What opening hours?
The reservation system for access to Notre-Dame Cathedral will be available from Tuesday, December 3, initially for the faithful wishing to attend masses from December 8, indicates Notre-Dame de Paris on its website. “The reservation system for masses open to the public during the inaugural week (December 8 to 15) will be available Tuesday, December 3 in the morning,” indicates the site. “Reservations for facilitated access to the cathedral” from Monday December 9 “will open the day before, i.e. Saturday December 7,” he adds.
A first mass open to the public will be celebrated on Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. “Prior reservation is essential” to access it, specifies the institution. From Monday to the following Friday, “the cathedral opens its doors to all from 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.”, then “from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.” on Saturday December 14 and Sunday December 15.
How to book?
“To reduce (the) waiting time on the square”, the site explains that it will be possible to “reserve free access from Tuesday December 3”. “This option, entirely optional, aims only to streamline entry and limit waiting times. » People who have booked are invited to arrive with a confirmation (printed or digital) and an identity document, “five minutes before the scheduled time”. Access “remains valid until 20 minutes after this time”. Reservations will be made from social networks, the Notre-Dame website and the mobile application, according to the diocese of Paris. Hours will return to normal from Monday December 16, with the cathedral opening from 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
