15 France Ghost Tours to Give an Evening To

1.Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,591 reviews · 2 hours · from $25Our pick

Walk through Père-Lachaise Cemetery with an English or French guide, visiting the graves of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Chopin, and others. Guides such as Jade, Philippe, Josephine, and Morgan mix cemetery history, celebrity stories, cults, and ghost tales for a lively two-hour tour.

“Morgan was an ideal guide with a wonderful sense of humor and engaging stories. His English was excellent and easy to understand. We were very satisfied with our experience.”

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2.Dark History and Ghostly Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,000 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Walk central Paris at night with an English-speaking guide such as Morgan, Catherine, or Leo. Hear dark tales at Notre Dame, Pont Neuf, and the Conciergerie, with more emphasis on real crimes and grim history than pure ghost stories. Shared and private options are available.

“Super fun to hear all the scary stories. Guide was great!!! Great English and wonderful story telling. Only feedback - more ghost stories and less murder stories.”

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3.Paris by Night Walking Tour: Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 924 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18

Join an English-speaking guide for a two-hour, small-group walk from Pont Neuf to Hôtel de Ville. Hear dark tales of the Templars, Marie Antoinette, the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, guillotines, plagues, and Paris under occupation. Expect history first, ghosts second.

“Very interesting back history about the “dark side” of Paris. The guide was very informative and kept the tour interesting and engaging.”

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4.Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 344 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

Spend about two hours walking Père-Lachaise Cemetery with an English-speaking guide. Follow stories tied to Jim Morrison, Allan Kardec, Molière, Chopin, and others, while hearing about ghosts, cults, and Parisian history. Guides such as Jade and Josephine are known for lively storytelling, but expect steps and uneven cobblestones.

“The guide was knowledgeable and fun. Without a guide you are lost. The main sites are seen, including those from Jim Morrison, Moliere, La Fontaine, Champollion and Balzac.”

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5.Ghosts, Legends & Mysteries Evening Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 241 reviews · 2 hours · from $15

Walk through central Paris for two hours with an English-speaking guide such as Ami, Natalie, or Rimi. Hear grim tales of the Templars, Marie Antoinette, royal violence, murder, disease, and ritual lore while visiting the Conciergerie, Île de la Cité, and historic fountains.

“Ami is a very good storyteller and knows a lot of historical stories, it was an interesting tour. We’ve done a few ghost walks before in cities and they have involved a lot more walking, I felt we stood a lot and didn’t travel so far. We d done a walking tour a few days before and the information was quite similar. I thought Paris would have more gruesome and relatively unheard stories rather than hearing about the more well known history.”

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6.Medieval Carcassonne: Interactive Ghost Story & City Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 33 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $6Best value

Explore Carcassonne on a self-guided English game using the Questo app. Follow a roughly 3-kilometre route from Square Gambetta to Château Comtal, solving 10 puzzles beside gates, churches, old workshops, and medieval fortifications. You set the pace, pause when needed, and pay monument entry fees separately.

“Really fantastic experience, so much fun. Great for adrenaline junkies. Would 100% recommend to others”

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7.Père Lachaise’s Cemetery Celebrities and Ghosts Mystery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $22

Spend about two and a half hours walking Père Lachaise with an English-speaking guide such as Nika, Daphné, or Tamari. You’ll see famous graves, war memorials, the Revolution Wall, cemetery symbols, and stories behind names including Morrison, Chopin, Piaf, Proust, and Modigliani.

“Very disappointing tour because there was none. 40 minutes before the tour was to start the operator canceled stating the cemetery would close due to weather. We had traveled across town which cost a total of €40. The weather was cold…54° but no rain or storm. People walked freely among the cemetery. I don’t know what weather our guide was talking about. Again, very disappointing and would like compensation.”

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8.Lyon Ghost Hunt: Follow the Shadows Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Follow Lyon’s darker stories on a 90-minute mobile exploration game from Place Saint-Jean to the Fourvière hill. Solve clues tied to Montée du Gourguillon, Saint-Just, Loyasse Cemetery, and Saint-Jean Cathedral. Play in English, pause when needed, and share one booking with up to 15 people.

