Da Vinci Code Tours

Another bestseller, another literary tour. 

It really shouldn’t come as a great surprise that tour companies have already jumped on The Da Vinci Code bandwagon.  The bestselling book practically reads as a travel guide, taking readers deep into historical sites, churches, and museums across Europe.  And now, for just €20, you can do the same in person. 

Having just finished the book, but not yet seen the movie, British journalist Ginny McGrath recently embarked on the two-hour tour which began at the Place Vendôme just outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris—the same place the book began.  Although, I won’t bore you with the locations visited (anyone who has read the book can figure out where such a tour might visit) I will tell you that McGrath seemed to have enjoyed the tour and her witty guide—although McGrath does express some disdain and mockery for the slightly obnoxious American tourists in the group. 

I found it interesting to learn that some of the locations, such as St. Sulpice, have posted notices discrediting the accuracy of the popular book and correcting some of its misguided “facts.” 

McGrath also mentions similar tours and locations that can be visited in London.  Go and check them out before the 5% of this planet who haven’t read the book, watch the movie and decide to join the literary tour themselves. 

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