Visite Guidée : Commune de Paris

The Paris Commune is a social revolution that lasted less than three months against the backdrop of a civil war that ended in executions and destruction.

The disastrous 1870 war against Prussia led to the long siege of Paris and then to the humiliating defeat of France. While the new republican government negotiated peace with the German victor, the people of Paris, refusing defeat, rebelled and launched an insurrection focused on autonomy.

A great number of ideas based on cooperation and solidarity emerged amid popular enthusiasm.

The national government, taking refuge in Versailles, raised troops and suppressed the revolt in blood during the famous "bloody week", marked by massacres and the destruction of many Paris buildings. The first working-class revolution in history, little known to the French, nevertheless served as a laboratory of ideas and remains a beacon of leftist activism in many countries.

Montmartre is a hill. The route therefore inevitably climbs a bit before descending.

Good to know: The meeting place for the tour will be indicated on the voucher after purchase.