Chartres and its Cathedral : 5-Hour Tour from Paris
Paris, France
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 5 hours
Visit Chartres with a private driver and guide. Known as the Capital of Light and Perfume, it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture. An exhaustive private guided visit of the cathedral (inside and outside).
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Visit Chartres with a private driver and guide. Known as the Capital of Light and Perfume, it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture. An exhaustive private guided visit of the cathedral (inside and outside).The tour starts with a pick-up at your hotel followed by a 1-Hour drive to Chartres with an introduction to the city of Chartres as well as Gothic Art. Located about 50 miles south-west of Paris, in the town of Chartres, the Capital of Light and Perfume, the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartres is without doubt one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the world.
Ornamented with over four thousand sculptures, the cathedral has been an important destination for travelers since the 12th century many of whom that come to venerate its famous relic: the “Santa Camisa”, the others that come to admire the remarkable collection of 176 stain-glass windows that create a relatively dark but richly colored interior in which the light filtering through the myriad narrative and symbolic windows is a main source of illumination.
The labyrinth, in the center of the nave, one of the biggest labyrinth ever built in French cathedrals and the crypt beneath the cathedral are 2 other “not to miss” attractions inside before focusing on the outstanding architectural structure: the cathedral towers built in different styles, the facade with the detailed sculptures and statues, the astronomical clock of the 15th century, the nave and flying buttresses and the bishops garden where you can enjoy the view over the old city and the labyrinth garden of the 18th century.
After the private visit of the Cathedral, you will enjoy a stroll around the city before heading back to Paris.
Ornamented with over four thousand sculptures, the cathedral has been an important destination for travelers since the 12th century many of whom that come to venerate its famous relic: the “Santa Camisa”, the others that come to admire the remarkable collection of 176 stain-glass windows that create a relatively dark but richly colored interior in which the light filtering through the myriad narrative and symbolic windows is a main source of illumination.
The labyrinth, in the center of the nave, one of the biggest labyrinth ever built in French cathedrals and the crypt beneath the cathedral are 2 other “not to miss” attractions inside before focusing on the outstanding architectural structure: the cathedral towers built in different styles, the facade with the detailed sculptures and statues, the astronomical clock of the 15th century, the nave and flying buttresses and the bishops garden where you can enjoy the view over the old city and the labyrinth garden of the 18th century.
After the private visit of the Cathedral, you will enjoy a stroll around the city before heading back to Paris.
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