Discover the foundations of the modern science of medicine in Paris, where the ‘Paris School’ of hygiene and hospital teaching flourished. From mummified écorché figures to bone-lined catacombs, the early history of medicine is sometimes gruesome but always fascinating. During this tour, you will be introduced to key figures including Rene Laennec, whose stethoscope is a symbol of medical professionals still today, and Marie Curie – the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and still the only person to win the prizes in both Physics and Chemistry. Botanical scientist and author Helen Bynum will take you from the first hospitals, through Paris’s role as the leading European centre of 18th century medicine, while enjoying the best of the French capital’s wonderful restaurants, galleries and museums.