Catacombs: Welcome to the bowels of Paris

The Catacombs, which form a veritable labyrinth beneath the very heart of Paris, were created in the galleries of the former quarries whose stone was used to build the capital.

In the long maze of dark galleries and narrow passages, visitors can see a tableau of death with bones arranged in a macabre display of high Romantic taste.

This unusual site movingly brings the history of the Parisian people back to life and takes visitors on a timeless journey.

The quarrying left. empty areas used to create the eighteenth-century ossuary which became the Paris Catacombs.

The bones from several graveyards and churches in Paris undoubtedly include the remains of many famous names from previous centuries including, amongst others, the writers François Rabelais (between 1483 and 1494 -1553), Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1698) and Charles Perrault (1628 - 1703).

Catacombes de Paris
1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy (place Denfert-Rochereau)
75014 Paris

Métro et RER B : Denfert-Rochereau 
Bus : 38, 68 

Distance covered: 2 km.
Duration of the tour: 45 minutes.
No toilet or cloakroom facilities available.
130 steps to go down and 83 steps back up to street level.
Temperature: 14°C.

Open daily from 10am to 5pm, except Mondays and public holidays
Last admission: 4pm.

Type of visit	Full rates	Concessions	Half rate
Catacombs and exhibition	8€	6€	4€