The Da Vinci Code Walk

Duration: 2 Hours (approximately)
Distance: 1.65 Miles or 2.65 KM
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The Da Vinci Code Walk takes us through the pages of Dan Brown's sweeping novel that has engulfed the world with intrigue. We will follow the adventure of renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he searches for the hidden clues that lie throughout Paris.

Begin at the famous Hotel Ritz where the novel opens with Robert Langdon fast asleep. Walk through the Jardin des Tuileries and enjoy the beautiful gardens as we enlighten you to a few of the author's liberties taken in the writing of this book.

We will enter the Carrousel du Louvre, where Silas murdered the museum curator Jacques Saunièr, to see the inverted pyramid believed to house the Holy Grail itself before crossing the Pont des Arts on our way to the gallery district of the Left Bank.

This walk will take us to the Church of St-Germain-des-Pres before closing the tour at our final destination, St. Sulpice (may be closed on Sunday for Mass). View the infamous Rose Line and take a look inside this dramatic church as you follow the Rose Line to the towering obelisk where Silas mistakenly believed the Holy Grail rested.

Tour Highlights

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  Ritz Hotel

  The story opens with Robert Langdon fast asleep in his room and the police knocking on his door. He is being summoned to the Louvre to help solve Jacques Saunière's murder. Robert is not aware that he's actually a suspect in the crime.

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  The Louvre Museum

  The book begins with the murder of Jacques Saunière in the Grand Gallery and later, the inverted pyramid hides an important secret. This also the place from which Robert Langdon makes a daring escape from the French police.

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  St. Sulpice

  St. Sulpice is located in the Latin Quarter and is still a functioning church today. In the book, Silas broke through the floor looking for the keystone in a hollow space of the floor at the base of the obelisk. The so called "Rose Line" can also be found here.

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  Tuileries Gardens

  Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu drive their car through the gardens and comment that it's the one place in Paris from which one can see the Musée D'Orsay, the Louvre Museum and the Pompideu Center (the claim is actually false).

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  Pont des Arts

  The Pont des Arts bridge is not included in the book, but we'll cross the pedestrian bridge during our walk. The bridge offers wonderful views of the Siene river, the Ile de la Cité, the Académie Française and the Louvre Museum.