Les Dames du Vieux Carré Tour

The Vieux Carré, the oldest neighborhood of New Orleansm, is the center of the stories of the courageous, innovative and intriguing women who shaped New Orleans.

On this Special Mother's Day Tour, your Save Our Cemeteries Guide will lead you to:

· Discover some of the many successful Free Women of Color entrepreneurs

· Explore Marie Laveau, the alleged Voudou Queen of New Orleans

· Understand the courageous efforts of the society women who saved the French Quarter from destruction

· Encounter the Venerable Henriette de Lille, who may become the first African American to be canonized for sainthood.

· Examine the tale of the infamous Madame LaLaurie, the mistress of the most alleged haunted house in the French Quarter

· Visit the site of the former home of the first American Princess of Monaco

· Be introduced to the amazing Eulalie de Mandeville, Bernard de Marigny’s half-sister

· The Ursulines were a group of cloistered nuns from France who created a literate class of women – enslaved, free, poor or rich.

This tour focuses on the women who shaped the culture of New Orleans from the early 1700s to today and how they did it?

A terrific Mother’s Day adventure honoring the women of the French Quarter: Les Dames du Vieux Carré Walking Tour
Book Now through May 1st for early bird rate!

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