Guided Tour on the Theme of Freemasonry
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Paris 6th - Saint-Germain
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Enter the most closely guarded sanctuaries of the capital. From legendary sports infrastructures to inaccessible masterpieces, experience a rare immersion where History whispers privately.
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Each guide partner of Cultival holds a qualification recognized by the State and a sharp thematic specialization, forged by years of personal research in the archives. They do not recite a script, they share a conviction. During a guided tour of the backstage of Paris, it is their human commitment that makes all the difference between a simple cultural outing and a revelation that accompanies you long after. They turn a stone wall into a novel, an engraved date into emotion, and an invisible detail to the distracted passerby into a key to understanding an entire century.
Some experiences require the prior submission of your identity data or impose strict restrictions on luggage and equipment, notably at UNESCO and the Gobelins Manufacture. Paris en un Clic accompanies you at every administrative step, transmitting all the instructions well in advance of your visit. Your e-ticket arrives instantly by email, with no need for printing, and you pass through controls without queuing. On the big day, you have only one objective: to fully live the moment.
From investigation games to nighttime shows, through heritage, sports, and artistic immersions, the Cultival offer evolves with the seasons and exceptional openings. New privileged accesses are regularly added to our catalog, so that each reservation is a first time and no visit resembles the previous one. Thirteen distinct experiences await you today, from the temple of sport to the diplomatic enclave, from the romantic cemetery to the construction site of the century.
The course of your immersion depends on the chosen experience, but the logic remains the same: a precise meeting point, a personalized welcome, then entry into a world closed to the public. Sports tours start at official entrances, Gate H for the Stade de France or Gate 36 for Roland-Garros, and take you successively from the stands to the locker rooms, from the players' tunnel to the presidential boxes. Immersive investigations launch from iconic forecourts: Palais Royal gardens, Pont au Double facing Notre-Dame, Arsenal Garden for the Bastille, or Espace Jardin Vivienne for the BnF Richelieu escape game. After a complete briefing, you progress at your own pace, with clues or guide comments to support you. Each exact starting point, as well as any safety instructions, is communicated in your booking confirmation, for a perfectly serene arrival.
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Élodie M.
Élodie M. · June 2026
Magical and exclusive, we are dazzled by all these shades of colors.
Maxime N.
Maxime N. · May 2026
Very nice walk in the enclosure and clear explanations from the guide.
Benjamin K.
Benjamin K. · May 2026
Captivating from start to finish
Jean-Pierre B.
Jean-Pierre B. · May 2026
Superb discovery of these galleries with a passionate and captivating guide, you don't see the time pass.
Nicolas F.
Nicolas F. · May 2026
Exceptional! The guide opens our eyes to ephemeral creations that are completely invisible if you walk alone. A fascinating dive into the contesting identity of the Butte.
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How long is the guided tour of the Stade de France backstage?
The guided tour of the Stade de France backstage lasts about 1.5 hours in its classic form, followed by free access to the official museum. This time is entirely devoted to exploring areas usually reserved for professional teams: access corridors, the Blues' locker rooms, the players' tunnel, presidential boxes, and the view from the pitch level. No downtime is expected, as the guide lecturer animates each stage with unprecedented anecdotes about Zidane, Mbappé, and major international competitions. Book your e-ticket starting at 17 €.
Is the immersive show Aura at the Dome of the Invalides wheelchair accessible?
Unfortunately, the Aura show at the Invalides is not accessible to wheelchair users: the monument has many interior and exterior stairs, and there is no compliant lift or substitute ramp. This free-standing 50-minute walk (starting at 18 €) requires good mobility. We recommend consulting our fully wheelchair-accessible experiences, such as the Roland-Garros or UNESCO tours, which offer total accessibility without compromising on the quality of immersion.
From what age can you participate in the immersive game Mazarin at the BnF Richelieu?
