Guide #66519
I am a tour guide, an author & a stand-up comedian 'Oh Eléonore, if only you were our history teacher!'. If I had a penny for every time I hear this comment, I would be rich! I can't tell you how much I love my job, and when I hear such positive feedback, I know I am doing something right. Before becoming a tour-guide, whenever I used to go and visit historical sites, I would leave in the exact state I had entered with the added frustration of not having understood a thing. It gave me the feeling history just wasn't for me. But how to look at the world we live in today without understanding the past? That is what motivated me to become a tour guide. Now I can grasp all that knowledge and I want to share it with you in the best way possible As a performer, I have created numerous one woman shows and I prepare my guided tours in much the same way. For me, going through a museum or a castle has to be an experience. I want you to leave the monument transformed, in a different emotional state than when you entered it. I use all my talents as a storyteller, stand-up comedian & my love of words to make my guided tours as alive & fun as possible. My tours are very interactive, which makes them perfect for children too! The most important for me is not just that you have fun, is that you learn lots, that it opens horizons in your head and that you remember it. We remember when we are touched so I make sure my tours don't just talk to your head but to your heart too! As an author, I have written one woman shows, children's books, and produced my own radio programme. Words are my primary material. They fascinate me. I truly believe that words are magic and can perform miracles. As a tour guide, my words can turn something ordinary, that you might not have noticed into something you'll suddenly deeply care about. That is what I love the most about my job. We can love everything once we understand it. For a fun tour that talks to your heart in a world that has fallen on its head, contact me! Very much looking forward to hearing from you! National Tour Guide - License issued by the French Ministry of Culture and Tourism Diploma of Higher Education in Anthropology from the Universtity of Nanterre, France B.A in Fine art Sculpture & Art History from the National College of Art & Design Dublin, Ireland I don't have a car but I can arrange a car and chauffeur for you.
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27 reviews
Touring with Eleanore was outstanding. She is so knowledgeable that it made the impressionist artists come alive, who started it, who learned from whom, how the era progressed and developed to cubism and what distinguishes this era of art. Musee d’Dorseeis Eleanore’s favorite in all of Paris. She also took us to her next favorite- Sainte Chappell- A Don’t Miss It!!!...
We went on 5 tours with Eleonore and our full day tour of Versailles was our favorite! We thoroughly enjoyed Marie Antoinette's home and gardens, as well as the tour of the palace. The grounds are large with a lot of walking. Eleonore told us stories of Louis the XIVth and Marie Antoinette as we walked which added so much to the experience. Definitely book with Eleonore...
We absolutely loved our tour of the Louvre with Eleonore! The museum is so big, I really wondered how she would navigate everything, but she did a wonderful job of giving us highlights that were meaningful. Thank you!
Eleonore did such a wonderful job of explaining who the Impressionists were and how their work was so different from the accepted art at the time. We had a range of novices to those who knew a lot about the Impressionists. She was able to make the tour of the d'Orsay interesting for everyone. Thank you!