This exclusive combined French Quarter/ Treme guided walking tour takes you behind closed doors where only locals usually go.
Indulge yourself !
This exclusive combined French Quarter/ Treme guided walking tour takes you behind closed doors where only locals usually go.
Tours every Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday at 10:30 am. Duration: 2 hours
Meeting point 606 Royal street.
Exceptionally
we will not be offering tours on March 8-9-10-11 2024
we will not be offering tours on March 8-9-10-11 2024
Walk with us through locked doors, mysterious carriageways and surrounded by the stillness of secluded, tropical courtyards, step into the remarkable lives of old New-Orleans families.
Amid patios of profuse and entangled beauty, meet the spectors of those long dead, the European and African branches of those legendary dynasties. See this Creole world slowly come alive and tragically dissolve as people struggle though changing society, civil war, the controversial birth of jazz and the americanization of our city.
From grand townhouses to simple creole cottages, hear about Creoles, Free People of Color and slaves. Discover where they actually lived and died, their ambitions, intimate secrets shared only with Voodoo Queens of long ago. Relive compelling life stories of passion, devotion as well as rejection and denial.
Most of all feel the strength and tenderness of a lost world that still crosses today’s boundaries of time, class, race and moderation.
This exclusive unique tour includes Saint-Anthony’s Garden behind Saint-Louis Cathedral, JACKSON SQUARE, the Pharmacy Museum (except on Sundays, Mondays), the Hermann Grima House (except on Tuesdays ), LOUIS ARMSTRONG PARK, CONGO SQUARE in the TREME, the oldest african-american neighborhood of the United States, where slaves used to gather every Sunday afternoon to honor their ancestors and where Black History is still celebrated.
Walk through locked doors and, surrounded by the stillness of secluded, tropical courtyards, step into the mysterious and remarkable lives of generations of Creoles of New-Orleans.
Amid patios of profuse and entangled beauty, meet the spectres of those long dead; the European and African branches of this community. Hear about real men and women, free, enslaved, white, black, colored, lives that were inter-twined and inter-related.
→ We go to the majestic courtyard of the Hermann-Grima House Museum and its dependencies :
- wine cellar, kitchen, bathroom, 1831 cistern and its original slave quarters.
- New-Orleans was, is and will always be a world apart.
So what is Creole?
Creole is the non-Anglo culture and lifestyle that flourished in Louisiana before it became the USA in 1803.
Creole was an adapted, self-contained way of life that was created out of the blending of 3 very different ethnic influences: The West European, the West African, and with significant input from the Native American.
Creole was a class system, based on family ties, position, wealth, and connection. It was more elitist than it was democratic. In its philosophy, economics and politics, much of European custom and modern thought (Enlightment, “Le Siécle des Lumières”) was thrown out and, in its place, was followed a strict, self-serving pragmatism, a conservative world-view formed out of isolation and desperation that characterized Louisiana in its early years.
Because of the tragic lessons of survival learned in those first years in frontier Louisiana, the Creole was family-centered, not publicly oriented. Creole culture put no value in public education or public works and little value even in the rule of law.
The Creole experience in New-Orleans bears striking resemblances to Creole cultures world-wide. The best examples can be found in the Caribbean islands, Cuba, Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique; Or the Indian Ocean in places like Mauritius, Reunion, the Seychelles or Portuguese Goa. In South America, the Guianas and Brazil are recognized as Creole countries.
All these have similar histories of colonial liberalism, the same ethnic roots, architecture, music, folklore, life-styles, family & business values. New-Orleans is only one small cousin in the Creole world, but it is the only part found in the USA.
Creoles are the descendants of those 3 ethnic groups who adapted to life in our city by creating and living in this alternative culture.
Even today, New-Orleanians who are descendants of Creoles or live according to Creole customs (whether knowingly or not), can be referred to as Creole and regardless of race or color, find themselves cousins by blood.
- $ 35.00
- Adults
CASH or VENMO AT THE DOOR
- $ 35.00
- Adults
PRE PURCHASE
- $20.00
- Student and Child
(10/18 years)
- Comp.
- Child
under 10
GROUP RATES
13 to 28 people : $ 22.00
29 to 56 people : $ 18.00
+ than 56 people : $ 15.00
Private and special interest pre-arranged tours are available.
→ Contact lemondecreolenola@gmail.com for rates and more information.
Please arrive 10 mn before the time indicated and after received a confirmation of your guided tour.
Reservations 48 hrs in advance – Minimum 2 admissions required.
Student: please present ID. We do not accept more than 12 people/per tour.
Quality over quantity.
PAYMENT ON SITE CASH AND VENMO ONLY
TOURS EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY AT 10:30 AM
Duration: 2 hours
Book your tour now !
get the best price by booking online
Exceptionally
we will not be offering tours on March 8-9-10-11 2024
we will not be offering tours on March 8-9-10-11 2024
Discover New-Orleans
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TOUR
Walking tour includes at least 3 courtyards and more. Courtyards may vary and are subject to availability.
Private tours available. Please call Rosemary Ciaccio tel 504 259 6976
or email lemondecreolenola@gmail.com or our contact form for more information.
TOURS EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY AT 10:30 AM
Duration: 2 hours. Meeting point 606 Royal street.
Your contact
Rosemary Ciaccio
lemondecreolenola@gmail.com
Ph 504 259 6976.
Guided tours in French and English
Recommended by Le Guide du Routard, Le Figaro, Le Monde, La Presse (Montreal)
National Geographic Traveler writes:
“The Le Monde Creole tour is the BEST walking tour in the city, not to be missed”.
Acclaimed by National and International Press & Television including: FROMMERS, LONELY PLANET & THE TRAVEL CHANNEL.