Père Lachaise Cemetery: Self-Guided Audio Tour with GPS

Walk Père Lachaise on Your Own Time, Listening to the Dead Tell Their Stories

You download the VoiceMap app, get a redemption code, and walk Père Lachaise on your own schedule. GPS triggers audio stories at each of 18 graves (Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Modigliani and others) with theatrical details, music and sound effects. The app works offline and stays on your phone forever. One hour, no guide, no group, no fixed time.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery highlights

• Start self-guided audio tour
• Visit Oscar Wilde's resting place
• See graves of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas
• Explore Ettore Bugatti and Amadeo Modigliani tombs
• Stop at Edith Piaf and Henri Salvador graves
• Discover Beaumarchais and Anna de Noailles sites
• Pass by Carton family and Quintin Craufurd tombs
• Visit Victor Noir and Sarah Bernhardt graves
• See Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, and Isadora Duncan sites
• Learn about Stéphane Grappelli and the Dragon
• Hear stories of political intrigue and forbidden love
• Complete one third of the cemetery walk

The experience

"The passed have never been more alive," The Chairfather says, and he means it, not in the way a marketing person would, but the way someone who has spent years walking these 44 hectares actually believes it. The audio tour is built around his voice, a local author who treats the cemetery like a stage, mixing theatrical bits, music clips, sound effects and the occasional joke into the stories of Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Modigliani, Sarah Bernhardt and 15 others buried here. You download the VoiceMap app, get your redemption code, and the tour is ready whenever you are: no guide waiting, no group schedule, no pressure to move faster or slower than you want to.

The GPS does the work. As you walk through one third of the cemetery, the audio triggers automatically when you reach each grave, so you're never hunting for a plaque or wondering if you're in the right spot. The app works offline, which matters in Paris where your phone signal might cut out between the Metro and the entrance. You'll cover about 18 stops. The final resting places of people connected by surprising threads: political intrigue, forbidden love, the kind of human detail that makes a cemetery feel less like a monument and more like a neighborhood where everyone happens to be dead. Isadora Duncan, Stéphane Grappelli, Victor Noir, Yves Montand and Simone Signoret are all here, and the tour doesn't just tell you who they were. It tells you how they knew each other, what they wanted, what they lost.

You walk at your own pace, pause when you want, replay a story if it lands. The whole thing takes about an hour, though there's no timer. You could spend two hours if a particular grave holds you. Once you've downloaded it, the tour stays on your phone forever, so if you come back to Paris in five years, it's still there. No subscription, no expiration date. The Père Lachaise Cemetery audio tour is the kind of thing that works best when you're alone or with one other person, moving quietly through the paths, letting the stories sink in without anyone else's pace or commentary getting in the way.

What’s included

• VoiceMap mobile application with lifetime access.
• offline audio, maps and geodata.
• GPS-triggered stories at 18 graves across Père Lachaise Cemetery.
• theatrical narration, music clips and sound effects from The Chairfather.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to explore Père Lachaise without waiting for a group tour or keeping pace with a guide. You move alone or with one other person, start whenever you want, and the GPS does the navigation so you stay focused on the stories.

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Top questions

How long does the tour take?

About one hour, though you set the pace. You can spend longer if you want to linger at particular graves.

Do I need internet to use the audio tour?

No. The app works offline once you've downloaded it, so GPS and audio function without a signal.

How many graves does the tour cover?

Eighteen stops across one third of the 44-hectare cemetery, including Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Modigliani, Sarah Bernhardt, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and others.

Can I use the tour more than once?

Yes. Once downloaded, you have lifetime access to the tour on your phone, so you can walk it again on future visits to Paris.

Do I need to be with a group?

No. This is a private activity: only your group participates, and you move at your own pace without a guide.

What if I get lost or can't find a grave?

The GPS triggers the audio when you're at the right location, and the app includes offline maps and geodata to help you navigate.

Can I bring children?

Yes. Infants can ride in a stroller, and the tour is suitable for all fitness levels.

When do I get access to the tour?

Instructions and a redemption code are sent immediately after purchase so you can download the app right away.