Louvre, Paris

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Prices of some museums

Louvre Museum

* morning - 7 EURO
* after 15:00 pm and Sunday - 4 EURO
* Free - for youths under 18, and each I-st Sunday of the month
Closed on Tuesday
Monday and Wednesday - at 24:45 pm

Орсе Orsay Museum

* з 6 EURO for youth under 25 - 6 EURO
* Sunday - 4 EURO
Children under 18 years - free
closed Monday
. Thursday - at 21:45 pm

Greve Museum (Museum of Wax Figures)

*EURO Adults - 9 EURO
* Children under 14 - 6 EURO
. work from 13:00-18:30 pm

Musée Rodin

* EURO Adults - 5 EURO
*young people under 25 - 3 EURO
* Children under 18 years - free
closed Monday

Pantheon

* възрастни - 5 EURO Adults - 5 EURO
* младежи под 25 г. - 3 EURO young people under 25 - 3 EURO
* деца под 18 г. - безплатно Children under 18 years - free

разходка с корабче по Сена boat trip on the Seine

* индивидуална цена - 9 EURO Individual price - 9 EURO
* групова цена - 4 EURO group rate - 4 EURO

Светия параклис Holy Chapel

* възрастни - 5 EURO Adults - 5 EURO
* младежи под 25 г. - 4 EURO young people under 25 - 4 EURO
* деца под 18 г. - безплатно Children under 18 years - free

кабаре Лидо Lido cabaret

* спектакъл + шампанско - 71 EURO + show champagne - 71 EURO
начало 15:00 ч. start 15:00
* спектакъл + вечеря + шампанско - 12 EURO dinner + show + champagne - 12 EURO
начало 20:00 ч. start 20:00
* спектакъл + шампанско - 86 EURO + show champagne - 86 EURO
начало 23:00 ч. start 23:00 h.
* спектакъл + шампанско - 7 EURO + show champagne - 7 EURO
начало 24:00 ч. (без петък и събота) beginning 24:00 am (except Friday and Saturday)
* спектакъл + обяд - 109 EURO Spectacular + lunch - 109 EURO
начало 13:00 ч. start 13:00 pm

кабаре Мулен Руж cabaret Moulin Rouge

* спектакъл + вечеря + шампанско - 125 EURO dinner + show + champagne - 125 EURO
начало 19:00 ч. start 19:00 h
* спектакъл + шампанско - 89 EURO + show champagne - 89 EURO
начало 21:00 ч. start 21:00 h
* спектакъл + шампанско - 79 EURO + show champagne - 79 EURO
начало 23:00 ч. start 23:00 h.

кабаре Крейзи Хорс cabaret Crazy Hors

* спектакъл + вечеря + 2 напитки - 125 EURO dinner + show + 2 beverages - 125 EURO
два спектакъла на вечер от 20:30 и 23:00 ч. two of the show tonight from 20:30 and 23:00 am
* спектакъл + шампанско - 110 EURO + show champagne - 110 EURO
* спектакъл + 2 напитки - 90 EURO show + 2 beverages - 90 EURO

I know this won't be popular to say, but I'd avoid the Louvre in August. Just returned from a trip there, and it was wall to wall people - couldn't enjoy anything in the museum at all! Way too much pushing and shoving - we left after an hour and a half because it was torture!

Unique Suggestions: Arrive very early! We had read that it got a little less crowded later in the afternoon, but that was not the case!

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Buy a ticket in advance - also, enter by the metro entrance to avoid the queues at the pyramid entrance.
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/pratique/billetterie.jsp?bmLocale=en

Unique Suggestions: Most people rush to see the Mona Lisa and the Venus De Milo - don't miss Napoleons' Apartments - they are spectacular.

Fun Alternatives: Avoid weekends or the free day (1st Sunday in month) as these are very busy.

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Well, avoid at all costs during the opening hours - at least if you're not that interested in the art. The building itself is gorgeous and at its best in the darker hours of the day. If there's one thing the French know how to do, it's illuminating their buildings and Louvre is no exception. In the evening the court yard etc has no tourists around even though it looks magnificent. So if you absolutely have to experience Louvre, I recommend this. The entire Louvre area is just plain gorgeous after dark, but all the tourists are at the Eiffel tower etc by then...

Be careful of overpriced peddlars and artists hanging around the gardens outside the Louvre! We were asked by many people if they could draw us, or if we would buy their wares. They're not as pushy as some, but it was a bit annoying!

To all of you who consider going to the Louvre to admire the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo Da Vinci and have high expectations : make sure to bring your binoculars ! :-)
Not only is room 13 of the first floor packed with people who had the same idea, the painting is really much smaller than one might think and on top of that it is covered with some kind of plexiglass.

Fun Alternatives: Try the second floor, you'll find paintings that are more cheerful and larger ! ;-)

Everyone who visits the Louvre generally wants to get a good look at the Mona Lisa by DaVinci - especially now with all the publicity of the book and the motion picture "Mona Lisa's Smile" and the "Da Vinci Code." When you go see it, there will be a HUGE crowd infront of it and you won't even be able to get very close because there's lots of glass over top of it and ropping around.

Unique Suggestions: Not to say at all that its not worth going to; but just make sure to set aside 15-20 minutes just for that painting because it might be a while before you make your way to the front of a crowd where you're actually close enough to even see it. Also, if you take a picture, it probably won't turn out. I think the glass over the painting is there to make flashes, so people can't reproduce it in any way, I'm not sure. If you want a picture of it, take it from a side angle so you won't get the flash. That what we did - but you can see it still turned out incredibly blurry.

Fun Alternatives: If you don't have the time or patience to see the Mona Lisa, the Louvre - not to mention Paris itself, is full of many other interesting artifacts.

Hey! I'm not saying that the Louvre is a tourist trap, but you double check opening days of museums to plan your sightseeing accordingly & avoid getting caught as I did...
We had planned to visit the Louvre on Sunday, but unfortunately it was closed. We went back on Mon & we couldn't even get close to the piramyd, since there were thousands of people everywhere --The result being I visited Paris & did not make it to the Louvre...Good change to go back...

Unique Suggestions: Check Opening Days & don't assume that buildings, museums & the like will be open at any time & day.

Fun Alternatives: There are plenty of things to do in Paris, so I´m sure you´re gonna find another attraction.