Great Views of Paris with Kids, 3 of 10
Open todayAttraction
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
- Open today
- 6:30am to 10:30pm
- Price
- Free
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
Great Views of Paris with Kids, 3 of 10: Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Attraction18th Arrondissement
Area
18th Arrondissement
Good for
5–16
Cost
Free
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Updated
Oct 23, 2026
What you need to know
- No lift to the dome: the only way up is 280 steps on a narrow staircase, with no toilets on the route, so it is hard going for very young kids
- Shorter lines before 10:30am, since from then until 5pm there is a 10 to 15 minute wait to get into the basilica
- Dome tickets on site only at the booth in the moat, down the steps on your left after the security check, with no booking ahead
About
Sacré-Cœur sits on top of the Montmartre hill, and the steps and lawns below its white domes are where families stop to look out over the rooftops. Inside, kids can hunt for the huge mosaic of Christ above the choir.
The bigger adventure is the dome: 280 steps up a narrow staircase, past the basilica roofs, to a walkway with a 360-degree view of Paris and its monuments.
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Location
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France
