Activities Around Paris

Enrich your Paris Experience

Coming to Paris for the AUP Parent and Family Orientation Fall 2024? Looking for accommodations, airport pick up, or fun ways to get to know Paris? We are happy to share these resources and exclusive events hosted by AUP Partners.  For support, please contact parentsaup.edu. 

Paris Tours with Claudine Hemingway

https://www.claudinehemingway.com/tours-of-paris

Hemingway, the Paris Years

Wednesday, August 28, from 12:30 pm - 2 pm

His time in Paris, while it was brief it also left a lasting impression. From the pages of The Sun Also Rises to Moveable Feast he added in some of his favorite places he spent time and wrote. On a cold December night in 1921, Ernest and Hadley arrived in Paris and stayed on Rue Jacob before finding an apartment on Rue de Cardinal Lemoine, and the rest is history.

Walk in his footsteps around Saint Germain where he lived, wrote drank, and captured in a way no one else ever could.

Exclusive for AUP members

$95 per person

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Odeon & Apero walk

Wednesday, August 28, from 3 pm-5:30 pm

You can say the literary age of Paris was created in Odéon. On one street alone many publishers and bookstores once set up shop including Sylvia Beach’s 2nd location of Shakespeare and Co. Today, a few still remain but also it has become one of the greatest little triangles for restaurants including the popular collection of French Bistronomy chef Yves Camdeborde.

Once the favorite location of Anthony Bourdain, its mound of French Bordier butter will change your life. We will end the tour hear and enjoy the fantastic natural wine and Basque-style tapas.

“This was the greatest three hours we spent in Paris” Jack, September 2021

Exclusive for AUP members

$155 per person

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Notre Dame, History and Renaissance

Thursday, August 29, from 12 pm - 1:30 pm

It’s been five years since the fire came close to destroying the historic cathedral. Today, thanks to a team of dedicated craftsmen and women she is scheduled to reopen on December 8, 2024.

Join me for a walk around the cathedral for a lesson on the history of the beloved church that dates to the 12th century and where they are in the process of bringing her back to life.

Exclusive for AUP members

$95 per person

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Odeon & Apero Walk

Thursday, August 29, from 3 pm-5:30 pm

You can say the literary age of Paris was created in Odéon. On one street alone many publishers and bookstores once set up shop including Sylvia Beach’s 2nd location of Shakespeare and Co. Today, a few still remain but also it has become one of the greatest little triangles for restaurants including the popular collection of French Bistronomy chef Yves Camdeborde.

Once the favorite location of Anthony Bourdain, its mound of French Bordier butter will change your life. We will end the tour hear and enjoy the fantastic natural wine and Basque-style tapas.

“This was the greatest three hours we spent in Paris” Jack, September 2021

Exclusive for AUP members

$155 per person

Buy tickets

Movie Themed Tours with Ciné-Balade

https://www.cine-balade.com/

French Cuisine Tours with La Cuisine Paris

https://lacuisineparis.com/

Make sure you let our partners know you are an AUP Family and you found them through our recommendation.

Transportation from Charles DeGaulle Airport

Book your taxi from the airport to your lodging using G7 Taxis 

ACCOMODATIONS & SPECIAL RATES

Looking to stay near campus? AUP is proud to offer the following special rates for your Orientation stay. Explore participating hotels below.

INWOOD HOTELS

Code: AUP24

LE NARCISSE BLANC HÔTEL & SPA

Take 15% off with code: 2024LNB25

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