 Montmartre and The Louvre museum
Type of tour : Afternoon half day tour
Starting Point: Tour Agency near the Louvre (address on confirmation)
Type of Bus: Motorcoach
Duration : 4.30 hours
Tour conducted in: English, French, Spanish, Italian
A village is to be found on top of the hill of Montmartre crowned by the white Sacred Heart Basilica so familiar to Parisians. Towards the end of the 19th century, numerous artists (Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso ) settled here with their families to enjoy the simple and peaceful country life.
The Louvre museum is one of the richest in the world. It is impossible to visit it all in a short time, but a guided visit will show you the highlights.
The excursion includes : Ride up to Montmartre by coach and funicular, guided walking tour of the village and Place du Tertre, visit on your own of the Sacred Heart basilica.
At the Louvre more than one hour guided visit, amongst the many works of art you will see the Venus of Milo, the Winged Victory and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Wednesdays and Fridays ; it is possible to stay on at the Louvre for the late night opening.
Mondays (and also on December 24 and 31) the Louvre will be visited first before going up to Montmartre.
This tour does not operate on French bank holidays : November 1, March 28, May 16 and August 15.
Possibility to purchase a full day tour of Paris at a discounted price with the combination of this afternoon tour "ML" with morning tour "PH" Paris Historic: see details on tour ref. "PHML".
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