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Sainte-Chapelle Notre Dame
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Saint Chapelle Upgrade(2.5hrs): Discover the Notre Dame and enjoy timed entry to Sainte-Chapelle on this fully guided tour. Duration: 2.5 hours
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Fully Guided Notre Dame 90min: Enjoy a fully guided 90 min. Express interior visit to Notre Dame with reserved entry—covering all the must-see highlights Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Semi Private NotreD + Chapelle
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Small Group Tour: Benefit from timed entry to Sainte Chapelle on this small group tour. Small Group: Join us on this tour and hear your guide stories of Ile de la Cite, visit the Notre Dame and Sainte-Chapelle. Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
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Semi Private Notre Dame Tour
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Small Group with Expert Guide: Notre Dame and Ile de La Cite Walking Tour - Max 12 guests for a more intimate guided tour experience.
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Paris Notre Dame Cathedral & lle de la Cite Walking Tour
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Notre Dame Only: Without access to Bell Tower
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Guided NotreDame + SChapelle
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Sainte Chapelle Upgrade: Benefit from Reserved Access to Sainte-Chapelle Fully Guided Notre Dame: Be one of the ones, who can enter Notre Dame and can listen to your guide`s live commentary. Duration: 2 hours

Overview

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Notre Dame Cathedral on this expertly guided tour, situated on the historic Île de la Cité—the heart of Paris. Be among the first to witness the stunning restoration of Notre Dame, one of the world's most celebrated Gothic masterpieces, now more radiant than ever. Embark on an unforgettable journey to the Île de la Cité, the historical heart of Paris. Few visitors realize that this famous island, cradled by the Seine River, is the very birthplace of Paris. Once the site of Lutetia, a muddy settlement of the Parisi tribes, it evolved into the bustling epicentre of one of the world's most beautiful cities. Today, it’s home to some of Paris’s most celebrated landmarks, including the majestic exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

MEETING TIME: 15 minutes before the scheduled start time Or a little earlier if you want your guide to point you to the best ice cream shop of Paris MEETING PLACE: Place Louis Aragon, Quai de Bourbon, 75004 Paris MEETING POINT: Meet your guide at the benches under the trees

