Did you think you knew everything about Paris? Well, this concept had a lot of fun proving us wrong. Paris Face Cachée was the cult event that, year after year, invited fans of underground discoveries and adventurers to get off the beaten track. Year after year, this cultural and unusual event invited us to take the back roads and discover the capital and its region through a program of original and unusual tours in small groups. These were offered free of charge or at an affordable price, not exceeding twenty euros depending on the experience.
Each year, a hundred or so unique experiences were on offer, highlighting behind-the-scenes professionsand revealing places that are off-limits to the public, such as a air-raid shelter hidden in the bowels of the Monnaie de Paris, an immersion in the workshops of the Musée Grévin, or giving us the chance to try our hand at dubbing in a studio on the outskirts of the capital.
Paris Face Cachée 2023: we visited the "sunken cathedral" in the underground of La Défense
A world-famous business district, Paris La Défense also hides some well-kept secrets. For example, have you ever heard of the "sunken cathedral"? As part of Paris Face Cachée, we visited this place, which is unknown to the general public and hidden in the underground of the Hauts-de-Seine, a stone's throw from the capital. [Read more]
However, on Thursday, November 14, 2024, the project, which had not been held since 2023, announced its demise for lack of funding. Paris Face Cachée thus drew to a close, marking the end of an essential cultural event on the Parisian calendar.
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Paris Face Cachée 2023: we visited the "sunken cathedral" in the underground of La Défense
