Walk: “In the Footsteps of the Olympic Games”
What if you could relive the atmosphere of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in just a few steps? From Place de la Concorde to Les Invalides, following the Seine, this walking tour takes you through the main Olympic sites in the heart of Paris—blending athletic feats, iconic monuments, and surprising stories.
Your walk begins at Place de la Concorde, once a stage of the Revolution and transformed into a cutting-edge playground for urban sports: BMX freestyle, skateboarding, breaking, and 3×3 basketball lit up the summer nights of 2024. Between the Luxor Obelisk, the fountains, and the sweeping view of the Champs-Élysées, you’ll discover how this history-laden square reinvented itself for the Olympic Games.
You then head down to the Tuileries quays to follow the Seine, the majestic backdrop of the triathlon and marathon swimming events. Along the river, the audio guide tells you about major floods, mythical river tales, and the behind-the-scenes of the Games: athlete routes, extraordinary logistics, and a Paris transformed into an open-air stadium, all with views of the Louvre and the Tuileries Garden.
The walk then leads you toward the Grand Palais, a glass-and-steel jewel that hosted fencing and taekwondo. Crossing the magnificent Alexandre III Bridge, you literally walk where cyclists, runners, and champions passed, with a 360° view of domes, the Eiffel Tower, and the UNESCO-listed riverbanks.
Following Avenue du Maréchal-Gallieni, you reach the Esplanade des Invalides, which became the venue for archery and para-archery, framed by the glowing golden dome. The walk ends at the Hôtel des Invalides, the military palace founded by Louis XIV and the resting place of Napoleon I—an awe-inspiring site that tells both the story of France and that of the Olympic ceremonies held here.
During this visit you will:
• explore on foot the main Paris 2024 Olympic sites in the heart of the city, at your own pace;
• discover anecdotes about urban sports, fencing, archery, and the behind-the-scenes of the Games;
• enjoy exceptional photo spots between Concorde, the Seine, the Grand Palais, Alexandre III Bridge, and Les Invalides;
• experience an immersive, lively, emotional visit—far from the usual “checklist” tours.
More than just a visit, it’s a unique way to (re)discover Paris through the Olympic Games.
Download the Audio Guide Paris app for free and enjoy this complimentary walk from Place de la Concorde to the Hôtel des Invalides—an Olympic, historic, and strikingly photogenic Paris just waiting to be revealed.