The escape game Mazarin and the Guardians of the Secret at the BnF Richelieu is recommended from age 12 for full autonomous participation. Children from age 10 can certainly take part, provided they are accompanied by an adult who will guide them in solving the puzzles. The investigation mixes architectural observation, historical deduction, and manipulation of clues within the Mazarin gallery and the Oval room, making it a particularly stimulating experience for young curious minds. Count from 18 € per participant.
Can you take photos in the locker rooms during the Roland-Garros tour?
Absolutely: photography is allowed and even encouraged in all areas visited during the guided tour of the Roland-Garros backstage. Players' locker rooms, access tunnel to the Philippe-Chatrier court, media center, and Tenniseum: each stage offers rare photographic opportunities that you won't find anywhere else. Just be sure not to disturb the group and to respect any areas specifically indicated by the guide. The route, fully wheelchair accessible, is available starting at 19 €.
How do you validate your access for the guided tour of the UNESCO headquarters?
The guided tour of the UNESCO headquarters is subject to a strict security protocol: you must submit your full names, first names, and ID numbers several working days before the visit date. On the big day, presenting a valid original physical ID (national identity card or passport) is mandatory to pass the controls. Any missing information may result in a refusal of entry without refund. We recommend submitting this data as soon as your reservation is confirmed. Price starting at 20 €.
Are luggage allowed during the Gobelins Manufacture tour?
No: in accordance with the Vigipirate plan and the internal rules of the Gobelins Manufacture, suitcases, trolleys, and large bags are strictly refused at the entrance, and no cloakroom is available on site. We strongly advise you to bring a small backpack or a reasonably sized handbag to fully enjoy this exceptional guided tour (starting at 17,50 €), during which you will observe the weavers handling shuttle, comb, and control mirror on their loom, without last-minute logistical constraints.
Can young children attend the Aura Invalides show?
The Aura show at the Invalides is not recommended for children under 5 years old due to intense 360° light effects and high orchestral sound volume, which may cause fear in very young spectators. From age 5, the experience is generally very well received by families. We recommend assessing your child's sensitivity to sensory stimuli before booking your e-ticket (starting at 18 €), and consulting our catalog for alternatives better suited to families with young children.
Is the Street Art tour at Butte-aux-Cailles maintained in case of rain?
Yes, the Street Art guided tour at Butte-aux-Cailles is maintained in all weather. Cultival only postpones in case of extreme weather conditions making the safety or proper conduct of the tour impossible (strong winds, electrical storm, or heavy snow). A light rain is not a reason for cancellation: simply plan a raincoat and suitable shoes to enjoy this open-air walk in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods of Paris, following in the footsteps of Miss Tic, Space Invader, and Jef Aérosol. Count from 14,50 €.
Does the Bastille treasure hunt around 1789 require being strong in history?
Not at all: the treasure hunt The Prisoner of the Bastille is a fun investigation designed to be accessible to everyone from age 12, regardless of your level of historical knowledge. An illustrated roadbook with an old map and a professional animator accompany the participants, guiding the search for clues without ever requiring academic culture. It is precisely this educational device that makes the experience as appealing to enthusiasts as to novices, and ideal for team building or birthdays. Book from 16,50 €.
Is it possible to enter the museum during the tour of the Louvre facades' secrets?
No, the tour of the Louvre facades' secrets takes place exclusively outdoors: it is entirely dedicated to decoding the palace's architecture, its mascarons, medallions, and symbols engraved on the Cour Carrée, the Cour Napoléon, and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. Entry into the museum's collections is not included, but this exterior approach completely bypasses security lines and allows for a global architectural reading impossible from inside the galleries. A format accessible to strollers and wheelchairs, starting at 14,50 €.
Does the tour on the reconstruction of Notre-Dame allow visiting the inside of the cathedral?
