Père-Lachaise Cemetery Paris: Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 20

Audio guideEN · DE +6

Mobile ticketAccepted

Walk Among Paris's Most Famous Graves Without a Crowd

You download an app with 33 audio recordings narrated by a historian, arrive at the cemetery (entry is free), and navigate the graves at your own pace using the offline map and GPS. The route guides you to Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Chopin, Piaf and other luminaries buried across the 110-acre grounds. You control the rhythm, skip what doesn't interest you, and spend as long as you want at each tomb — no group waiting, no fixed schedule.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Père-Lachaise Cemetery highlights

Enter Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Walk serene historic pathways
Visit tomb of Edith Piaf
See Frédéric Chopin's grave
Find Jim Morrison's resting place
View Amedeo Modigliani's tomb
Stop at Honoré de Balzac's grave
Explore Marcel Proust's burial site
Visit Oscar Wilde's tomb
See Molière's grave
Find Héloïse and Abbélard's tomb
Use audio guide for detailed info
Stroll among sculptures and trees

The Experience

Père-Lachaise holds 33 graves you can find on your own, each one mapped out in an app that works without internet. Download the audio guide before you arrive, and you're set — the app shows you the route through the cemetery's pathways, and a historian's voice walks you through who's buried where and why they matter. Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Frédéric Chopin, Marcel Proust — the list goes on, and the cemetery itself, established in 1804, is the largest in Paris.

What makes this different from a crowded group tour is the pace. You stop when you want, linger at a tomb that catches you, skip ahead if something doesn't interest you. The audio guide gives you 33 recordings in your chosen language, so you're not rushing through explanations or waiting for stragglers. The offline map means you don't burn through data wandering the 110 acres of pathways, and illustrations help you spot the right monuments when the names on the stones have worn thin. Bring your own headphones — they're not included — and you're ready to move through the cemetery at whatever speed feels right.

Entry to Père-Lachaise is free, which is the first thing that surprises people. The audio guide app is what you pay for, and it stays accessible for a year once you activate it. You'll need a smartphone and a data connection to download everything before you go, but after that the GPS works offline, so you won't lose your way even if your signal drops. Public transport gets you there easily, and the cemetery is open to visitors of all fitness levels — you can walk the whole thing or just hit the graves closest to the entrance.

What’s included

Audio guide app for iPhone and Android.
33 professional historian narrations in your chosen language.
offline GPS map with route guidance.
illustrations to help identify landmarks.
1 year access to the tour.
free entry to Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to explore Père-Lachaise without joining a group or keeping pace with a guide — the app removes the need to arrange timing or directions, and the offline map means you won't lose signal in the cemetery's pathways.