Come discover the history of Paris’s most notorious red-light district: Pigalle. How distant the golden age of debauchery, organized crime, and prostitution now seems!
Although Pigalle today seems to have become an aging tourist showcase, its soul lives on in many hidden and confidential places. Follow your guide Guillaume, an expert in the unusual and the legendary, as you travel back a century and, for one evening, bring back the ghosts and juicy anecdotes of Pigalle. From iconic party venues like the Moulin Rouge or Madame Arthur’s cabaret, from trendy clubs to the last hostess bars, few people realize how active the nightlife still is, drawing together Paris’s more shadowy circles. This tour will be a chance to dive into the history of organized crime, prostitution, Parisian nightlife, and all the imagery it has inspired. We will also take the opportunity to wander through a nearby neighborhood as little-known as it is unusual, Nouvelle-Athènes, where superb old mansions with turbulent pasts still stand. Will you be able to recognize the former brothels and pass without trembling in front of a famous house said to be haunted? Finally, your guide will be sure to share the latest good addresses where you can still let loose today! An unforgettable dive into Paris by night!
Price: €21/person
Source: paris.fr — photo: Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris