Private Notre-Dame after-hours tour

New Tour Your Licensed English Speaking Guide, graduated from the university, will pick you up in front of your hotel or apartment in a private, luxury vehicle. Before starting the tour, he will give you a complete introduction to the history of Paris. You will then discuss with him your wishes for the tour and he will create a personalised itinerary for you, catering to your desires. Our guide loves to take some time before starting the tour, in order to give you a complete introduction to the history of Paris and to better understand your expectations.

 You will begin your tour just in the heart of Paris with the Concorde Square, the Tuileries Garden (designed by the first gardener of Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre), the Madeleine Square (with its famous Church and the best caterers), the Olympia (the oldest Music Hall in Paris), The Opera House (the biggest opera house in the world built at the time of Napoleon III), the Boulevard Haussman (with its famous department store, Galeries Lafayette) before getting to the Place Vendôme (reknowned for the Vendômne Column) , rue St Honoré (the shopping street of Paris with the magnificient St Roch Church), the French Commedie (created by Molière) , the Louvre (the biggest and most-visited museum in the world), the Pont des Arts (the famous locks bridge), the Pont Neuf (the oldest bridge in Paris), the Conciergerie (1st residence of the French Kings turning into a jail during the French Revolution), the Hotel de Ville (Paris’s City Hall), the Marais District (with its historic Jewish Neighbourhood), the Saint Louis Island (the most romantic island in Paris with its famous ice cream Berthillon), the Pont de la Tournelle (with the amazing view of Notre Dame Cathedral), the Latin Quarter (with its famous university la Sorbonne) and the Panthéon (where Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Voltaire and so many others are buried).

 Stop on the Ile de la Cité to enjoy an after-hours guided tour in order to discover completely  the history and the architecture of the Towers of Notre Dame Cathedral. Escape the crowd of tourists and enjoy the most beautiful panoramic view of Paris. The Cathedral, built 850 years ago, is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and well‐known Church buildings in the world. You will begin your tour on the famous forecourt . You will be amazed by the richness of its facade, 43 meters wide and 69 meters high. You will then enter the famous towers once they are closed to the public! After climbing over 400 steps, you will be rewarded with one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the City of Lights. Before accessing the summit, you can admire the upper room and its Gothic architecture, the gallery of chimeras and its famous gargoyles, including the famous Strigoi.

 ⇒ Note that there is no cloakroom and no elevator to reach the top of Notre-dame. You will need to climb 422 steps to reach the summit. For security or technical reasons, the itinerary can be modified on the day of the tour. The tour is not accessible for children under 10 years.

After this unique visit, your guide will drive you along the Seine to reach the St Germain area (the intellectual district with its famous bookstores and Cafes), the Luxembourg Palace and the Senate, St Sulpice Church (very popular after Dan Brown‘s novel, The Da Vinci Code), The Royal Mint, The Orsay Museum (the Impressionist Headquarters ), the National Assembly (the actual House of Reprentatives), the Hotel des Invalides (where Napoleon Bonaparte is buried), the Art Primitive Museum and the Eiffel Tower (inaugurated in 1889 for the world fair). Stop at the Trocadero Square to enjoy the most beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower, before reaching the Place de l’Etoile (1st roundabout in the world) with the Arc de Triomphe (where you will see the grave of the unknown soldier), the Champs Elysées (the 2 kilometres long, most famous avenue in the world), the Elysée Palace (the official residence of the French President), the Grand and Petit Palais (built for the1900’s world fair), and the Alexander III ‘s bridge .

 At the conclusion of the tour, your guide will drop you back at your hotel, or wherever you wish, in Paris.

Category : Half-day tour, Paris with children, Private tours

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