You are standing in the Place d'Alma, looking out across the Seine at the Eiffel Tower. This is a part of Paris that Audrey Hepburn knew well, as you'll find out over today's walk.

My name is Ph...

Turn right up the left hand pavement of the Avenue George V and just past the cafe George V you will come to the headquarters of Givenchy at Number 3. Stop for a minute when you see it. This is one...

Cross the road here, and turn left up the Avenue Montaigne.

Like the Avenue George V, the Avenue Montaigne is a grand street, closely associated with the fashion industry. For much of the 20th ...

The building at 2 Avenue Montaigne appears briefly in "Funny Face," which paired Audrey Hepburn with Fred Astaire. He plays a photographer. She plays a shy bookstore clerk who is transformed into a...

At number 25, you will see the luxury hotel Plaza Athénée, with its red awnings and red geraniums in the window boxes. Many celebrities have stayed there over the years, but Audrey herself usually ...

The front of Christian Dior, coming up on your right at the corner of Avenue Montaigne and rue Francois Premier, appears in "Paris When It Sizzles," made in 1964. In the film, Marlene Dietrich is s...

The Avenue Montaigne meets the Champs-Elysées at the traffic circle known as the Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées. This location appears in "How to Steal a Million," my all-time favourite Audrey Hepbu...

The exterior of the building at Number 3 avenue Matignon, on your left, appears briefly in "Paris When It Sizzles." Stop for a moment and look up at it.

This building is supposed to be where the...

These gardens appear in "Charade" and "How to Steal a Million."

If you are doing this walk on a Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday morning, you will see the stamp market. In the movie "Charade," made...

The eight-sided building is the Theatre Marigny. Keep it on your right as you walk.

Audrey came here in October 1965 to accept the "Victoire Award" for "My Fair Lady." Pictures taken at the eve...

Follow the path that curves along Avenue Gabriel. As you walk, you will notice a magnificent gate on your left. You will also probably see lots of security guards and police vans on the street. Thi...

As you walk along the Avenue Gabriel, you will pass the Pavilion Gabriel and the Espace Pierre Cardin on your right. Both buildings are special-event venues used for receptions, conventions, and fa...

We're heading for the Hotel Crillon now. Cross the Avenue Gabriel, then cross rue Boissy d'Anglas. Look for the Hotel Crillon with its tall columns on the upper floor.

There is a funny story ab...

The Hotel Crillon, on your left, was the site of a fashion shoot for Vogue in 1963. Audrey wore a gauzy pink gown and her hair was styled in an exaggerated pompadour. She appeared on the magazine c...

Keeping the hotel on your left, walk towards the street leading out of the square, and turn left.

The fountains in the Place de la Concorde are the location of one of the fashion shoots in "Funn...

Walk up the rue Royale with the view of the Madeleine in front of you. It's a church that looks like a Greek temple. Look for the red awnings of Maxim's restaurant on your left.

With its over-th...

Turn right to cross the rue Royale and enter the rue St-Honoré. As I mentioned earlier, the rue Saint-Honoré is the traditional centre of haute couture in Paris, and there are still many fashion bo...

The narrow streets tell you that you are walking into an older Paris, getting closer to its historic centre. As you take in the scene, I'll fill in some background about Audrey's early life.

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Look to your left, up rue Cambon, and you'll see the white awnings of Chanel's headquarters. Farther down on the right, is the back entrance to the Ritz. We are going to the Ritz, but we will appro...

To your left, you will see three tall, squared-off arches, with gates of iron and gilt. Walk into the marble-floored courtyard, known as the Cour Vendôme. This shortcut offers peace and quiet after...

The Ritz appears in three of Audrey's films. In the first film she made in Paris, "Funny Face," this is where the magazine editor stays. It's appropriate, as the hotel was Coco Chanel's home for ma...