Notre Dame Cathedral (Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris)

6 place du Parvis, Ile de la Cite Paris , Île-de-France, France - Phone: 33 1 42 34 56 10
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    Traveler Rating 4.50
    3233 reviews 462 travel blogs 429 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Religious site, Historic home, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest

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TravelPod Member ReviewsNotre Dame Cathedral (Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris)

  • Amazing Archtecture

    5

    irejoyce 0 contribution Henrico, Virginia, United States Nov 19, 2011

    I spent today exploring Paris touring Notre Dame and St. Chapelle. Notre Dame and St. Chapelle are cathedrals were built over 800 years ago and they are spectacular. The intricate art work, paintings and stain glass windows took years to complete at a time before the industrial revolution.
    There are a lot of similarities between Paris and New Orleans. The architecture is very similar as well as the culture. There are jazz musicians playing on the streets and various street performers. I saw a man juggling balls while balancing a fishbowl (with fish) on his head. The French were the first Europeans to settle in New Orleans.
    i visited an open market where they had almost anything for sale, including whole fresh chickens that were not refrigerated-no thank you. Parisans take their dogs and cats into restaurants and employees do not wear gloves when handling food. In Paris, people dress up much more than we do in the USA. Women wear heels and skirts while men wear blazers and nice pants. We are among the few people wearing jeans. Scarfs are the "in" thing. The weather today was beautiful and many people were out and about.
    I hope to publish some photos tomorrow.

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  • Magnificent

    5

    georgiacbsmith 4 contributions London, United Kingdom Jun 5, 2011

    The Notre Dame is one of those sites you just have to visit, no matter the size of the line or pushiness of the tourists (which, in both cases, were great). Even though the signs plastered around the entrance said no cameras and no bags, everyone was carrying those things in in plain sight; flash photography was on, there were people trampling everywhere, and even taking a slow walk around the outside was a mission trying to avoid everyone. But it was undeniably beautiful, and of course worth the price.

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  • wow

    5

    devon_guille 6 contributions Phillippines, Canada Dec 22, 2009

    wow

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  • Our lady of Paris

    4

    tvordlj 8 contributions Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada Nov 19, 2007

    Notre Dame is a very old cathedral and really lovely inside. It's dark and cool and moody, or maybe it was just because it was a grey day outside the day we were there. It's free to enter though i think there's a charge to climb up to the roof in the towers for a closeup of the gargoyle's and a good view over Paris.

    There can be crowds like anywhere in Paris but once inside you don't really notice it. There's a large plaza outside the cathedral and to get a photo of the whole structure you will have to go all the way to the back of it!

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  • .

    4

    kinkajou25 2 contributions San Francisco, California, United States Nov 21, 2005

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  • The most beautiful house of God!

    5

    evelyncurry 2 contributions Victorville, United States Nov 12, 2005

    I loved the Disney version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, particularly the famous circular stain glass window Esmeralda sings looking up at. I was amazed to discover Notre Dame has 3!!!!

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Notre Dame Cathedral (Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris)

  • 1

    Day #2 Christmas Day

    Dont venture out until 2:30 pm. No sure what will be open so we go to Notre Dame then to the Arc de Triomphe and then walk down Champs Elysees. Very crowded. Not much open but car dealers were. Renault dealership had Interesting cards (royal, book wagon, diva cars etc. and a restaurant. While looking for food etc. come across a LARGE street fair. …

  • 2

    Day #3 Boxing Day

    Venture out at 1:30 pm. Stop and have omeletes and grill cheese for brunch. Go to Grand Palais and the Luxembourg gardens (awesome gorgeous sunny day) Then head over to the Pantheon and University of Paris. Most things closed and very quite wandered around St. Germain and went into chocolate shop and to hiking skiing shops. End up after wandering a …

  • 3

    Paris - say no more right?

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    I truly went in with an open mind and I'm glad I did, because generally I liked Paris for what it has.
    It caters for everyone, especially for tight asses like me! At the end of the day, you can go and marvel and enjoy so many things whitout actually having to pay for them - which is brilliant!
    Sure, you can pay for them, but I'm not an …

  • 4

    Sightseeing in Paris: Part 1

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    I had reached Paris on evening of 10th June which was a Friday, on that evening, me and Naveen (my friend who was a exchange student in Universite de Paris then) took a trip to "De Louvre" and yes, it took our whole evening to explore the De Louvre. On the Second day of my stay in Paris, I got up not early but, right on the time so that we could …

  • 5

    Paris, the Usual (but still amazing)

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    Saturday morning Katie and I decided to take a tour of Paris, the usual stuff like Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Notre Dame, Bastille and also Pere Lachaise. This is the fourth time that I've been to Paris, or maybe more if you count train transits, but it's amazing how I'm still amazed at the most common touristic places. Like how I love the sight of …

  • 6

    Paris

    9 photos

    Today we were up early and on the Metro to see Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame. We got to Notre Dame in time to here the choir sing. They were both breath taking. We enjoyed Stawberry Crepes and strolled the streets of Paris for a while just to take it all in. We grabbed some groceries for a picnic but it started to rain so we had our picnic back at …

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    bienvenue à Paris!

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    Bienvenue à Paris!

    I arrived in Paris a few days before my program actually started. I knew that our program included a weekend in Paris, but I wanted to make sure I had enough time to do and see everything I wanted to here. For the first time, I am traveling alone and without a pre-determined agenda. The days were completely mine to …

  • 8

    City of Lights

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    Tonight, the group kick-starts Paris with the 'Tour of Illuminations', which shows off the French capital’s transformation into the “City of Lights”. Lamp-lit bridges and cool little cafés give us a
    real taste of Paris’ romance. Your Tour Manager will fill you in on the world’s most-recognised monuments, like the …

  • 9

    Paris - Day 1 & 2

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    Too tired to update the adventures of our group in Paris. But I am posting photos so stay tuned.


  • 10

    The Latin Quarter - Wow

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    Our second day in Paris has brought better weather (slighty) and great sight seeing. By foot is the way to travel, and our 10+ km walk this morning (to and from Notre Dame) was rewarding. Obviously, Notre Dame is an impressive structure and a must see for anyone visiting Paris. The long line up to enter was intimidating, but moved very quickly (and …

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  • 2

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  • 4

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