About us

Our team is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds, but all with a passion for Paris. Our aim is to offer quality services and help you discover history, great monuments, hidden treasures and little-known places.

Meet our team

Thierry Heil

Founder & Director
Approved guide for nearly 15 years in Paris and throughout France. A Paris specialist, he combines little-known places and important facts in his tours. Thierry also organizes study trips to France for various international universities, as well as top-of-the-range stays for foreign groups or families.

Josefine Lywinge

Bohémond Josseran de Kerros

Bohémond is a Paris-born history buff. Coming from an old French family deeply rooted in culture and heritage, he leads all history tours for Interkultur, covering topics such as the Occupation of Paris, the Paris Commune, the Jewish Quarter, Montmartre cabarets, the French Revolution, May ’68, as well as workshops and artisans in the Bastille district.

Ivan Denat

A certified tour guide specializing in Greater Paris and French Catalonia, Ivan leads numerous neighborhood tours for Interkultur, notably in the Latin Quarter and the Tropical Agronomy Garden.
Ivan also conducts tours of the PLD Arena in La Défense as well as Les Dunes, the new headquarters of Société Générale in Val de Fontenay.

Léo Laigret

Born in the Centre-Val de Loire region, Léo first traveled through South America before settling in Montmartre as a grocer and cheesemonger. Passionate about history, he became a certified tour guide in 2024. He offers tours in French, English, and Spanish, both in the major museums and throughout the neighborhoods of Paris. An avid wanderer, he explores the city whenever he is not guiding.

Vladimir Brody

A true Parisian, born and raised in the city, he holds a Master’s degree in History and is a trainee tour guide.

Emmanuelle Ravel

A tour guide for nearly 10 years, Emmanuelle specializes in modern and contemporary art.
She primarily leads tours at the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée de l’Orangerie, the Picasso Museum, and the Centre Pompidou for modern art.

Florent Oullié

Graduated from Sorbone in literature and from lʼÉcole du Louvre in lʼart history. Teacher of French as a foreign language and history. Guide to Paris, French regions and passionate dʼoenologie. He is also a comedian.