Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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There is approximately 1 mile of walking. Also, there are approximately 130 steps down and 85 steps back up to street level. This tour is not recommended for people who have mobility issues or anxiety in closed spaces. Please note that the temperatures in the Catacombs are 14 degrees centigrade.
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Add on a Seine river cruise. Your ticket is good for a one-hour cruise along the Seine anytime within one year of the date of your tour.
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Go below the city streets of Paris to explore the darkest part of the City of Light — the Catacombs. You'll go where other tourists don't have access and learn who's buried in these 200 miles of tunnels.
Explore the underground burial chambers for millions of Parisians who found their way to the Catacombs due to overcrowded cemeteries. You'll walk through corridors piled with bones, carefully and often artistically arranged, preserved for centuries in the ossuaries.
Not only will your expert guide share strange legends about this subterranean underworld, but they'll also give you tips on how to find unique bone configurations and even art. The Paris Catacombs might be macabre and a little...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Optional upgrade for a narrated Seine river cruise, good for a year from the tour date
A guided descent more than 60 feet underground
Strange legends and stories about the origin of the Catacombs
Visit to the gift shop to pick up a unique souvenir
A historical overview of the different people who are buried in the Paris Catacombs
A local expert who provides tips on how to look at the bones and art
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Square de l'Abbé Migne
Metro station Denfert Rochereau (line 4 or 6-use exit 1)
Looking at the Catacombs you may see on the left the small green building that was the old main entrance. To the right of this you will see new glass doors with signs for Catacombs Entrance. Your guide will be outside the glass doors entrance.
Return
Shop Paris Catacombs
The exit for Catacombs is several blocks from the starting point. Please ask your guide for directions back if needed.
Paris Catacombs Guided Tour
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Go below the city streets of Paris to explore the darkest part of the City of Light — the Catacombs. You'll go where other tourists don't have access and learn who's buried in these 200 miles of tunnels.
Explore the underground burial chambers for millions of Parisians who found their way to the Catacombs due to overcrowded cemeteries. You'll walk through corridors piled with bones, carefully and often artistically arranged, preserved for centuries in the ossuaries.
Not only will your expert guide share strange legends about this subterranean underworld, but they'll also give you tips on how to find unique bone configurations and even art. The Paris Catacombs might be macabre and a little...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Avoid Queues
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Optional upgrade for a narrated Seine river cruise, good for a year from the tour date
A guided descent more than 60 feet underground
Strange legends and stories about the origin of the Catacombs
Visit to the gift shop to pick up a unique souvenir
A historical overview of the different people who are buried in the Paris Catacombs
A local expert who provides tips on how to look at the bones and art
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Square de l'Abbé Migne
Metro station Denfert Rochereau (line 4 or 6-use exit 1)
Looking at the Catacombs you may see on the left the small green building that was the old main entrance. To the right of this you will see new glass doors with signs for Catacombs Entrance. Your guide will be outside the glass doors entrance.
Return
Shop Paris Catacombs
The exit for Catacombs is several blocks from the starting point. Please ask your guide for directions back if needed.
