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Paris Highlights: Notre Dame to Sainte Chapelle
4.5
77 Ratings
Paris
Discover Paris’ heart: Notre Dame Island, Place Dauphine, and Sainte-Chapelle. Explore history, culture, and beauty on this unforgettable guided tour.
Discover Paris’ heart: Notre Dame Island, Place Dauphine, and Sainte-Chapelle. Explore history, culture, and beauty on this unforgettable guided tour.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ile de la Cite - Embark on a 90-minute walking tour of Île de la Cité, delving into medieval Parisian architecture with an English-speaking historian guide. Explore the rich history from the Parissi tribe to the present, unveiling pagan temples, Roman remnants, and royal palaces. Stroll past iconic sites like Notre Dame Cathedral and Sainte…
- Ile de la Cite - Embark on a 90-minute walking tour of Île de la Cité, delving into medieval Parisian architecture with an English-speaking historian guide. Explore the rich history from the Parissi tribe to the present, unveiling pagan temples, Roman remnants, and royal palaces. Stroll past iconic sites like Notre Dame Cathedral and Sainte Chapelle, as your guide narrates tales of courtly romance, political intrigue, and the revolutionary guillotine. Understand the influential relationship between French kings and Christianity, leading to the UNESCO world heritage sites of Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle. While Notre Dame undergoes restoration, your guide illuminates its unique features, taking you to the Left Bank for a panoramic view and glimpses of Parisian gems. Please note adjustments due to street closures around Notre Dame.
- Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral, a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture, is an iconic symbol of Paris. Its stunning façade features intricate details, mesmerizing gargoyles, and soaring spires. Despite undergoing restoration after the terrible 2019 fire, Notre Dame remains a beloved cultural and historical landmark, captivating artists, writers, and visitors from around the world. It is planned to reopen at the end of 2024.
- Sainte-Chapelle - Continue to Sainte-Chapelle, a former chapel of King Louis IX. Enjoy skip-the-line entry to step straight inside and marvel at the chapel’s display of stained glass windows, it’s one of the most extensive displays in the world. When your Sainte-Chapelle visit comes to an end, step outside the chapel to conclude your tour.
What's Included
- Headsets when appropriate, so you can always hear your guide
- Entrance ticket and Skip the Line access to Sainte Chapelle
- Expert Local English Speaking Guide
- Headsets when appropriate, so you can always hear your guide
- Entrance ticket and Skip the Line access to Sainte Chapelle
- Expert Local English Speaking Guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on our Paris Highlights tour, a captivating guided journey through the heart of the city. Explore Notre Dame Island, admire the royal history in Place Dauphine, and witness the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral from outside, learning about ongoing restoration efforts.
Cross the Seine to discover literary charm at Shakespeare and Company. Conclude with a…
Embark on our Paris Highlights tour, a captivating guided journey through the heart of the city. Explore Notre Dame Island, admire the royal history in Place Dauphine, and witness the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral from outside, learning about ongoing restoration efforts.
Cross the Seine to discover literary charm at Shakespeare and Company. Conclude with a self-guided visit to the ethereal Sainte Chapelle, a 13th-century gem showcasing breathtaking stained glass windows. Immerse yourself in the symphony of Parisian history, culture, and beauty, leaving with unforgettable memories of the city’s allure.
- Entrance into religious sites requires a strict dress code. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women
Location
15 Pl. du Pont Neuf
Place du Pont Neuf
Meet your guide at the statue of Henri IV [a man on a horse], in the middle of Pont Neuf- at the western end of Ile de la Cite. Pont Neuf is the bridge that links Ile de la Cite to both the left and right banks of Paris.
Nearest Metro: Pont Neuf (Line 7) or Cite (Line 4)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(77 Ratings)
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Flora_a
Mar 1, 2025
Competent and amazing guide - The guide (Saeed) was an amazing story teller with so much knowledge. Best thing ive done in my stay in Paris. Everything was just pefect thank you Saeed
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Trail558459
Feb 23, 2025
Superb historical walking tour! Does not include entrance to ND, but so interesting! Ami was excellent! - We joined Ami for a 90 minute walking tour that ended up at St Chappelle where we spent about 20 minutes so plan for 2 hours.
Pre tour communication was excellent - was clear this tour didn’t go into Notre Dame and was a walking tour round the island.
Ami was an excellent tour guide!!! He had studied history and he was a brilliant raconteur with stories about the development of Paris and the history of the cities development.
This was an excellent tour and we would highly recommend this, and you’re lucky if you get Ami!!!
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Griveramd
Feb 8, 2025
Excellent - Very informative and very respectful. He has very good knowledge of culture and is kind with kids. I highly recommend him.
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Carolinecz9841ly
Dec 31, 2024
Excellent tour - Daniel was very informative and gave personal recommendations. He knew a lot about the history of Paris and the city itself.
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Linda_s
Nov 9, 2024
Wonderful Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle tour - I’ve been to Paris many times but really enjoyed this Île de La Cité tour ending at the Sainte Chapelle. Our guide, Isi, was an absolute wealth of information and I learned so much I didn’t know before. The group was small enough to hear and to ask questions. It was great and I would recommend it to anyone.
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Passport14933017446
Jan 5, 2025
Recommended - Well-organized visit (but the part of the visit outside, i.e. the whole one before the Sainte Chapelle, could have been a bit quicker).
Excellent opportunity to stay in the Sainte Chapelle for as long as desired.
Very good and nice Daniel, the guide.
Activity recommended!
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Michael_v
Oct 31, 2024
Good overview of Paris - Outside of having difficulty finding our tour guide, it was excellent!! A great overview view of Paris from mid evil time to present.
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Kirsten_b
Dec 18, 2024
Didn’t see Notre Dame exterior - Really knowledgeable guide. Interesting tour of medieval Paris. Sainte Chapelle was great. But no guide of Notre Dame & its history. Not labelled correctly. Wanted to learn about the church, its history & recent restoration.
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Veena_a
Jan 20, 2025
Only 10 minutes of the... - Only 10 minutes of the 1.5 hour was allocate to Notre Dame cathedral tour . Rest was walking tour of Paris. This should have been the ad on after covering Notre Dame cathedral tour
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Chaz_m
Dec 17, 2024
Absolute Con - This trip was a shambles. Was given an address for my meeting point which turned out to be the wrong place when I copied and pasted it into maps then contacted secondary company who the tour was arranged with and they where no help at all. Not only missed my tour of notre damn but also couldn’t get into the saint chappelle as I didn’t have my QR code which I’m guessing you get from your tour guide.
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