Paris-Based Licensed Guide & Tour Professional
With over three decades of experience in international tourism, I provide professional guiding services in Paris and across Europe, working in three languages. Living in Montmartre since 2008, my relationship with Paris goes beyond guiding: I approach the city not as a checklist of landmarks, but as a living cultural landscape shaped by time, art, and everyday life.
Dual Licenses, One Enduring Passion
Licensed in Turkey and France, offering a truly international guiding perspective.
Paris Tours
Paris is more than monuments and museums. Drawing on decades of hands-on experience, I design tours that reveal the city’s cultural depth — from iconic museums to lesser-known neighborhoods — blending knowledge, narrative, and genuine pleasure.
Multi-Day Tours Across Europe
I offer carefully curated multi-day journeys that reveal Europe’s cities beyond the usual routes, combining cultural insight, local rhythms, and engaging city walks.
About me
My journey as a guide began in Turkey in 1988, during my student years. What started as a passion soon became a lifelong profession, and guiding has remained central to my life. Working in three languages across many countries, I have built extensive international experience, with Paris holding a special place in my professional path.
For over two decades, I designed and led multi-day tours across Anatolia — particularly Western Turkey — a region rich in archaeology and early Christian heritage. This foundation naturally extended toward the major centers of Western civilization, following the cultural axis linking Anatolia to cities such as Rome, Florence, and Venice, and further across Italy, Spain, and France.
I first guided in Paris in 1991, and although my path and the city occasionally diverged, my connection with Paris never faded. The experiences I offer today go beyond iconic sights; they are shaped by nearly four decades of international guiding, bringing depth, context, and perspective to every tour.
In addition to being a licensed professional tourist guide in Turkey, I also hold the Guide-Conférencier certification in France, enabling me to work at both national and international levels under the same professional standards.
Faruk Uraz
