Self-guided tours
Free entry. Open from 8.30am to 7.30pm all year-round. Open until 10 pm from June to August, on every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, during the "Soirées Autrement” event.
Information: + 33 (0)2 37 21 59 08
Tours with an audioguide
Available in 6 languages. Audioguide rental at the Cathedral bookshop until 5 pm from April 1st to October 31st and until 4.30 pm from November 1st to March 31st. Every day.
Tel.: +33 (0)2 37 21 75 02
Email: visitecathedrale@diocesechartres.com
Guided tours in English
Private tours are possible on request by contacting Malcolm Miller at millerchartres@aol.com or Anne Marie Woods at annemariechartres@gmail.com.
The labyrinth: Walk it on Fridays from Lent to All Saints' Day
Whether you're a pilgrim, a history and heritage buff or just curious, walking the labyrinth is an exceptional experience at the Cathedral. Enter it in the lower section of the nave. The labyrinth invites you to find harmony: live at other people's pace, wait, be patient. As Gilles Fresson (the Cathedral's Coordination Officer) explains, the labyrinth evokes man's journey through life. "Each turn represents the hairpin bends in our lives, proof that life is not a tranquil, straight line." All along this path, you will be taken by the immensity of the space above you.