Trip at a Glance
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Locations
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Activities
Heritage-History Tour, Sightseeing
Price
From: $30 USD per person-
Duration
2 Hours. Hosted by G L-f de Villiers. Since 1989.
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Avg Distance
About a Mile. Fully-licensed and insured.
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Departure Day(s) and Time(s)
Sunday 10 am or as a Private Tour
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Starting Location
Antoine's Annex Cafe 513 Royal Street
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Price Includes
An introduction to one of New Orleans' oldest and most famous neighborhoods, dogs optional. We are highly recommended by Frommer's, Virgin Atlantic Magazine, Curve, ManAboutWorld, and many others!
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Notes
Our daily groups are small, never more than 12 participants. You deserve the best. Enjoy the benefit of having a local, native historian showing you around the neighborhood where he lives! Dogs, ok!
Highlights
- Gather in the Courtyard of a gracious Creole Townhouse and learn of the mysteries of French and Spanish provincial life with G L-f de Villiers tours.
- Hear remarks on the influence of women while studying Spanish and French 18th and 19th century architecture along storied rues Toulouse and Royale.
- Hear of Napoleon, the garçonniere, and placage on the banquettes of rue Chartres to Jackson Square, the Pontalbas, and the lovely St. Louis Cathedral.
- Slip down picturesque Pirates Alley to the homes of William Faulkner, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and the playground of Lillian Hellman.
- See the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Madame John's Legacy, and others, such as the Beauregard-Keyes Mansion, the Old Ursuline Convent, and Cafe Amelie.
