streets to tick another must-see off your to-do list.
Baking Workshop
Isn’t learning French at Accord Paris enough to satisfy your thirst for knowledge? Then sate your hunger instead and indulge your inner chef with a baking workshop. Join an expert pastry chef at a 2.5 hour bakery class in Montmartre, a stone’s throw from the Sacré Coeur, in a small group of up to 6 people (meaning you get all the attention you need to ensure you master the techniques!). Take your pick from one of the following the macaron, croissant, pâtisserie or tart (3 hour) workshops and unleash your inner pâtissier. Once you’ve baked your sweet treats, join the group and get together over a cup of tea or coffee to sample your creations or have them boxed up to take home to impress your host family. All the cooking equipment is included in the class and you even get an apron to wear on the day, so you don’t need to worry about getting your clothes covered in flour. Bon app!
Giverny Half-Day Trip with Audioguide or Live Guide
If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and see one of the most famous attractions in France, Get Your Guide has a fantastic experience for you. Giverny was once home to Claude Monet, one of the most famous French Impressionist artists, and the house and grounds inspired much of his artwork. Since there’s no public transport to Giverny, an organised tour like this is the perfect way to visit the art hotspot without having to faff around with hiring a car and negotiating Parisian traffic. Hit the road in an air-conditioned bus and just 50 miles later, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a Monet painting. Take your pick from an audioguide (available in a range of languages) or tour guide to gain a real insight into the artist, his art and the site itself. Feast your eyes on the flowerbeds and plants before stopping for a selfie or two in front of the iconic water lilies and weeping willows. Explore the artist’s house and get a sense of the man behind the master before heading back into the city.
For further information about all the tours and tickets available from Get Your Guide, look out for the QR codes available to scan at Accord Paris that take you straight to the website or take a two minute walk around the corner from the school and visit the branch itself: 62 avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris.
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