Your experience
Your experience
Discover Notre-Dame's Gothic architecture on an expert-guided exterior tour, followed by assisted free entry to explore the cathedral's restored interior independently.
Getting started
Meet your professional guide at the designated meeting point near Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité. Join your selected shared or small-group tour and begin exploring the cathedral's exterior as your guide introduces its history, architecture, and restoration.
What to expect
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Explore Notre-Dame's Gothic exterior with an expert guide, uncovering the stories behind its sculpted façades and 850-year history. After the tour, your guide assists you with entry to the cathedral, where you can explore the restored interior independently.
Features
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Expert-guided exterior tour: Discover Notre-Dame's sculpted portals, Gallery of Kings, rose windows, gargoyles, and flying buttresses with a professional guide.
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History and restoration: Hear stories of Victor Hugo, the 2019 fire, and the cathedral's remarkable restoration and reopening.
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Tour options: Choose a regular shared-group tour in English, French, Spanish, Italian, or German, or a small-group tour in English or French. Official audio headsets are available on select options.
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Free cathedral entry: After the exterior tour, your guide assists you with entry to Notre-Dame Cathedral. Admission is free for all visitors.
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Self-guided interior visit: Explore the restored cathedral at your own pace after entry. Your guide does not accompany you inside, and no interior guided tour is included.
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Please note: You're paying for the expert-guided exterior tour, not cathedral admission. Entry to Notre-Dame Cathedral is free.
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- Duration60 – 75 minutes
- CancellationNon-refundable
- Discover Notre-Dame's Gothic exterior with an expert guide, from its sculpted portals and Gallery of Kings to its rose windows, gargoyles, and flying buttresses.
- Hear stories of Victor Hugo, the devastating 2019 fire, and the cathedral's remarkable restoration as you uncover over 850 years of history.
- After your guided exterior tour, your guide assists you with free entry to the cathedral, where you can explore the restored interior independently.
- Choose a regular shared-group tour in English, French, Spanish, Italian, or German, or a small-group tour in English or French, with official audio headsets on select options.
- Entry to Notre-Dame Cathedral is free for all visitors. Your booking covers the expert-guided exterior tour and entry assistance, not cathedral admission.
- Cathedral guided tour & free entry
- Assisted entry for a self-guided interior visit (as per option selected)
- Guided interior tour with headsets (as per option selected)
- Professional English, Spanish, French, Italian or German-speaking guide (as per option selected)
- Shared group of 15 guests or small-group (as per option selected)
Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly. Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point. Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
- Getting there: Paris, Paris.
- Bring a valid photo ID for entry.
- Do not bring large bags, suitcases, or oversized luggage.
- Do not bring pets, except for registered service animals.
- Do not smoke, eat, or drink inside the cathedral.
- Do not use flash photography, tripods, or filming equipment.
- Do not make loud conversations or phone calls; please keep the atmosphere peaceful.
- The cathedral is accessible for visitors with mobility impairments.
- Wheelchairs are available on request at the entrance, subject to availability.
- Accessible toilets are available within the cathedral.
- Wear modest attire to enter the cathedral; avoid short shorts, mini-skirts, sleeveless or revealing tops, and offensive imagery. Men must remove hats.
- Good to know: Notre-Dame Cathedral is free to enter. You're paying for the convenience of an expert exterior-guided tour that brings the cathedral's history, art, and architecture to life.
