Notre-Dame Cathedral Guided Tour Morning Access

Meet your guide outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral and begin your tour. Stand in front of the west façade and learn to read it like a book. Your guide decodes the three sculpted portals, the Gallery of Kings, the twin towers, the rose window, and the famous gargoyles and chimeras, weaving together 850 years of faith, politics, and craftsmanship into a single, vivid story.

Then, step inside the newly restored interior. Discover the soaring Gothic nave, the choir, the extraordinary stained-glass windows, and the remarkable story of the 2019 fire and the reconstruction that followed. With a small group, this is an intimate, unhurried experience, the most personal way to encounter Notre-Dame.

Not allowed

• Alcohol and drugs
• Oversize luggage
• Short skirts

Know before you go

• Exceptional closures of Notre Dame can occur last minute
• Groups of 5 or more will be split into separate groups
• If the interior of the cathedral is closed a full refund will be offered or an enhanced exterior tour will be given for 1 hour or a reschedule can be arranged
• This is a non-skip-the-line experience