Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame reopened on December 7, 2024, after five years of reconstruction following the 2019 fire, and seeing the rebuilt cathedral is reason enough to come. Entry to the cathedral is free. Booking a free timed slot is no longer compulsory, but visitors without one join a separate, lower-priority line and are not guaranteed entry, so book. The towers reopened on September 20, 2025. The climb is 424 steps, partly on a new oak spiral staircase, up to the original chimeras that peer over the city. Tickets start at €16 and must be bought online, because there is no ticket office on site.