A 2-hour walk retracing the key sites of Paris's liberation in August 1944: barricades, resistance headquarters, and the triumphant march down the Champs-Élysées.
This route has 6 stops.
Start at the Musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin, above the bunker where Colonel Rol-Tanguy commanded the FFI.
Préfecture de Police, where the Paris police uprising on August 19, 1944 sparked the liberation insurrection.
Hôtel de Ville, where General de Gaulle proclaimed the liberation and delivered his famous speech on August 25, 1944.
Rue de Rivoli, site of fierce street battles and barricades during the liberation fighting.
Arc de Triomphe, where General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division arrived on August 25, 1944, completing the liberation.
End at Notre-Dame, where General de Gaulle attended a thanksgiving Te Deum on August 26, despite sniper fire.