Step off the tourist trail and discover a side of paris that many visitors miss on this 3 hour walking tour from place de la rpublique to bassin de la villette starting from a bustling pedestrian square symbolizing frances national identity walk along the leafy canal st martin crossed by some of the prettiest bridges in paris pause at traditional cafes to enjoy coffee and pastries and end at paris largest artificial lake once a busy trading hub and now a cultural hotspot your tour size