Which one to choose in Paris
Sacre-Coeur Basilica vs Sainte-Chapelle
Two churches in Paris. Sacre-Coeur Basilica has 23 tickets and tours to book; Sainte-Chapelle has 13 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Paris, France
The basilica is free to enter and there is rarely a queue of more than a few minutes, so nothing needs booking. The dome is the one ticket, bought at a small door on the left side of the building, cash or card, and it buys 300 steps up a tight spiral to the highest accessible point in Paris after the Eiffel Tower. The crypt has its own small charge and is skippable. What is sold commercially is the walking tour of Montmartre, which usually ends at the basilica and costs a moderate fee for two hours;
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Paris, France
The chapel has a timed ticket and a security screening shared with the law courts, which means two lines: one to be screened and one to enter. Booking a slot online halves the wait and is essential in summer. The joint ticket with the Conciergerie next door, the medieval palace and revolutionary prison, costs only a little more than the chapel alone and is the standard buy. Guided tours cost several times the entry and buy explanation of the 1,113 glass panels, which repay it;
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