45m Notre Dame tour - fast line entrance
Description
This 45 minutes tour takes place outside Notre Dame and it starts with an introduction of its location "ile de la cité", a main historical area in Paris. Then your official tour guide will read its facade, make you understand the meaning of gothic architectural style, share the most fascinating historical events once happened in this cathedral and the importance of Victor Hugo's book "Notre Dame de Paris". Before exploring ON YOUR OWN and AT YOUR OWN PACE its interior, your tour guide will show you images of the HIGHLIGHTS to not miss anything inside including the original stained glass windows, its paintings called "mays", the three relics of Jesus Christ and much more. ATTENTION : 8h/9h tour allows you fast entrance. No need of a reservation ticket.
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Meet your tour guide at the equestrian statue of Charlemagne located on the right facing the cathedral. The tour guide will be holding a yellow bag. The tour starts talking about the birth of the city of Paris and its first inhabitants. Reading of its facade and explanation of its architectural style called "Gothic". Our official tour guide will show you images of the highlights inside Notre Dame for you not to miss. Listen to your certified tour guide telling you some historical events such as the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, crunchy stories such as Victor Hugo's book "Notre Dame de Paris"and some unexpected incidents that has marked today's french history. Step inside the cathedral in order to discover ON YOUR OWN and at your own pace its gothic architectural style, its paintings, stained windows, organ and much more
Reading of its facade and explanation of its architectural style called "Gothic".
Our official tour guide will show IMAGES for you not to miss the highlights inside Notre Dame and ending the tour telling you some historical events such as the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, Victor Hugo's book "Notre Dame de Paris"and some unexpected incidents that has marked today's french history.
Discover ON YOUR OWN and at your own pace its many paintings, stained windows and if you want its small payable museum.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- 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.
- Please be at the meeting point of the tour 10 to 15 minutes before its starting time
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- if after this tour you want to tour La Sainte Chapelle, please let us know to give you details
Reviews(29)
Cinthia was fantastic. Her knowledge of the history of Notre Dame and the city of Paris was extraordinary. She was a delight.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. We are happy you enjoyed the tour with Cinthia
Cinthia was an absolutely amazing tour guide—so knowledgeable, professional, and engaging! I highly recommend her for any tour. She made our visit to Notre Dame incredibly interesting and truly a memorable experience.
Thanks for sharing your experience. We are happy you all enjoyed it.
One of my best tours in Paris! Cynthia was generous with her wonderful insight and knowledge. She is also an absolute delight to journey through both spaces with. I had the very fortunate pleasure of being the only guest who signed up for the tour this day and it helped to make this such a memorable time. I laughed, asked questions receiving thoughtful answers, and ending up crying while hugging Cynthia. The beautiful stained glass of Saint Chappelle was the highlight after learning about the many nuisances of Notre Dame. Highly recommend this tour! Thanks for reading my review and Cynthia also recommended going in the warmer months as they open up doors and the sunshine allows for some better photo opportunities!
thanks so much for sharing your experience. We are happy to read you had such a wonderful tour along with Cinthia
We learned a lot about the history of the churches. Cinthia was knowledgeable and fun to interact with. There is so much to see. Having a guide like her helped us focus on the important things.
Thanks so much for your positive commentary
Thank you Anastasia! The loveliest way to see and learn about Notre dame and the bonus of st. Chappell! Stunning , breathtaking and all with Anastasia's support answering so many questions and providing historical context of both locations. Highly recommend this " visit" and tour.
Thanks for sharing your positive experience
The guide was very friendly and informative! Love the skip the line at Saint Chapelle! This is definitely a must do activity in Paris if you love stained glass windows
thanks so much for leaving such a positive comment of your visit
Tour guide Cynthia was very informative, and organized, and did a great job of keeping the group together. She was easy to find, holding the yellow bag at the meeting place.
Thanks so much for sharing your positive experience. Glad to read everything went as expected
We signed up for the 9:30 AM tour, which was moved to 8:30 AM. We arrived at the rendezvous point looking for our guide - and only saw 3 security people. No guide. The instructions were to find her/him which was not helpful since no one looked like a guide - nothing distinguishing from other visitors. And no yellow bag that we could see. We then went back to the app and copied the address into our maps - as it suggested. The map on took us away from the rendezvous point and more towards an information kiosk - which was not open. We messaged the app and then went back to the front where we met our guide. She was carrying a yellow bag. The guide was very informative and knows her history. Very passionate about Notre Dame. It was during this discussion that we learned that we had approximately 15-minutes to see Notre Dame inside, since it is before June 8? This was news to us. Unless you can explain that to me in your literature or messages. Again, the guide was very informative and very nice and passionate about her knowledge of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the chappelle. She seemed a little upset that I sent the message about us not finding her, but I’m being honest. We arrived at 8:15 AM. I looked all over for a guide or a him her that looked like a guide and I could not find them. The pin drop sent us to the front and away from the rendezvous point. These are all facts that you can check for yourself. Another small issue. There were not enough headsets. The guide was savvy enough to find an extra earpiece so that we could use one for one of our children. I stayed close to the guide so that I could hear her tour. This is not the guide’s fault. This is the responsibility of the company to have the earpiece is ready. This is an example of how she was prepared and flexible. I’m giving the overall two or three stars. I could’ve given it two stars, but the guide was very passionate and informative about the tour. Do I think it was worth the price of admission? No, I do not. I am being honest. I am a business owner and I’m sure that you want to be a successful company. I would definitely do something more to distinguish your guides from tourists. I would make sure that that map is correct since when we come from thousands of miles away, we are relying heavily upon technology to make things work. I would also notify people ahead of time that the tour will only be 15 minutes of Notre Dame. That was too short. The tour of Saint Chapelle was very nice. The guide was very informative and knew her context.
When you touch thé pin on Google Map, it sends you to the address of notre dame and not the meeting point. You should complain to VIATOR since we cant put thé pin on the actual meeting point which is in front of the central portal. That's why you need to read the meeting point directions. You got two messages from us telling you the meeting point and you told the guide you did not read them. Five minutes after you found the tour guide, you sent us a message to say the tour guide just arrived. She was there at 8 am and the other couple confirmed this. Next time read directions because the google pin sends you to the street closest to the monument which is not the meeting point. You would have had more time inside notre dame if you had not benn late. This tour would have been successful for you and your family if you had only followed the instructions.
Cynthia was fantastic! We were lucky to have a small group of 4. There was a family of three that arrived late and then disappeared after Notre Dame so we had to move on without them after making a lot of effort to try to locate them. They wasted our precious time but Cynthia was able to pack in a lot of information in two hours. She gave us a lot of fun facts and historical information.
Thanks for the feedback and the extra information. It is good to know the other side of the story and the efforts and stress our tour guides must deal with sometimes. Thanks
Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed seeing both Notre Dame and St Chappelle.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Happy to read you enjoyed it and learnt.