I came here around sunrise on a Monday in September. The view was impeccable. There was service…read moregoing on so I found it quite rude to take interior pictures. The exterior was beautiful of course. In front of the basilica, there is a great viewpoint of Paris. I had not seen the side entrance, but the front entrance was pretty discreet. This was a free basilica with additional paid viewing points.

Sacré-Cœur rewards the climb with one of those views that make Paris seem almost impossibly…read morebeautiful. Walking up through Montmartre is good exercise in its own right, with the staircases near the top providing a wonderfully direct final approach as the white basilica rises above you. The surrounding neighborhood is beyond charming, and reaching the summit feels like a fitting culmination of exploring one of the city's most distinctive quarters. Once there, the sweeping view across Paris is spectacular, particularly from the broad steps beneath the basilica. The Romano-Byzantine architecture is striking up close, while the enormous gold mosaic inside gives you another reason to step away from the panorama and enter the church. Few places capture Paris quite so completely: beautiful architecture, a lively neighborhood, and that extraordinary city unfolding beneath you.

Seeing other reviews, realized I never wrote one for here!…read more My visit was a few years ago though I recall it vividly--after perusing the nearby Marché aux Fleurs de Paris flower market and then the Conciergerie also on Île de la Cité, I arrived to the line outside the entrance to this church on Bd du Palais, with about 30-40 people ahead of me, about a few minutes before noon. Something to note, they are very strict on entry times here, due to limited capacity, and if you miss you time slot, they'll make you wait until the next available time. I learned this the hard way, not realizing some of the visitors in front of me were there for the next time slot after mine, so when they finished letting people in, my time slot was complete and they didn't let anyone else in until the next scheduled time with available capacity. So I ended up waiting an extra 30 minutes, and thankfully the 12:30 time slot had availability for me to enter. Once they scan your ticket, you're ushered into the Lower Chapel, which originally served as an everyday place of worship for lower level courtiers, servants and soldiers in the royal entourage. The vibe is dim and intimate, dedicated to the Virgin Mary with simpler stained glass windows, slender columns with painted ribbed vaults. The ceiling is colored an intense blue adorned with golden fleur-de-lys patterns (representing French royal heritage) and red columns with castle symbols (representing the Spanish heritage of Queen Blanche of Castile, mother of Louis IX). After about 10-15 minutes downstairs most visitors head upstairs to the Upper Chapel, which was a private chapel reserved for King Louis IX, his family, and honored guests, who accessed it directly via a gallery from the royal palace. This space is filled with soaring stained glass windows, each containing more than a thousand panels of glass, and depicting scenes from the Bible, from creation to the Passion of Christ. What an amazing space! The sunlight streaming through the vibrant colored glass was magical, it literally felt like seeing the room through rose-colored glasses. The only downside was the crowds, so if you have the chance I'd recommend getting an early or late time slot if you can.

Quality/Quantity - Book your tickets EARLY!! Sells out often…read moreand quickly. See pictures. Famous, known for the stained glass windows!! See their website! Ambiance - See their website; I do not have the skills to take photos that will be better than theirs. Service - Fairly organized. Mostly self service other than entering. Price - 22 Euros, $25.50US per person. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success.

Another church in Paris? Oui. Everyone always gravitates to Notre Dame, St Chapelle, and Sacre…read moreCoeur but they miss out on many others located in the city. Saint-Eustache is one of them. It's free to enter There are zero lines It's stunning No remodel here. It is as it was when it was opened. When you're in Paris, near La Halles, don't forget to visit Église Saint Eustache, vous pouviez me dire merci plus tard

Slightly swept under the rug since Notre Dame's restoration…read more Just wandering through this Paris neighborhood in the 1st and stumbled on this fantastic cathedral. Built between 1532 and 1633 in an area of Paris that was once the home to the country's largest food market. (Today there's a modern mall across the street.) The original chapel was built in 1213, dedicated to Saint Agnes. It is noted for its immense dimensions, the large organ, and the great wealth of art it holds. Having just visited Notre Dame the day before, I hope Église Saint-Eustache will soon get a restoration. This is an incredible architectural achievement inside and out. And I would love to see it in its original brighter glory.

We were walking and shopping in le Marais 4th Arr and came across the English Church of Saint Paul…read more& Saint Louis. Wow! What a surprise. The High Alter and Chancel area are incredibly beautiful. I have attached some photos of it, along with the Organ pipes above the Narthex. The Jesuit architects Étienne Martellange and François Derand, built the present building at the request of Louis XIII in the early seventeenth century. LOL What makes the church important is it's Baroque style, rather then the prevalent Gothic of the time. It's introduction changed Parisian religious architecture and is exquisite to see. On PBS Masterpiece Theater's Les Misérables, Cosette and Marius were married here. Sadly like Notre-Dame, Église Saint-Paul Saint-Louis du Marais was plundered during the French Revolution when many of its artworks were destroyed. Mass on Sunday is at 9:30 am, 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. https://www.spsl.fr/

I really love this church. It doesn't look big from the outside, but once inside, it's huge…read more Really beautiful inside too, and I was going to take photos but instead, I closed my eyes, relaxed and prayed. That felt so good, and I felt so blessed and so much lighter afterwards. Best of all, It's a block away from the metro station, a few blocks from our hotel, and right across so many delicious restaurants, boulangerie and chocolates all in the heart of the fashion district, La Marais, Paris. Bonjour!

A peaceful and quiet church in Montmartre. The day when B and I came, there were hardly any one…read morehere.We just walked around looked at some of the paintings on the wall and statues that are there. The church looked a bit run down and dark inside. Also the glass window panes were very beautiful and colorful The church was built in the late 1800s and wasn't completed until early 1900s. So this is not a very old church compared to the other churches in Paris.

If you love art , history or architecture At Denis should be on your shortlist. I have regrets that…read moreit took me so long to get here because the church is awesome! It's a bit of a metro ride from the center but worth the time. Entry is €10 which includes all the crypts and the choir. If you don't want to pay you can still enter the nave but you miss those most interesting things. So the church itself is absolutely gorgeous - known as the first truly Gothic building. The choir is stunning - just flooded with light and full of beautiful stained glass. I can only imagine how awed the medieval attendees were because it's still pretty impactful. The crypts & disambulatory are full of the graves of the French kings going back to the 400's, along with many other royal queens, children etc. There is lots of really interesting tomb art, showing how people looked and dressed. The archeological crypt is king of creepy - reminded me a bit of the catacombs. Definitely worth taking the time to see this gorgeous church!

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is located just north of Paris in the city of Saint-Denis. This is…read moreeasily accessible by Metro and is faster and cheaper than sitting in traffic. The building is considered to be the first structure to employ all of the elements of Gothic architecture. The necropolis contains the tombs of the French Kings from nearly every king from the 19th to the 19th century. The Queens where crowned at Saint-Denis. I have historically documented lineage to several people in this Basilica which was why I visited. The cathedral is gorgeous. The Pass Sanitare was required to enter and everyone wore masks. There is a €9.50 charge to see the tombs.

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is known throughout the world as a charity organization…read morededicated to helping the poor and is the largest Catholic organization in the world. The Cathedral named after him was close to our hotel, so we took a walk on a wet Tuesday morning. It is very imposing, being visible alone amongst the far smaller buildings near the Gare du Nord. Once we climbed the front steps, we found an open door to the side that we could enter. The first thing you notice are the high ceilings that you would expect in a cathedral. We spent a few minutes examining the church and took a moment for quiet reflection.