Saint-Germain-des-Prés Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Bateaux Parisiens Seine River Gourmet Lunch & Sightseeing Cruise
• Paris by Night
• Vintage 2CV Adventure: 2-Hour Paris Secrets Tour
• Paris: Charming Nooks and Crannies Bike Tour
• Private tour Paris Sightseeing 2 hours in Citroën 2CV

There’s no charge to visit Saint-Germain-des-Prés as it’s a neighborhood in Paris. However, if you’d like to explore the area with a guided tour, count on paying anywhere from around €50 per person for a small-group cycling tour to over €100 for private guided excursions.

Located on the Left Bank in Paris’ 6th arrondissement, Saint-Germain-des-Prés is best known for the Romanesque Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, which gives the neighborhood its name. It is also famous for its literary and intellectual history, as the one-time hangout of Picasso, Sartre, Hemingway, and others.

How long you spend in Saint-Germain-des-Prés depends on what you’d like to do. Count on a couple of hours if you’d like to visit the Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and pop into Deux Magots or Café de Flore, where artists, writers, and philosophers once gathered over coffee. Plan more time if you’d like to grab a bistro meal or browse the area’s many chic boutiques.

Many multi-stop tours of Paris include a visit to Saint-Germain-des-Prés—and usually a chance to step inside its famous church—alongside stops in other historic neighborhoods. A standard circuit may also visit the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin), Panthéon, and Luxembourg Gardens (Jardin du Luxembourg), while longer itineraries might include Right Bank attractions as well.

Paris offers the best weather from spring through to autumn, while winter can be very cold. It’s best to avoid August, as many Parisians take their annual vacations. The shoulder seasons of April to May or September to October can offer a quieter experience if you visit outside of the European school holidays.