Notre-Dame Cathedral Interior Tour
Reopened. Restored. More breathtaking than ever. Your private licensed guide inside.
Duration
1.5 hours (2.5 hours with Sainte-Chapelle)
Group
Private
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From
€131pp
What's included
Not included:Food and drinks
Highlights
- State-certified guide-conférencier — legally licensed for interior interpretation
- Reopened December 2024 — the full restoration story
- Rebuilt oak roof, cleaned stone, restored organ
- Rose windows — west, north, south
- Crown of Thorns and the rescue from the fire
- Optional Sainte-Chapelle: 1,134 stained-glass panels
What it actually feels like
Most people visiting Notre-Dame today walk in with a free ticket and an audio guide. We walk in with a state-certified guide-conférencier — the only credential legally permitted to formally interpret French national monuments inside their walls.
The cathedral reopened in December 2024 and the difference is staggering. Cleaned stone the colour of cream. A rebuilt oak roof that re-creates the medieval forest of beams lost in the fire. The 8,000-pipe organ, miraculously untouched. Rose windows back to their twelfth-century intensity.
Add Sainte-Chapelle and you finish in the most spectacular interior in France: 1,134 panels of stained glass that Louis IX built specifically to house the Crown of Thorns — a relic that cost him twice what the chapel did.
Practical information
Meeting point
4 Parvis Notre-Dame — Charlemagne statue
Duration
1.5 hours (2.5 hours with Sainte-Chapelle)
Group size
Private — your group only
Languages
English (primary). Other languages on request.
Availability
Operates year-round. Live availability via the booking calendar.
Meals
Food and drinks
Privacy
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers.
Step by step
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Meet at Charlemagne statue
Three portals, Gallery of Kings, flying buttresses.
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Exterior & restoration story
What the fire destroyed, what was rescued, what is new.
- 03
Entry via timed slot
Walk past the general queue with your licensed guide.
- 04
The Nave
33-metre Gothic vault and the theology of height.
- 05
Rose windows
West, north, south — twelfth-century glass restored.
- 06
Choir & treasury
Carved choir screen and the Crown of Thorns.
- 07
The Organ
8,000+ pipes — the only major element undamaged in the fire.
- 08
Optional Sainte-Chapelle
5-minute walk for the 45-min licensed interior visit.
Frequently asked questions
Is this tour really private?
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Yes — 100% private. Only your group, never shared with strangers. The price from €131 per person is based on a private group of 2.
Where do we meet?
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4 Parvis Notre-Dame — Charlemagne statue.
How long is the tour?
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1.5 hours (2.5 hours with Sainte-Chapelle). Operates year-round. Live availability via the booking calendar.
What's included — and what isn't?
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Included: Licensed interior guide (état professionnelle de guide-conférencier), Free cathedral entry. Not included: Food and drinks.
What languages is the tour available in?
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English (primary). Other languages on request.
How do I book, and is the price per person?
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Use the live booking calendar on this page for instant confirmation. Prices are per person and start from €131 based on a private group of 2 — the per-person rate decreases as your group grows.
Can I add anything to this tour?
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Yes. Optional add-ons: Add Sainte-Chapelle guided interior — €50pp ticket + 45 mins.
Per person, from
€131
Based on a private group of 2.
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers. · Live availability via the calendar.
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