Jewish Belleville with Livia - a walking tour in Paris village

Discover a unique Jewish quarter of Paris : Belleville

a stroll alongside green parks, memory lane of Jewish diaspora and meaningful Street art.

In the north-east part of Paris, situated on and around a hill, like Montmartre, lies one of the most unique and interesting quarter of Paris, Belleville which means in French « the beautiful town » – an independent commune, until 1860 when it got annexed to Paris.

A friendly working-class district shaped by migrants and artists – it is the birthplace of one of the most famous French singers: Edith Piaf –, Belleville was the scene of various historical episodes in Paris.

The area of Belleville

The cosmopolite area of Belleville is today a gentrified and lively district, a center of urban culture and basically the Parisian heaven of street art; a wonderful quarter to wander in, and to be explored.
Starting our walk on top of the hill, we will amble in the Parks of Buttes Chaumont, a former quarry, and the more recent Parc de Belleville, whose Belvedere offers a stunning panorama of the center of Paris.

The tour at Belleville

Our tour is an invitation to stroll around the narrow little streets of Belleville whose names recalls some of the functions of Belleville throughout the years: supplying water to Paris,
since Roman times and in the Middle Ages, but also wine and beer, served in various famous cabarets, today typical Parisian Brasseries…
Popular and dynamic district, Belleville has been and remained a quarter molded by Jewish immigrants, imbued with their history and memories: Armenians, Egyptians, Greeks, Asians
– Belleville is the second China Town of Paris since 1980’s…

Yet it is also known as a Jewish area, many Polish Jews settled here since the 1920’s; Tunisians and Algerians Jews since the 1950’s.

You will discover with Livia colorful, unusual and trendy shops, signs and plaques recalling the past, as well as Parisian synagogues, one of which is located in a former movie theater…

Booking and contacts

If you feel that this tour is for you, then you can contact us at flora.goldenberg@gmail.com to organize this cute jewish tour for you.

See you soon 🙂

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Nora Zuckerman

January 21, 2023.

We LOVED our tour of Le Marais that Flora arranged for us with Livia. We learned SO much and had a great time despite the rain! Flora also gave us great advice before we even arrived in Paris. It was a fabulous experience! Thank you Flora and Livia!

Barrett Ripin

January 9, 2023.

This is just a quick note of appreciation for the arrangements Flora set up for my family’s visit to Paris over the holidays. I can not say enough good words for Flora. She was not available during the period of our visit but arranged with associate tour guides Livia and Caroline. She arranged transportation for our family with Serge. Everything worked like clockwork. Our trip was a total success. Livia gave a wonderful and personal tour of the Marais district - filled with lots of information about Jewish-France relationships. She connected very well to our grand-daughters, which was our greatest desire for the trip. Livia also worked her influential magic in getting us into the falafel place w/o the enormous line. We all felt that we had made a friendship with Livia. Caroline gave us a wonderful tour of Versailles and spoke to our grand-daughters as well as Marilyn and me. Lots of fun facts about the life and times of the Louis. Lots of anecdotes that were interesting and fun for us all. She was generous with suggestions for us beyond the tour, such as best places to get world’s best chocolates, pastries etc.. We had a fun time and she also felt like a new friend. Serge’s limo services were terrific as well - we were picked up reliably even though our plane was a bit late. Serge was eager to help make sure arrangements were as they should be, flexible to our request to leave earlier than needed, even though rather early in the morning, for our return flight. He was also generous by sending us a list of his favorite restaurants, including one that served kosher food. When we return to Paris someday, we would surely engage him again. Another new friend in Paris. We really appreciate how easy Flora’s company made it for us. We certainly recommend you to our friends who may be considering Paris trips.

Joyce Korn

November 14, 2022.

I contacted Flora Goldenberg for information on a Jewish Tour of the Louvre (which I found out is something new) and also a Jewish Tour of le Marais. Because of the last minute planning of our trip she was unable to give the tours herself but highly recommended 2 of her colleagues. Both were fabulous and so very very knowledgeable. Melanie (a great art historian) was bright, lovely and definitely knew so much of the Jewish Art at the Louvre. I am sorry we didn't book her for longer! Chantal guided us thru le Marais and was a wealth of information. In addition to being so knowledgeable she was also very lovely and a pleasure to be with. She even got us into the best falafel restaurant with very little wait time! In addition, Flora was always available to respond to my many questions and was a wealth of information regarding the best kosher restaurants, hotel info and the best limo driver!! Thank you Flora!

Samuel Rosenblum

November 12, 2022.

Very, very knowledgeable guides who transmit their knowledge in a pleasant way.

Douglas Shelling

October 9, 2022.

We loved the program. Livia, our your guide, was wonderful, and extremely knowledgeable. Livia's tour was one of the most memorable parts of our visit to Paris.

Scott Richardson

September 26, 2022.

This was a highly informative and educational tour of La Marais, the Jewish quarter. Alix brought some personal aspects to the tour, since her great grandmother was taken while she was pregnant, but survived, thus allowing Alix to be born. We went to the Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deported, which is a very foreboding experience, particularly as you enter and go from the light into the dark. The Shoah Memorial is also moving, especially the walls of names of people who were taken, grouped by year. Inside, there is the children’s memorial, which has thousands of photos of children who were taken, some less than a year old. We were shown a hidden synagogue, which for some reason was not located by the Nazis, allowing Parisian Jews to worship. There are many other interesting sites and stories. We ended at a very popular area of eating establishments during lunchtime. We had a delicious meal. We highly recommend this tour.

Nili Kivko

August 22, 2022.

Flora was a great tour guide, she new how to get the kids involved and guide us through the louvre seamlessly. It's expensive, but as a one off thing, definitely worth it.

john beirne

July 11, 2022.

Our family absolutely loved this walking tour and we've subsequently recommended it highly to all of our family and friends back home in Australia. We gained so many insights into the rich history of Paris' Jewish community and the significant and changing role that community has played in the city's evolving and complex social and political environments. The tour was perfectly paced and Flora's engaging style and first hand knowledge of the subject matter, the diverse streetlife and local architecture, as well as the amazing range of wonderful local cafes, bakeries and restaurants was amazing. This half day walking tour was an absolute highlight of our trip to France.

Susan Krigel

June 14, 2022.

Our Jewish walking tour was wonderful. Flora was very responsive in helping us set up our tour. Our tour guide, Livia, was friendly, professional, and very knowledgeable. We really expanded our understanding of Jewish life in Paris.

Rush Smith

May 18, 2022.

Flora worked magic and created a custom private tour for my wife and me minding our ages (60s, 70s) and the hot day. She is charming, highly educated in the arts and knows Paris' Jewish history. In a fantastic 11 days in Paris, it was the highlight of our trip.