Père Lachaise Tour: Discover Famous Graves

Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery with Max, a Scottish guide in Paris. Discover famous graves, rich history, and captivating stories on this 2.5-3 hour walking tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pere-Lachaise Cemetery - Explore the tombs and uncover the narratives they hold, guided by a native English speaker. The tour lasts approximately two hours.
    Walking along the green paths surrounded by trees, plants, and nature, you’ll come across the graves of people from all walks of life – the famous, the virtuous, the flawed, and the unjustly…
What's Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Absorb the unmissable highlights of Père Lachaise Cemetery with an English-speaking tour by Max, a native English-speaking guide from Scotland.
See the tombs of well-known persons from all walks of life, faiths, ethnic backgrounds and professions, including the graves of famous artists like Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf and others.
Max comes from…

Location
28 Bd de Ménilmontant
Boulevard de Ménilmontant
Meet your guide at the entrance of the Père Lachaise Cemetery located on Boulevard de Ménilmontant. The nearest metro station is Philippe Auguste (line metro 2), not the metro station Père Lachaise. Please be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Popeand
Aug 18, 2025
Expert Tour Guide, Engaging & Thoughtful Tour - Max was an engaging and expert guide. He took the time to customize the tour and brought us to graves that were most relevant to our interests (ask him to visit Braudel’s grave!). We learned so much and had the time to talk with him and ask questions. We would happily take another tour with Max when we visit Paris again and will recommend him to all of our friends.
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Juliamarsden
Aug 17, 2025
Excellent guide for a walking tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery. - Max was an excellent guide for our walking tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery. We were so happy with his superb knowledge of the cemetery's history and residents, which made the experience truly unforgettable. Highly recommend.
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Wallacea233
Aug 8, 2025
Best tour ever. If you are going to Pere LaCahise Cemetery, This tour is a must! - This tour may be the best tour that we have ever taken. And we have taken several. Max was an outstanding tour guide. We had a group of 6. He was very attentive to all of us to ensure that we could hear his explanations and he answered all of our questions. Communications were excellent . And what a wealth of knowledge! Max took us to areas of the cemetery that we would have never ventured into on our own and told us in vivid detail about the grave sites and history of the people buried there. I cannot rate this tour high enough. Five stars aren't enough.
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542katej
Aug 8, 2025
Pere Lachaise Tour - A superb and insightful tour of an amazing historical and inspirational landmark. Max is an extremely knowledgeable and personable guide who kept the whole family hooked for the duration. We heard tales of heroics and tales of woe whilst strolling around this beautiful and serene place.
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P8001rqsandras
Aug 5, 2025
The Dead come Alive with Max’s tour! - Don’t hesitate to book this tour! What an amazing morning we had with Max and visiting this incredible cemetery. I had wandered around it on my own last year when I visited Paris but I knew when I came back I wanted a guide. Max was a delight! His English was perfect and I am a little hard of hearing and his voice was very strong and I could hear and understand everything he said. He is very knowledgeable about history and many of the people who are buried there and yet he had just enough humor added to make it interesting and yet totally enjoyable. We walked a lot but didn’t notice with all the stops and wonderful stories being told. Max keeps his groups small, in fact we were the only ones that day so the tour was tailored to our liking. Thanks Max for a wonderful morning, Sandi, Carrie Sue, and Kimberly
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775arnoldk
Jul 30, 2025
Magnifique tour of Pere Laichaise Cemetery with Max! - For an incomparable tour of Pere Lachaise Cemetery you could not ask for a more outstanding guide than Max. He is willing to customize the tour to include sections of the cemetery you are most interested in visiting. He is extremely knowledgeable, charming and makes his tour a five star experience.
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Kendra_s
Jul 21, 2025
Great tour! - Wow! Our guide was so knowledgeable! The history he shared, not only about the cemetery itself, but about the history of burials in France and all the mausoleums! I would have been completely lost in this cemetery without him! He also took the time to walk us out and to a restaurant that he enjoyed. I would recommend this tour!
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Mariekem368
Jul 12, 2025
Excellent guide! - Max is an excellent guide. His told us lots of interesting stories about pere lachaise and the people burried in the graves.
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Q6064szmelissad
Jul 11, 2025
A Rainy and Informative Day at Pere Lachaise - We had the most amazing tour with Max through Pere Lachaise on a very unexpected rainy day. Max not only showed us the graves we were interested in seeing but added further as we toured the cemetery. He was versed in the history and life of each tomb we visited and truly navigated the cemetery. Very delightful gentlemen. We definitely would recommend
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Peter_m
Jun 30, 2025
Great experince - It was an extremely informative tour. Max has a wealth of knowledge about the place. You can feel his dedication to the subject and his passion to share it with others. It was a perfect program.
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From $56
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).