Mark a star in your diaries for every first Sunday of the month in Paris. On this day, the city's national museums (with the exception of the Grand Palais, but including such behemoths as the Louvre and the Orsay and offbeat treasures like the Musée Albert Kahn) open their doors to the public for absolutely no charge.
On the first Sunday of the month, the Musée d'Orsay is free for all! Come and discover our collections and exhibitions. Online booking required: less waiting time, more time to visit.
Admission is free for all visitors on the first Friday of the month after 6 p.m. (except in July and August) and on 14 July (unless it falls on a Tuesday, when the museum is closed).
Admission is free to the Musée du Louvre and the Musée Eugène-Delacroix for the following visitors (valid proof required): all visitors under the age of 18 and 18-25 year-old residents of the European Economic Area (EU, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) holders of a valid 'Pass Education' card.
Musee des Arts et Metiers - First Sunday in Paris Means Free Museums
Are museums free on Sunday in Paris?
Other museums offer free entry on the first Sunday of each month, including the Musée d'Art Moderne, the Pompidou Centre and the Musée d'Orsay. Some museums, like the Louvre (for residents of European Economic Area countries), the Conciergerie and the Sainte Chapelle, are free all year round for people under 26.
It may sound like a wild dream but in fact many French museums offer visitors the chance of free entry or free access on the first Sunday of each month, from the smallest local museum to the grandest of the grand – the Louvre in Paris.
Where to buy your metro ticket? Metro tickets cost €2.10 each and are available for purchase at ticket machines located in stations. The Navigo Easy pass is an interesting option for occasional trips. Sold pre-charged for 10 transport journeys in intramural Paris, it can then be recharged in stations.
On the bus, you use the same ticket as on the metro, with no limit on distance (including the suburbs), except on certain Noctilien lines, the Orlybus and the Roissybus. The bus driver can sell single tickets (€2.50), be sure to have the correct change.
Which museum is free on the first Sunday in France?
Free only on the first Sunday of each month: The Louvre, Musée Rodin, Musée Picasso, Musée d'Orsay and others. Always free: National museums (such as the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, etc.) are free for all persons under 26 from the European Union : proof of identity is required (passport or EU identity card).
Looking for a free museum in Paris? Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée d'Art Moderne, Musée de l'Aviation, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, more than 20 museums are free all year round, and we've got some great ideas for getting out and learning something new.
If you only do the Special Exhibition and the Impressionist galleries on the fifth floor, you could see spend as few as 2 hours in Musée d'Orsay. Personally, I'd recommend allocating at 3-4 hours to experience the museum. It would be quite easy to spend more time at Musée d'Orsay, if you so desired.
In France, bread, cutlery, glasses, serviettes … are also complimentary. The same goes for appetizers offered at the beginning of a meal by some restaurants.
The Wallace Fountains can be found all across Paris and are made out of cast iron sculptures, painted dark green to blend in with the Parisian streetscape. The fountains were commissioned by Sir Richard Wallace, an affluent Englishman who donated these fountains to bring clean drinking water to Parisians for free.
How to ask for bread in French. Usually your meal will come with a little basket of freshly cut bread. That bread is included in the price of your meal, much like the tap water and the service, and should never appear on your final bill.
The metro, buses, RER trains and trams all use the same ticketing system. A basic ticket costs around €2 (a little over $2), making it a very economical way of getting around Paris.
As for single tickets, Paris transport, managed by RATP, allows you to buy single tickets for €2.10 per person. These are valid on the metro, buses and trams throughout the city, regardless of the zone and the number of stops you wish to travel. When using buses, you can also purchase your ticket from the bus driver.
Entrance to the Arc de Triomphe is free for all visitors on the first Sunday of the month of January, February, March and December. Also during the "Journées du Patrimoine", the European Heritage Days, which takes place on the 3rd weekend of September, entrance is free for everyone.
How much does it cost to climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris? The price of an entrance ticket to the monument at Place Charles de Gaulle is 13 euros. The visit is free if certain conditions are met: -18 years old, 18-25 years EU and permanent resident outside the EU, unemployed, disabled and accompanying.
Admission to the Musée de Montmartre is free, on presentation of proof of ID for children aged under 10. The Musée de Montmartre reserves the right to limit access to the gardens and/or museum rooms according to its activity.
