What tourist attractions in Paris require reservations in advance?
What tourist attractions in Paris would making reservations in advance be recommended? My parents and I will be there from April 3 to April 10. Thanks for your help.
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What tourist attractions in Paris would making reservations in advance be recommended? My parents and I will be there from April 3 to April 10. Thanks for your help.
In general, most tourist attractions in Paris do not require advance reservations (nor do they take it). If you want to avoid queueing and save some time though, I’d say look into getting Paris Museum Pass (http://www.parismuseumpass.com/en/home.php ) which is valid for many of the major sights in Paris including Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Versailles etc but unfortunately not Eiffel Tower. The pass allows access usually through a separate queue and it moves along quickly. The only place where special fast access is not available is the tower of Notre Dame, where access is limited that there’s only a number of people allowed at any time at the tower level.
However, I’ve found, if there’s exhibition at the Grand Palais that interests you (I’ve just checked – there’s a special Warhol exhibition during your trip : http://www.rmn.fr/Warhol-s-Wide-world ) it’s advisable to buy ticket online which has time allocation to it. Queues at Grand Palais is notoriously long and at the last exhibition re Picasso, when my friends and I couldn’t get tickets online (they were sold out), we ended up queueing for over 3 hours despite being there early in the morning! Therefore Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais is perhaps one place where it is smart to buy ticket in advance (http://rmn.fnacspectacles.com/place-spectacle/manifestation/Exposition-LE-GRAND-MONDE-D-ANDY-WARHOL-WARHO.htm ).
None of the major tourist sights accept reservations in advance.
No attractions (except for some art exhibitions) require reservations. However, I would strongly advise you to purchase a MUSEUM PASS (2, 4 or 6 day). Type "museum pass" on the net and you’ll get all of the information. The great advantage of the pass is that it allows you to get inside monuments or museums without having to line up.