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Paris Catacombs
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Go for: Entry tickets
Duration: Flexible
Guide: Audioguide
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Go for: Guided tour with special access
Duration: 2 hours
Guide: Professional Tour Guide
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Go for: Combo tickets
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Go for: Guided Tour
Duration: Flexible
Guide: Audioguide or Professional Guide
Recommended Tours
Go for: Guided tour with special access
Duration: 2 hours
Guide: Professional Tour Guide
Recommended Tours
Go for: Combo tickets
Duration: 1-2 hours
Guide: Audioguide & Professional Guide
Recommended Tours
Reduced rate: Young adults between ages 18-26, large families, those who have purchased the Paris Pass Famille and Navigo-Améthyste-Emeraude cards, librarians and school teachers, and members of the National Society of Antiquaries of France, the French Society of Archeology, la Society of the History of French Art, and la Safeguard de l'Art Français, enjoy reduced admission rates on presentation of a valid government ID.
Free entry: Children under the age of 4, disabled persons and their companion, journalists, museum guides, job seekers, visual artists, and similar groups are offered free entry on presentation of a valid ID.
You can cancel your Catacombs Small Group Guided Tour with Special Access tickets 48 hours before your experience and get a full refund. All other ticket options cannot be canceled or rescheduled.
The Port-Mahon Corridor is one of the first few parts of your Catacombs tour. Primarily on display you'll find beautiful sculptures by Francois Décure, a French quarryman. The most fascinating sculpture here is of Port Mahon, a fortress in Menorca, Spain. It is believed that Décure sculpted this from memory from when the British imprisoned him in the fortress.
The history of the quarryman's footpath goes back hundreds of years. Before the Catacombs had defined tunnels and pathways, the quarrymen who worked there used the footpath to access water for construction purposes and to clean themselves after a day's work. Here, you can find several skull and bone arrangements, tombs, altars, plaques, and more.
The Ossuary is one of the most eerie and spookiest sections; it is the final resting place for millions of Parisians. You'll see ceiling-high piles and piles of bones and skulls arranged in symmetrical patterns all along the stretch of this section. Here, you'll also find the macabre Barrel of Passion — an arrangement of skeletal remains in the form of a ceiling-high barrel.
The architecture of the Catacombs is characterized by narrow, winding tunnels that are lined with bones and skulls arranged in intricate patterns. The tunnels are supported by pillars and arches, many of which were constructed using the same limestone material that was used to build famous Parisian landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Address: 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France
The Paris Catacombs have one entrance and one exit point.
Entrance: 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy
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Exit: 21 Av. René Coty, 75014 Paris, France
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There are no restaurants with the Paris Catacombs. However, you can grab a bite at one of the nearby restaurants:
Yes. You can book your Paris Catacombs tickets online.
It depends on the Paris Catacombs ticket you choose to book. While some tickets offer a full refund on canceling tickets up to 48-72 hours in advance, there may be no refund available on cancellation of other tickets. Please check before you make your reservation.
The tours at the Paris Catacombs are allowed in small groups of not more than 19 people at a time.
Due to the site being entirely underground, there is currently no wheelchair accessibility at the Paris Catacombs.
Paris Catacombs opening hours are between 9:45 AM and 8:30 PM (last entry at 7:30 PM) from Tuesday to Sunday. It is closed on Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, and 25 December.
The attraction recommends that the following groups of people avoid visiting: those with a motor disability, pregnant women, individuals with claustrophobia or any respiratory or cardiac-related health issues, and children under the age of 10.
The best time to visit the Paris Catacombs is during the early morning hours and late evenings before closing to enjoy small crowds at the entrance.
Only 200 guests are permitted at a time at the Paris Catacombs. Ensure that you pre-book your tickets online.
Visitors can enter from 1, Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy (place Denfert-Rochereau).
There are 243 steps in total: 131 to go underground and 112 to climb back up at the Paris Catacombs.
No, there’s no dress code. However, dress warmly since you’ll be underground and temperatures will be lower.
Yes. You can book Paris Catacombs skip-the-line tickets online to save up to 3 hours of waiting time.