No, the tour on the mysteries of the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris focuses on the immediate surroundings of the cathedral and the Île de la Cité, to closely analyze the restoration techniques, the giant scaffolding, the exhumed sarcophagi, and the fire investigation. It does not give access to the inside of the monument, which is managed by a separate organization. The interest lies precisely in the construction site reading offered by the guide lecturer, in French or English depending on the slot. Price starting at 14,50 €.
Where does the guided tour of the covered passages of Paris start?
The guided tour of the covered passages starts in the Palais Royal garden, Place Colette, an ideal starting point to understand the genesis of these 19th-century shopping galleries. From this epicenter of romantic Paris, your guide lecturer leads you through the Vivienne and Véro-Dodat galleries, each bearing the history of a trade, an era, and a unique aesthetic. Maintained even in the rain thanks to its protective glass roofs, this 1.5-hour walk is available starting at 14,50 €. The precise meeting point details are communicated in your booking confirmation.
Which Cultival tour to choose for a family outing with young children?
Several Cultival experiences are perfectly calibrated for families. The Stade de France backstage tour appeals to young sports enthusiasts from age 7 (starting at 17 €), while the Roland-Garros tour even welcomes strollers throughout the entire circuit. For a playful and interactive approach, the Louvre facades turn into a symbol hunt, and the covered passages walk delights the youngest on rainy days. However, avoid the Aura show (not recommended before age 5) and Père-Lachaise (steep terrain not suitable for strollers) with very young children.
Is the guided tour of Père-Lachaise accessible to people with reduced mobility?
No, the guided tour of Père-Lachaise is not accessible to wheelchairs or strollers. The cemetery's terrain includes many steep cobbled paths, historical stairs, and areas with pronounced elevation changes that require good mobility and comfortable walking shoes. This two-hour walk (starting at 14,50 €) takes you to the graves of Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf, Oscar Wilde, and Allan Kardec, father of spiritualism. If you are looking for a wheelchair-accessible route, we gladly direct you to the Roland-Garros, UNESCO, or Notre-Dame surroundings tours.
Forget endless queues and tourist-marked paths. The promise of Cultival, distributed by Paris en un Clic, is clear and straightforward: to give you the key to forbidden places. Entering the backstage of Parisian heritage is like stepping through the looking glass. It's treading the clay courts of Roland-Garros in the hushed silence of preparations during a guided tour of the Roland-Garros Stadium backstage, or entering the ultra-secure premises of the UNESCO world headquarters thanks to a guided tour of the UNESCO backstage. This is not just a guided tour, it's the raw emotion of behind the scenes. When the doors of the Stade de France close behind you in the players' locker rooms during the backstage tour of the Stade de France, or when the lights of the Aura show light up under the Dome of the Invalides, you are no longer visiting History, you are experiencing it from the inside, with an intensity that a classic visit simply cannot offer.
A place closed to the public only comes to life through the one who holds its secrets. The guide lecturers selected by Cultival are not mere narrators: they are insiders in the full sense of the term. They have spent years delving into archives, deciphering symbols, and collecting anecdotes that history books never transcribe. Through the treasure hunt around the Bastille in 1789, or during the immersive investigation on the trail of Mazarin at the BnF Richelieu, narration becomes the true engine of exploration. These experts decode for you the hidden language of Freemasonry in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, or the cryptic symbols engraved on the facades of the Louvre. Each architectural detail, invisible to the distracted passerby, suddenly makes sense thanks to their lively mediation. They turn a stone wall into a novel, and an engraved date into a personal revelation.
Our collection revolves around places of power and passion that the general public never approaches other than from the stands or sidewalks. Enter the mythical arena with the guided tour of the Stade de France: access tunnels, presidential boxes, pitch view from ground level, and official museum included, available in French, English, Spanish, and German from age 7. Then walk in the footsteps of tennis legends with the guided tour of Roland-Garros, where every corridor still echoes with the victories, along the Philippe-Chatrier court and up to the Tenniseum, with a route fully adapted for wheelchairs. For an unparalleled diplomatic immersion, the UNESCO backstage tour opens its doors and reveals modern art masterpieces by Picasso, Calder, Giacometti, or Miró, nestled in the heart of the 7th arrondissement in absolute discretion. These three addresses alone sketch a journey through the sporting, cultural, and political ambitions of our time.
