Holiday makers usually rent a gite in Normandy for the region’s wonderful rural qualities, the numerous attractions here and of course the seaside resorts. But holidaying in Normandy does not necessarily rule out a day trip (or two) to Paris, particularly from Basse Copette. Basse Copette offers wonderful B&B and self catering accommodation that is not that far from the Picardy city of Amiens, which makes Paris easily accessible for a day trip. Of course, there is no need to say how much there is to see and do in Paris. For first-timers, you will be spoilt for choice and a day will only wet your appetite. But, if you have been to Paris a few times before and would love an excuse to visit again to do something different, how about a guided tour through the city of “Lights! Camera! Action!” Movie buffs will great enjoy a walk through the Parisian streets and cinematic history.

Paris Movie Walks: Ten Guided Tours through the City of Lights! Camera! Action! is a recently published book by Michael Schurmann, that is currently receiving rave reviews. This well researched book offers ten different walks around Paris that will give you a cinematic-inspired view of this great city.

In one of the walks you are taken down the stairway on Rue Chappe where Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron kiss and make up at the end of An American in Paris. You will get to visit Café La Maison where Sabrina is wooed by her French boyfriend. And follow Jason Bourne through the picturesque side streets of Belleville, which were the setting for The Bourne Identity’s great car chase.

And a movie-walk around Paris would be amiss without a few bridges. For example, the Pont de Bir Hakeim was the location of the opening scene in The Last Tango in Paris. There is the Pont de l’Archeveche where man and rat bond in the delightful Ratatouille. Pictured below is the Pont Alexandre III, widely thought to be the most picturesque bridge in Paris, which featured in Ronin and the James Bond movie A View to A Kill, amongst others.

You can buy Michael Schurmann’s book online, click here. Michael also offers private guided tours, you can also book these online, or as I am in touch with Marlys and Michael Schurmann, I can book these for you while you are staying at Basse Copette.