“I would absolutely not recommend this tour! The app was a fun idea and I expected to get some good stories of the city. The game takes you into the neighborhoods outside the tourist area. We did see things we wouldn’t have seen but we walked uphill the entire way almost and about 2 miles away from the city. The tour takes you through some deserted streets and leaves you in the middle of no where with really bad directions back to where you started. It took us almost as long to get back to where we started as the entire game. Do not waste your money!”

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9.Creepy Middle Ages Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Join a local guide, including Slava on some tours, for a 2 to 3 hour walk through Paris's oldest district. See Roman ruins, medieval churches, the Sorbonne, Notre-Dame, Pont Neuf, and lesser-known sites while hearing about Templars, witches, Vikings, and the Black Death.

“Slava was very knowledgeable and clearly loves medieval history. Im so glad we got to see this part of the city and learn the history.”

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10.Nice Old Town: Artists & Ghosts Self-Guided Walking Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use a mobile access code to solve 12 puzzles around Nice, from the Centenary Monument to Place Massena. This private, self-guided game takes about 80 minutes, runs in English, and lets you pause, resume, and play with your own group without a physical guide.

“Unfortunately my husband’s knee gave out on the way to the starting point, so we had to ask for a refund”

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11.Enigmatic Ghosts, Crimes, & haunting Tales of dark Bordeaux

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $49Top rated

Walk through Bordeaux with Saïd, whose English-language tour connects dark legends to real places, from Place Fernand Lafargue and Saint-André Cathedral to Saint-Seurin and Palais Gallien. Expect a small group of up to 16, about 2 to 2.5 hours on foot, and stories that go beyond the usual sights.

“Great tour, a must for anyone who is interested in history and legends. Saïd the guide was very engaging and made the stories come to life. We were able to imagine history in the spaces we were standing. Thank you!”

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12.Ghosts and Dark Stories Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 11 reviews · from $42

Walk across Île de la Cité with an English-speaking guide such as Pierre or Natalie, hearing tales of phantom coaches, revolutionary spirits, drowned voices, wandering nuns, and Notre Dame’s ghostly bell ringer. Expect an atmospheric history walk, though some departures may finish closer to 60 minutes.

“A very personable tour guide with a lot of humor and charm. A fantastic experience, highly recommended.”

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13.Paris Mysterious and Dark Stories Walking Tour – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $66

Follow a local English-speaking guide through central Paris after sunset, from Hôtel de Ville and Notre-Dame to the Conciergerie and Pont Neuf. With no more than eight people, the two-hour walk focuses on eerie stories, medieval crimes, Revolution-era secrets, and practical tips for exploring Paris afterward.

“Clara was an amazing guide! I had a wonderful time with her, she was incredibly knowledgeable and a great storyteller”

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14.Paris Ghosts and Dark Stories Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $41

Walk Île de la Cité from Pont Neuf to Notre Dame at 7 pm with a local guide. Hear tales of Marie Antoinette, drowned voices, a wandering nun, and a phantom bell ringer. Guides including Bianca and Natalie have led the tour. It stays outdoors and ends before Notre Dame.

“Great experience! The tour takes you through some of the most beautiful parts of the city, and delves into some of more morbid details of history. But not too bad. Our tour guide Bianca was from Ukraine and had a great command of the language. She made it interesting and fun. An enjoyable night would definitely recommend it to everyone.”

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15.Dark Bordeaux: Ghosts, True Crimes, Eternal haunting Tales

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $56

Walk Bordeaux at twilight with Said, an English-speaking guide who brings the Palais Rohan, Place Fernand Laffargue, and other dark corners to life through ghost stories, true crimes, quizzes, and tales of forbidden love. The tour includes a surprise gift and runs with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

“Said who was our tour guide was great. Very knowledgeable and engaging. We learned a ton and had a great time on the tour. Said also provided us with a lot of restaurant recommendations that ended up being amazing. I highly recommended booking a tour with Said.”

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