End Point

End point

Please note, that the tour will end in Sainte-Chappelle for guests, who upgraded to entry tickets to Sainte-Chappelle included.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Square Jean XXIII
Antic religious site where archaeological excavations discovered a pillar used for propaganda. Made by the Nautes (corporation of traders) How the Romans used les Nautes (economic and political power of Paris) to reconcile the Celtic and Greco-Roman pantheon of gods). Great pictures of Notre Dame’s flying buttress.
Duration: 5 mins
2. The Seine
Enjoy a walk along the Seine, the iconic river of Paris. The Seine and its banks belong to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in central Paris.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Ile de la Cite
Discover Ile de la Cite, an island in central Paris and home of many landmarks like the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sainte-Chapelle.
Duration: 10 mins
4. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Inside Notre Dame: Enter the 12th and 13th-century Gothic monument. Discover more than 450,000 square feet of cream-colored limestone that has been meticulously stripped of ash, lead dust and centuries of accumulated grime, leaving its soaring vaults, thick columns and tall walls almost startlingly bright, calling out with celestial magnetism. Admire and enjoy the craftsmanship of over 2,000 workers and craftsmen from around France who contributed to the cathedral’s reconstruction. Discover the new liturgical furniture, like the altar; peered at delicately sculpted scenes from the life of Christ. Marvel at gold-leaf stars set across a deep blue ceiling in one of the painted side chapels; and look up at cherubs on the oculus, a ring of stone at the centre of the four vaults that form the cathedral’s transept crossing. Admire the cathedral’s central nave, that has been restored creating the foundation for one of the most spectacular architectural masterpieces ever constructed.
Duration: 45 mins
5. Point zero des routes de France
Where we measure the distance of Paris from other places. Step on it to come back to Paris. Where criminals used to repent before their execution.
6. Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II
Walk onto the plaza in front of the cathedral, which is also in the process of being redesigned to open it up toward the Seine River and to help millions of visitors flow through more easily and comfortably. Enjoy engaging narration from your expert-first class guide who will explain the history of the Square dating back to Roman Times. Today it is more commonly known as the Notre Dame Plaza. Guest will also see the Statue of Charlemagne and His Guards, a monumental bronze statue situated on the plaza (parvis) in front of Notre-Dame while they enjoy fascinating insights to this historical French historical figure.
Duration: 5 mins
7. Prefecture de Police
Préfecture de Police 5 mins See the he Paris Police Prefecture, the unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the population of the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of The Paris Police Prefecture supervises the Paris Police force, the Paris Fire Brigade, and various administrative departments in charge of issuing ID cards and driver licenses or monitoring alien residents. The Department is housed in a wonderful historical building clearly showing bullet impact on the building from WWII liberation of Paris from the Germans.
Duration: 5 mins
8. Marche aux fleurs - Ile de la Cite
Visit the Flower Market of the Notre Dame Island Located on Place Louis Lépine between the Notre-Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle Chapel. The flower market has attracted avid gardeners and curious passersby since 1830. Both covered and open-air, the market is mainly formed by pavilions from the 1900s and when open is a wonderful sight to enjoy. * This market is not always open but groups will still walk through the area regardless.
Duration: 5 mins
9. Palais de Justice de Paris
Courthouse of Paris 5 mins While the tour group are on the on the City Island of Paris “Ile de la Cité” they will see one of the oldest and most prestigious official buildings in Paris, the Palais de Justice law courts. As far back as Roman times the site was used as a place of government, and this example was followed by the succeeding Merovingian and Capetian dynasties, which their guide will give an overview of as well as time to take photos.
10. Sainte-Chapelle
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. We enter later with the people who chose this option. Guests will have time to take photos and enjoy a brief introduction to this exquisite Gothic masterpiece’s exterior. We enter later with the people who chose this option for a 60 minute interior visit.
Duration: 5 mins
11. Conciergerie
Guests will stop to take photos and enjoy a fascinating introduction to the Old prison of Paris where Marie Antoinette stayed 9 months. It is here that the famous Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced 2,639 people to be executed by guillotine in Paris during the Reign of Terror, which took place during the French Revolution.
12. Tour de l'Horloge
Clock Tower 3 mins Guests will see and learn about out about this 650 year old clock, the first a watchtower for the security of the Royal Palace. It is rectangular, massive, 47 meters high. Its walls were nearly a meter thick. The Clock Tower has undergone extensive restorations. From 1840 to 1843 to consolidate the lower part and establish a guardhouse at its foot, between 1843 and 1848, then between 1860 and 1861, and restored it to its medieval appearance, especially in its upper parts. The vaulted room on the fourth floor, was completely restored, as was the upper level of the tower.
Duration: 3 mins
13. Place Dauphine
Oldest square in Paris built by Henri IV for his 1st son. Where French people play a game very dear to them: la pétanque.
14. Pont Neuf
Oldest bridge in Paris. Stunning view of the Louvre, Seine River, Eiffel tower, French Academy and Monnaie de Paris. End of tour for those without Sainte Chappelle tickets.
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

Interior visit to Notre Dame Cathedral

Panoramic Views of the breathtaking Île de la Cité and the Seine River

Notre Dame Cathedral and its breathtaking architecture

Guided tour with first-class expert local friendly guide

Optional upgrade to enter the Sainte-Chapelle, a 13th-century royal chapel built by King Louis IX

Exclusion

Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off / Transportation / Food and Drink / Gratitude

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The entrance to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is free and open to all. The services offered are independent of access to the interior of the building.

Participants should be in good health - consult first with your doctor if you have any medical condition or are not used to regular exercise.

Wheelchairs, motorised scooters or any other device to assist mobility are not recommended, as we cannot guarantee: that all footpaths/sidewalks/curbs will have suitable ramps.

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.

Anybody under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by somebody aged 18 years or older.

Please bring: Photo ID, Comfortable shoes and water (we will be waiting in the sun), Church dress code: A scarf or jumper to cover your shoulders

Please be aware that due to the recent re opening of Notre Dame the Cathedral is extremely popular causing wait times to increase. This is completely out of our control.

Please wear comfortable shoes as this tour involves a fair amount of walking, including over uneven surfaces, cobblestones, hills, inclines, declines and stairs.

Not recommended for travellers with limited mobility

Guests who upgraded to enter to Sainte-Chappelle, please bring: Photo ID, Comfortable shoes and water (we will be waiting in the sun), Church dress code: A scarf or jumper to cover your shoulders

Supplied by LetzGo City Tours

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