What's in our tour?
Group tours inside the church are not authorized yet. Our tour looks at Notre Dame from different angles outside the church.
For entrance tickets, go to www.notredamedeparis.fr/en
On this Notre-Dame walking tour, you will be fully exposed to the spiritual power of the cathedral of Paris.
Fire, politics, revolutions and even fads – Notre-Dame was maimed and put in danger many times. Yet, ever since 1163 and the laying of its first stone, Notre-Dame has also never stopped to survive and to re-invent itself.
Join this tour and expose yourself to the full spiritual power of Notre-Dame. Your guide vividly remembers when the cathedral burnt into flames on April 15, 2019. And you guide has been rejoicing more and more as Notre-Dame was being saved and re-built.
Bear in mind that this tour will not go inside Notre-Dame, where group tours are currently not allowed. We move around the church – closer and further and closer again, into the religious enclosure aka the “forbidden city” and into medieval Paris. To go inside, you need to book an individual ticket separately, right from Notre-Dame’s website.
Notre-Dame walking tour highlights
- The landmarks of Notre Dame. The façade. The greatest stained-glass window. The “forbidden city.” The statues. Last Judgment. And the Spire.
- The stories – what burned down and what survived? what critical decision by the firefighters saved Notre-Dame from crumbling down?
- The legends – but also the seeds of truth in them. Saint Lawrence. The Hunchback.
- The spiritual artwork. Last Judgment. What happened to the Rich and the Powerful on the day of the Apocalypse. What is Gothic vs. Romanesque. And Notre-Dame’s opinion about Jews and Africans.
- Hidden Gems. The Forbidden City. The Canons’ entrance door. And Kilometer Zero
Where and when?
Our free walking tour of Notre-Dame/Tragedies and Triumphs runs every day, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. Please check the schedule for updates.
Meet your guide at 71, quai de la tournelle, rain or shine (closest metro stops are Cité on line 4 and Maubert-Mutualité on line 10). Your guide is wearing a pink vest.
Our Notre-Dame walking tour ends outside the entrance to Notre-Dame, 5 minutes away from Cité (line 4) and Hotel-de-ville (line 1 and 11) metro stations.
Booking is required and capped at 6 people. Parties of 7 and more must book a private tour. In the interest of all guests, we reserve the right to turn away large parties.
Why take this tour?
Notre-Dame is finally re-opening, after the tragic fire that nearly obliterated it in April 2019.
Notre-Dame is the most spiritual edifice ever built by man. Experience its power.
Our guides love Notre-Dame. And it shows.
HOT DAY SPECIAL: We walk in the shade as much as possible and every tour makes frequent stops for water.
Price
This is our free walking tour of Notre Dame. You pay the guide what you want at the end of your tour.
Booking is required. Parties of 7 and more must book a private tour.
Turn up at the free tour Notre-Dame meeting point 5 minutes early.
To book this tour, use the “Book Now” button.
Privatize this tour
Groups of friends, families, and school groups often reserve a private guide for their walking tour of Notre-Dame. The 90 min Private Tour of Notre-Dame/Tragedies and Triumphs starts at €179.
The guide can tailor your walking tour to your interests, skip what you do not want to visit, and help you into Notre-Dame.
We insist that for the time being, group-guiding inside Notre-Dame is not allowed. Our tour focuses on the outside of Notre-Dame.
Other information
Group tours inside the church are not authorized yet. Our tour looks at Notre Dame from different angles outside the church.
For entrance tickets, go to www.notredamedeparis.fr/en