Market Tours in Paris: 7 Worth Clearing a Day For

1.Versailles Palace Bike Tour with Market & Marie-Antoinette hamlet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,680 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $131Our pick

Spend about eight hours traveling from Paris to Versailles by train, shopping at the Notre Dame market, and cycling through the royal grounds. Guides such as Arnaud, Lena, Guillaume, and Michael lead the outdoor visits, while timed palace entry lets you explore the Hall of Mirrors and royal apartments independently.

“Versailles is huge and riding a bicycle from the Palace to the gardens to the Trianon to the Petit Trianon was the way to go! My teenage sons and husband and I got a great lesson in French history from our guide who gave us some fun and spicy insights into the Palace and royals who lived there.”

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2.Versailles Bike Tour with Market, Gardens & Guided Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,121 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $130

Spend eight hours exploring Versailles by train, bike, and on foot. A licensed guide leads you through the town market, royal gardens, Marie-Antoinette’s hamlet, and the palace interiors. You shop for your own picnic lunch, then eat beside the Grand Canal. The small group is limited to 12, with easy cycling and palace access included.

“Loved, loved, loved the bike tour. What a great way to see Versailles. Our tour guide, Lola, was exceptional. Knowledgeable, warm, friendly, and charming. Highly recommend the experience.”

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3.Paris Cooking Class and Lunch with Wine plus Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $240

Spend 4.5 or 6 hours at Le Foodist, cooking a three-course French lunch with an instructor such as Fred, Luke, Luc, or Paolo. Choose the longer option for a croissant, market visit, cheese tasting, and ingredient shopping before your hands-on class. Wine, recipes, and lunch are included.

“Authentic farm market food-to table experience.You are the really working to make to meal in a professional kitchen as a team. I learned so many new cooking tips and techniques as well as eating a delicious lunch!”

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4.Paris Evening Cooking Class French Dinner and Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $252

Spend an evening at Le Foodist learning French cooking in English with chefs such as Luc, Paolo, or Frédéric. Choose a 4.5-hour class or add a two-hour Latin Quarter market visit. Prepare a three-course meal, taste French cheese, share white and red wine, and take home the recipes.

“Best experience in paris so far!! The chef was really friendly, helpful and humorous. We cooked classic French starter, main and dessert and everything was delicious. Highly recommended!!”

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5.Paris: Full-Day Cooking Class, Market Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 6 hours · from $258

Spend six hours with Le Foodist in Paris, starting with coffee and croissants before visiting a Latin Quarter market. With instructors such as Luke, Fred, Luc, and Paulo, you will choose ingredients, cook a four-course meal, and sit down with wine, cheese, and French food stories.

“What a fabulous experience, strolling through the streets of Paris and visiting a local market with someone so knowledgeable about the foods and their sourcing. I just can't say enough about Fred, our gourmet chef with a tremendous knowledge of the underlying chemistry of gourmet food as well as history and culture, it was a wonderful pleasure. The meal was terrific and I would highly recommend the experience to anyone regardless of their level of cooking abilities or interest. I've traveled throughout Europe and the world. And done any number of day trips and experiences, but this really ranks as one of the best ever. Highly recommended.”

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6.Flea Market Insider’s Tour in Extra-Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 73 reviews · 1h 30m · from $58Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide outside Porte de Clignancourt and spend 90 minutes to two hours learning how Saint-Ouen works. Guides such as Flo, Tobias, Hella, and Floriane have helped visitors find specific items, avoid poor-quality goods, and bargain with confidence across the market’s 2,500-plus stalls.

“Our guide, Tobias, was great! He checked for our areas of interest, and helped us to spot treasures and negotiate good deals on our purchases. The markets are so widespread and varied, I doubt I would have found my way to what I wanted to see, without expert guidance. It was also a really fun and interesting day out.”

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7.Market Visit and Cooking Class with a Parisian Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 51 reviews · 4h 30m · from $261

Join a Parisian chef for a morning market visit and a two-hour cooking class. Choose fresh ingredients, prepare an entrée, main course, and dessert, then sit down to taste your work. Classes are offered in English or French for up to eight people, with recipes sent by email afterward.

“we absolutely enjoyed the chef and the class. delicious!!!!!!”

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