2026-01-06 13:02
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2026-01-06 13:02
In Paris, from mid-January, foreigners from outside Europe will have to pay more for entry tickets to the Louvre, Opera and Saint-Chapelle. Such increases will also be introduced by the palace of Versailles near Paris and the castle of Chambord in the Loire Valley.
The new rates were announced by the daily “Le Figaro” on Friday.
The increase in ticket prices at the Louvre was proposed in connection with the need to finance the ambitious reconstruction and renovation project of the museum. This project, called “New Renaissance”, includes, among others: a separate room for the famous Mona Lisa. In November, it was decided that the price of a ticket to the Louvre for visitors from outside Europe, e.g. from the USA, China, Japan or India, will cost 32 euros – 10 euros more than citizens of European countries pay.
French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati then turned to other museums visited by foreigners, where they constitute from 10 to 80 percent. visitors to accept a different rate for non-Europeans. In Versailles the difference will not be great: a ticket outside the tourist season will cost EUR 25 for American or Asian tourists compared to EUR 22 for guests from Europe; in high season the prices will be: 35 and 32 euros, respectively.
From January 12, foreigners from outside Europe will have to pay 22 euros to enter the Holy Chapel, famous for its stained glass windows and visited by crowds of tourists, six euros more than the inhabitants of the Old Continent. In the castle in Chambord the difference will be greater and will amount to 10 euros – 31 euros per ticket for non-Europeans, 21 euros for Europeans.
The new rates at the Paris Opera have not been announced yet.
The Louvre authorities hope that more expensive tickets will bring the museum additional income of EUR 15-20 million per year, and for Versailles this profit is expected to exceed EUR 9 million.
From Paris Anna Wróbel (PAP)
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