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Opéra Garnier, Notre-Dame Treasury, Jacquemart-André Museum, Grand Palais,
Catacombs, Montmartre Museum, Sacré-Cœur's dome, Dalí Museum, and the
ladies of Pigalle.
Activating and Using the Pass
The pass is activated the first time you use it—you must write the starting date on
the pass. Validate it only when you're ready to tackle the covered sights on con-
secutive days. Plan carefully to make the most of your pass. First, make sure the
sights you want to visit will be open (many museums are closed Mon or Tue). The
passprovidesthebestvalueondayswhensightscloselater,letting youextendyour
sightseeing day. Take advantage of these late hours. For instance, the Arc de Tri-
omphe and Pompidou Center are always open later, while the Notre-Dame Tower,
Sainte-Chapelle, Louvre, Orsay, and Napoleon's Tomb have late hours on selected
evenings (or at certain times of year). On days that you don't have pass coverage,
plan to visit free sights and those not covered by the pass (see
here
for a list of free
sights).
Here's a list of key included sights and their admission prices without the pass:
Louvre (€11)
Notre-Dame Tower (€8.50)
Orsay Museum (€9)
Paris Archaeological Crypt (€4)
Orangerie Museum (€8)
Paris Sewer Tour (€4.30)
Sainte-Chapelle (€8.50)
Cluny Museum (€8)
Arc de Triomphe (€9.50)
Pompidou Center (€11-13)
Rodin Museum (€9)
Picasso Museum (€10)
Army Museum (€9.50)
Conciergerie (€8.50)
National Maritime Museum (€7)
Panthéon (€7.50)
Delacroix Museum (€5)
Architecture and Monuments Museum (€8)
Quai Branly Museum (€8.50)
Jewish Art and History Museum (€7)
Versailles (€25 total—€15 for Château, €10 for Trianon Palaces and Domaine de Marie-Antoinette)
To use your pass at sights, boldly walk to the front of the ticket line (after
going through security if necessary), hold up your pass, and ask the ticket taker:
“Entrez, pass?”
(ahn-tray pahs). You'll either be allowed to enter at that point,
or you'll be directed to a special entrance. For major sights, such as the Louvre
and Orsay museums, I've identified passholder entrances on the maps in this topic.
Don't be shy—some places (Sainte-Chapelle and the Arc de Triomphe, in particu-
