Freedom Trail Walking Tour in Boston in French

15 min

Learn unexpected facts about the oldest public park in the United States (1634). The park is part of the Emerald Necklace – this green ribbon is made up of 6 parks. We will stop at Telegraph Hill – the historic hill associated with the founding of the city. The park has witnessed great moments in American history. It is home to several monuments such as the Boston Massacre Memorial, the Great Elm Tree, and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. This is where Boston's famous Freedom Trail begins.

5 min

A bronze bas-relief – a great work of art executed by the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

10 min

It is a true architectural gem. Built at the end of the 18th century by the American architect Bullfinch, this golden-domed building, in Federal style, dominates Beacon Hill.

5 min

Old City Hall 1865, a beautiful French Second Empire style building (Napoleon III style, like the Garnier Opera in Paris). Boston's Old City Hall hosted its city council from 1865 to 1969.

Old Corner Bookstore, Built in 1718, the Old Corner Bookstore is located in the oldest commercial building in downtown Boston. This 19th century publishing house published multiple famous American classics.

5 min

Built in 1729, this former Puritan church was a gathering place for nearly three centuries.

5 min

Old State House, 1713, surrounded by modern buildings, seems frozen in time. On July 18, 1776, the text of the United States Declaration of Independence was read from this balcony.

5 min

It was in front of this public building that a squadron of the British army opened fire and killed five Bostonians in 1770. This incident was called the Boston Massacre.

5 min

1741: The Cradle of Liberty, a beautiful historic building with a golden weathervane in the shape of a huge grasshopper. This grasshopper became Boston's first and most famous symbol.

10 min

Quincy Market, 1824, a former market, today a Food Court, an alley filled with stalls and shops, a true architectural gem.

5 min

Oldest restaurant in the United States (1826) located in a historic building (1704). The future king of France, Louis-Philippe, lived in this house in a modest apartment on the second floor.

Behind the Bostonian hotel, there are several old pedestrian streets. Blackstone block is on the National List of Historic Places.

30 min

The North End, literally the northern district, is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Boston.

5 min

The Paul Revere House, 1676 – one of the last vestiges of the colonial era. The famous revolutionary lived there from the 1780s to 1800s.

10 min

The historic pedestrian space honoring the famous Midnight Ride (1775)

5 min

The first church in the North End was built on this site in 1650. Throughout the colonial period, it was the most influential church in the Northeast and a stronghold of the Puritan faith.

10 min

Copp’s Hill, erected in 1632, is the highest point in Boston’s North End. At the top of this hill is an old cemetery dating back to 1659. From Copp's Hill Terrace, you can admire a magnificent panorama of the Charles River, as well as the Bunker Hill Obelisk and the USS Constitution on the opposite bank.