Secret Paris also hides in its shadows and unresolved enigmas. Turn your exploration into a narrative adventure with the immersive game Mazarin at the BnF Richelieu, on the trail of one of the most powerful and mysterious men of the Ancien Régime, in teams of 3 to 6 players and in total autonomy. Relive the revolutionary fever with the treasure hunt The Prisoner of the Bastille, where the very ground retains the memory of July 14, 1789, with an included animator and team winner designation. If you prefer aesthetic contemplation to investigation, let yourself be told the secrets of the Louvre facades, where each mascaron and pediment tells an episode of the French monarchy. For a dive into heritage news, the visit on the mysteries of the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris offers an exceptional testimony on the largest restoration project of the 21st century. And each neighborhood reveals its own mysteries: the Street Art tour at Butte-aux-Cailles and its militant frescoes, or the guided walk of the Covered Passages, true glass and iron cathedrals forgotten from the industrial era.
The excellence of French heritage is also discovered in the concentrated silence of the workshops of the Gobelins Manufacture. Classified as a historical monument, this royal institution founded in the 17th century still produces today the tapestries that adorn the embassies and palaces of the Republic. Observing the expert hands of the weavers working on a loom passed down from generation to generation is to touch the immortality of a gesture. The occult and romantic memory of the capital is explored during the guided tour of Père-Lachaise, between illustrious tombs and legends of spiritualism. And to conclude your immersion on a note of pure magic, the Aura show at the Invalides sublimates the Dome's architecture as night falls. Thanks to a high-intensity light and sound scenography by Moment Factory, Napoleon's tomb becomes the theater of a masterful, moving, and contemporary rediscovery. A moment unlike any other in the capital.
Secret Paris has no fixed address. It is housed in the diplomatic gallery of an international enclave, in the locker rooms of a sports temple, in the attics of a royal library, or in the cobbled alleys of a 19th-century cemetery. The richness of the program offered by Cultival lies precisely in this geographical and thematic diversity, which serves here as a backdrop to magnify the experience. From one arrondissement to another, you traverse the layers of French history like so many geological strata. The 13th and its monumental frescoes of Butte-aux-Cailles rub shoulders with the 2nd and the hushed collections of the BnF Richelieu. The international 7th arrondissement of UNESCO responds to the sumptuous 1st of the Palais Royal and the Cour Carrée of the Louvre, while the Île de la Cité concentrates, around Notre-Dame, eight centuries of national memory. This wealth of territories makes each experience a distinct journey, where the city is constantly reinvented according to the angle of approach you choose. But the neighborhood is never just a setting: the beating heart always remains the privileged access, the guide's story, and the sensation of being where almost no one goes.
Accessing these places forbidden to the public requires meticulous logistics that Paris en un Clic simplifies for you. Whether it's respecting the strict security protocols at UNESCO and the Gobelins Manufacture, anticipating the opening hours of the Palais Royal galleries for the covered passages tour, or adapting to scheduled events at the Stade de France, every operational constraint is anticipated in advance. Some guided tours of Paris backstage require the prior submission of your identity documents, others impose strict restrictions on luggage or photographic equipment. Knowing these rules before the big day means arriving serene and fully dedicating yourself to the experience. The explored neighborhoods benefit from quick access via the Parisian transport network, ensuring a stress-free arrival at your meeting point. Securing your reservation in advance is the assurance of a smooth experience, designed for a demanding audience in search of absolute novelty. Whether you aim for the guided tour on Freemasonry, a treasure hunt at the Bastille with friends, or the stroll at Père-Lachaise, each reservation opens a door that most visitors will always ignore.