Explore Napoleon’s Paris: Self-Guided Walking Tour

Explore École Militaire, where a young Napoleon honed his genius & destiny. See where a cadet became an emperor.

Follow Napoleon's purposeful walk from raw brilliance to rising thunder. Explore streets that sharpened his mind.

Witness Napoleon's enduring power at Les Invalides. Explore his gilded tomb and the Musée de l'Armée, where his iconic hat & swords await.

Walk through Les Invalides and hear its epic story unfold. Our audio guide brings centuries of history, from Louis XIV to Napoleon, to life right in your ears!

Journey back to Napoleon's early years! Uncover his Corsican roots, his struggles as an outsider, and how a boy's ambition carved the soul of an emperor.

Catch the cannons. Feel the silence. Hear the echoes of war and glory inside one of the world's greatest military museums, where Napoleon still walks in memory and legend.

Discover Napoleon's revolutionary leadership! Hear thrilling stories of marshals like Davout & Ney, legends forged in battle, who carried an emperor's ambition across Europe.

Witness Napoleon's dramatic fall! Experience the betrayal of his marshals and his whispered abdication at Fontainebleau. And a surprising twist!

Relive Napoleon's dramatic "Hundred Days"! Witness his daring return, Ney's stunning betrayal, & his final Waterloo defeat. Explore the tragic end of an empire & a legendary marshal.

Walk the Seine's edge, where Napoleon reshaped Paris into an empire's capital. Discover his genius for commanding cities.

Witness contrasting visions of Europe! Discover how Napoleon's audacious will reshaped a continent compared to later peacemakers.

Explore Palais Bourbon & Pont de la Concorde! See how Napoleon transformed royal power into empire's might & forged order from revolution's chaos.

See the Luxor Obelisk, echoing Napoleon's Egyptian ambition amidst revolutionary history. 

Experience the calm before Napoleon's storm on Rue Royale. Witness how he used 'peace' to plan conquests.

Explore La Madeleine: Napoleon's grand "Temple to Glory"! See how an emperor repurposed a church to sanctify military might, crafting a vision of power in stone.

Discover hidden power on Rue des Capucines! Uncover how Napoleon, a master tactician, seized an empire in a quiet, bloodless coup.

See Colonne Vendôme: 1,200 melted cannons forged into triumph! Witness Napoleon's Austerlitz victory and enduring legacy cast in bronze.

Walk Rue de Castiglione! Uncover Napoleon's early genius at the battle that defined his destiny. 

Witness Napoleon's pivotal "whiff of grapeshot" at Saint-Roch! See where a young officer's cold precision crushed a rebellion & launched his path to empire.

Discover Napoleon's "Spanish Ulcer" as you walk. The brutal Peninsular War where guerrilla resistance humbled an emperor.

Explore Rue de Rivoli! See how Napoleon's genius, honed at the decisive Battle of Rivoli, reshaped Paris into an imperial capital.

Wander through Tuileries Garden, Napoleon's green heart. Walk where he plotted empires & embodied his fusion of war and peace, even as his palace vanished. Feel his lingering ambition!

Discover Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel! Witness Napoleon's Austerlitz triumphs etched in stone & his imperial vision for Paris.

See & hear the Louvre's story! Discover how Napoleon transformed this palace into the world's greatest museum, filling it with treasures.

Step into Palais-Royal! See where a young Napoleon learned to master power, perception & the 'theater of politics.' Witness how these quiet halls forged an emperor's strategic mind.

As you walk, hear the poignant story of Napoleon's hidden heart! Discover his love for Joséphine—betrayal, forgiveness, & enduring passion that echoed even his last breath.

Walk Rue de Rivoli! Discover how Napoleon's victory at Rivoli shattered empires, reshaped Europe, and forged his destiny.

Uncover Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois! See how Napoleon, ever strategic, managed the church's royal past to secure his empire. Witness his subtle command over memory, not just battles!

Cross Pont des Arts! Discover Napoleon's vision for Paris in this elegant metal bridge—a symbol linking knowledge, power, & unity.

At Institut de France, feel how this military genius was elected a scholar, carving his rise not by blood but by brilliance.

As you walk, hear Malmaison's story! Napoleon's private sanctuary, where he found rare peace & balanced empire with intimacy. 

As you walk, hear how the Boulevards des Maréchaux transformed Paris, weaving military strategy into the city's very fabric.

Witness the ultimate power play! As you walk, approach the stage where Napoleon, a soldier, defied history to crown himself emperor. See where destiny was rewritten!

Stand at Notre-Dame—relive history’s greatest power move! Feel the audacity as Napoleon broke tradition and crowned himself emperor right here. This is where power was redefined forever.