The Black Pearl Walk

Josephine Baker was born 103 years ago, on June 3, 1906. In the spirit of the celebration of the centenary of her birth, Discover Paris! created this itinerary to guide you to the famous and lesser-known places in Paris that she frequented throughout her career. The itinerary, in downloadable PDF format, contains 28 pages of guided commentary, maps, photographs and illustrations, references, a fact sheet, a page for notes, and restaurant suggestions.

Over eighty years have passed since Josephine Baker made her legendary debut in Paris. Her instant success as the star of La Revue Nègre (The Black Revue) in 1925 is the stuff that dreams are made of. By following this itinerary, we hope that you will gain a greater appreciation of the dream that she lived!