Scandalous Paris: Prostitution during the Belle Époque

The early 20th century saw Paris turning from the City of Light to the city of Love and Desire. Behind the grand boulevards, a hidden world of luxury brothels and secret encounters sparkled. This tour invites you to step back into the Belle Époque, when pleasure was a business and scandal part of everyday life. We begin at the Palais Royal, once the beating heart of vice, before passing by former bordellos offering discreet entrances and hidden escapes, among which the legendary Le Chabanais. We’ll slip into covered passages, down to the dazzling Folies Bergères, where performers blurred the line between stage and seduction. We’ll wander through the former red-light district around Notre-Dame de Lorette and end in front of the Opéra, where all of Paris 19-cent. "who's who" was to be seen. Join us on this provocative walk through scandalous history. You’ll uncover tales of famous courtesans and the ways in which the world’s oldest profession helped shape the myth of Paris as the capital of love and lust.

WHAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT: Belle Époque, seduction, prostitution, famous writers, female writers, gay district ITINERARY: - Meeting on place Colette (in front of café Nemours) - Palais royal - Rue des Moulins - Covered passages - Bourse - Folies Bergères - Finish in front of the Opéra Note: The walk can be adapted to your needs and preference - Don't hesitate to mention them upon contact.