Renovation, Restoration and Rebirth: A Notre-Dame Audio Tour

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1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Notre-Dame de Paris has watched over generations of changing artistic tastes, political upheaval, and religious practices.

On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll find out how the UNESCO World Heritage site has evolved through nearly nine centuries of construction, destruction, and rebirth. Your guide on this audio tour is Lindsey Hansen, a Context Travel expert and art historian specializing in medieval French Gothic architecture.

The tour takes you through Notre-Dame's most significant spaces, including the central nave and the ambulatory chapels with their funerary monuments for France’s elite. During the tour, you’ll learn to spot the difference between original medieval elements, later additions, and recent restorations. You’ll be taught to ”read” the cathedral’s complex history through its architecture.

This tour offers a rare opportunity to trace Notre-Dame’s 900-year evolution, from its medieval origins to its post-fire restoration.

What's Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II

This tour starts on the square in front of the cathedral. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approximately)
  • Place Jean Paul II (Pass by)

    This self-guided audio tour of Notre Dame starts outside the cathedral on Place Jean Paul II. The tour starts in the square in front of the cathedral and takes you through its most significant spaces, including the central nave and the ambulatory chapels with their funerary monuments for France’s elite.

    Admission ticket free
  • Notre-Dame (Pass by)

    On this self-guided tour, you’ll find out how the restored UNESCO World Heritage site has evolved through nearly nine centuries of construction, destruction, and rebirth – including its remarkable recovery from the devastating 2019 fire.

    Admission ticket free
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris (Pass by)

    On this tour, you’ll learn to spot the difference between original medieval elements, later additions, and recent restorations.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

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Private Sightseeing Tours
Audio Guides
Architecture Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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