Landmarks

Sainte-Chapelle Timed Entry Tickets with Optional Access to Conciergerie

Name: Sainte-Chapelle Timed Entry Tickets with Optional Access to Conciergerie
Start: 2024-07-27T14:30:00
End: 2024-07-27T19:00:00
Location: Sainte-Chapelle

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Visit Sainte-Chapelle and discover its unique stained glass windows rendering the air iridescent with light and symbols of the Heavenly Jerusalem. Upgrade your tickets to include access to the Conciergerie.

Highlights

Explore Sainte-Chapelle, a Gothic masterpiece in Paris, and relive its rich history through informative panels and relics.
Admire the stunning stained-glass window, depicting nearly 1,113 scenes of world history.
Optionally, make your way to Conciergerie, a medieval royal palace that turned into a courthouse and Marie Antoinette’s prison during the French Revolution.
See Marie's expiatory chapel, the Guards Room, and the Hall of the Soldiers at the grand structure abandoned by the Kings at the end of the 14th century.
Did you know? The chapel once served as an archive storage for the neighboring Palais de Justice for a certain era.

Inclusions

Timed entry to Sainte-Chapelle
Timed entry to the Conciergerie (optional)

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Reviews

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Donatella

4/5

Jul, 2024

The Sainte Chapelle I had already visited but it had remained in my heart and I wanted to see it again and enjoy it in peace! I also combined a visit to the Conciergerie, which I did not know, and it was a wonderful discovery! I recommend it to everyone! Purchasing the tickets was quick and easy! I had to wait a bit for the entrance to the Chapelle,because despite the reservation with a timetable, the wait was quite long, but it was worth it. In contrast, zero line for the Conciergerie, perhaps because it is less well known

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Antoine

5/5

Jul, 2024

a grandiose visit to the Saint chapelle, a monument to be discovered or rediscovered. the conciergerie and its interactive tour is really well done. good experience, i recommend it.

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John

4/5

Jul, 2024

Beautiful stained glass. I would have liked more information about it, the design and the process. There were discussions of which scenes from the bible you were seeing (of course the ones very high up where "lost" in terms of understanding them from a distance). Not the easiest place for someone with mobility issues. You have to climb (and descend) some very tight spiral staircases to see the chapel. And of course, even with tickets, it is quite crowded. I thought it interesting that you actually go through another chapel(?) or whatever that is/was to get to St. Chappell. It looked interesting in its own right, but now is mostly a gift shop. I'm glad I saw it, realistically it doesn't take much more than an hour from start to finish. Ticket lines are pretty well organized, although they sometimes admitted those who had not purchased advanced tickets before those of us who had. If they hadn't done this, the crowds might of been less.

Agnes

5/5

Jul, 2024

The ticketing experience is fine. The exhibition at the Consciergerie could be a bit more rich. A lot of information is only accessible to foreigners via the tablet visual guide, but only every second person can get one. So, if you are silly enough to say that you are together, you do not get an audiovisual guide in English; you have to share it, and that is very uncomfortable. Why don't they develop a mobile app? The Saint Chapel is beautiful, but the queues and the crowd degrades the experience.

Christina

4/5

Jul, 2024

The timed entry line wasn't too long we arrived 10 mins before the allocated time slot and it moved along at the correct time. The unallocated ticket line was extremely long and it was not even peak season so I would recommend organising in advance which I did about a month before we arrrived in Paris, it just takes out the stress and allows you to time manage your visit to Paris itself if you know in advance where you are going to be. The renovation on the Chapel is complete and although it is always busy this doesn't take away from the experience the stained glass windows and the ceilings are awe inspiring not to be missed in my opinion.

Your experience

Come discover this historic monument in Paris, an architectural gem from the Gothic period, at your own pace. Commissioned by King Saint-Louis and built in 1241, it relives the history of Sainte-Chapelle, guided by a series of information panels.

Sainte-Chapelle

You will learn how the Sainte-Chapelle was originally built to house relics of the Passion of the Christ acquired by the monarch during the 13th century. These include a piece of the True Cross and the Holy Crown, which nearly disappeared in the early 19th century! Starting in 1790, Sainte-Chapelle was restricted to members of the clergy and was emptied of its contents. It progressively became archive storage for the neighboring Palais de Justice also known as Paris’s Court House, until a restoration campaign was started under pressure from the public.

Today, it is no longer possible to admire the relics for which Sainte-Chapelle was built, as they were either lost or displaced during the French Revolution. You can, however, admire the chapel’s breathtakingly beautiful stained-glass windows. With 15 windows of 50 sq. ft. each, you can view the history of the world up until the arrival of the relics in Paris. In total, 1,113 scenes are depicted on the stained glass. Information is provided so that you won’t miss a single detail of these colored glass artworks.

Conciergerie

At the end of the 14th century, the Kings of France abandoned this medieval royal castle (moving to the Louvre, which at the time was more appealing), and it was converted into a jail and revolutionary tribunal. During the French Revolution, it served as a major holding facility and was referred to as "the antechamber to the guillotine. Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned here too — get to visit her commemorative chapel.

Operating hours

Sainte Chapelle

Monday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Tuesday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Wednesday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Thursday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Friday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Saturday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM
Sunday	09:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 06:30 PM

Know before you go

What's not allowed

Strollers are not allowed in the upper chapel.
Keep in mind sharp metallic tools or objects, glass bottles, large bags, and luggage are not allowed in this experience.

Accessibility

This experience is wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

Each reservation slot is 30 minutes, meaning that if you have a reservation for 10am, you will be able to access the monument till 10:30am at the latest.
Please note that there is free admission during the following days: European Heritage Days on the third weekend of Sep, and every first Sunday of the month from Nov to Mar.
Strollers must be small and collapsible in order to enter the X-ray detection machines.
Please note that, on some days, there might be a long waiting queue at the entrance of the monument.
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My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.
Please arrive at the attraction 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your visit to avoid any delays.