On this privately guided Paris walking tour, discover the Palais Garnier, the city's beautiful opera house, and visit the luxurious department store Galeries Lafayette, where you'll go up to the roof for a view of Paris.

Meet your private guide at Palais Garnier to begin your tour of this iconic opera house, known for being the setting of The Phantom of the Opera.

With a background in history, architecture, and art, your guide provides interesting insight into this architectural marvel designed by Charles Garnier in the mid-1800s. After your visit here, head to Galeries Lafayette, perhaps Paris' most famous department store, which opened in 1912. Go up to the roof to look out at the city and see the work of Georges-Eugène Haussmann, aka Baron Haussmann, who transformed Paris' boulevards, squares, and parks in the 1800s.