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Exploring the history of the literary café at St. Germain
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Meeting with local authors
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Honing your writer’s craft in cafés
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Enjoying a meal in a writer’s home

Paris Writer’s Café

Oct 25-31, 2026

7 days | France | Classic Explorations

Please email Abbie to register your interest for this tour or to request an itinerary. 



Leader Lisa Pasold recently conducted a webinar, "The Early Days of Paris Café
". Watch the recording here. (56 min. + Q&A)
 
 
The Paris Writers’ Café What makes Paris café culture so inspiring? Come discover — or rediscover — your writing spirit with a week in Paris. Writer Lisa Pasold will lead a generative workshop focusing on the Paris café. The trip will look at literary café history, the writer community of the café, and the creative energy that comes from working in such inspiring places. Designed for both experienced writers and those new to the craft, we'll work in several different historic cafés, exploring different moods and styles of writing. We'll meet bookstore owners and local writers, visit two little-known museums for inspiration, and go to an English-language reading. We'll step into history while living and writing very much in the present Paris café.

The Paris Writers’ Café is a writing-focused trip. There will be a recommended reading list for background information before the trip. We will discuss different Paris writers during our discussions, but the main focus of these meetings will be creative ideas for our own writing.
Classic Explorations Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
Approx. US$6295 includes taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
8 - 13 participants

What’s included: Accommodation in double occupancy, based on hotel listed or similar two meals per full day (breakfast plus lunch or dinner); all activities as specified in the itinerary; all entrance fees; 
local English-speaking guides; literary discussions; books and readings; gratuities for local guides, drivers, hotel staff, and group meals; taxes; services of local guide and Workshop Leader Lisa Pasold; fully escorted by Tour Leader Melanie Blake

Itinerary at a Glance

DayActivity
1Arrive to Paris / Discussion # 1
2History of the Literary Café: St-Germain / Writing
3Writing / Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
4History of the Literary Café: Passages de Paris / Cooking class
5Musée Carnavalet / Bookshop visit
6Writing / American Library / Discussion with local authors
7Depart Paris

Your Tour Leaders

Melanie Blake is the executive director of Classical Pursuits and organizer of the annual Toronto Pursuits cultural salon. She studied English and French at Fordham University and the Université de Montpellier, and has an MA in literature and linguistics from the University of Nottingham. She loves languages, cocktails, and the unexpected.

Lisa Pasold is a Canadian writer who divides her time between Paris and New Orleans. She is currently the host of Discovery’s travel show, “Paris Next Stop.” She has published a novel and three books of poetry.

Classic Explorations Worldwide Explorers Club
Tour Cost (per person):
Approx. US$6295 includes taxes and gratuities
Group Size:
8 - 13 participants

What’s included: Accommodation in double occupancy, based on hotel listed or similar two meals per full day (breakfast plus lunch or dinner); all activities as specified in the itinerary; all entrance fees; 
local English-speaking guides; literary discussions; books and readings; gratuities for local guides, drivers, hotel staff, and group meals; taxes; services of local guide and Workshop Leader Lisa Pasold; fully escorted by Tour Leader Melanie Blake

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