Louvre Museum
#1de 9 lugares para visitar en ParisParis, Île-de-France, France
También conocido como Musée du Louvre · The Louvre
Respuesta rápida
Horario: 09:00–18:00, closed Tuesdays. Entrada: €22. Calcula 4 hrs. Mejor momento: 09:00 opening or after 18:00.
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- Horario
- 09:00–18:00
- Closed Tuesdays
- Precio de entrada
- €22
- Entrada desde
- Tiempo necesario
- 4 hrs
- Mejor momento del día
- 09:00 opening or after 18:00
- Mejores meses
- Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
- Dirección
- Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Sobre Louvre Museum
The Louvre holds roughly 35,000 works on permanent display across 72,000 square metres of gallery space, making it the world's most-visited museum with close to nine million visitors in a typical pre-pandemic year. The building itself began as a defensive fortress under Philip II around 1190, whose original moat and foundation walls are still visible in the Sully wing's below-ground galleries. I. M. Pei's glass pyramid above the Cour Napoléon, completed in 1989, remains the main entrance and was controversial enough on unveiling that President François Mitterrand faced sustained public criticism before opinion reversed. Three wings - Denon, Sully, and Richelieu - organize the collection roughly by geography and period, and the distances involved are genuinely large: a direct walk from the Egyptian antiquities in Sully to the Northern European paintings in Richelieu covers several hundred metres of parquet and stone flooring.
Mejor momento del día: 09:00 opening or after 18:00. On a late-night Wednesday or Friday. The Denon wing housing the Mona Lisa is at its most congested 11:00-15:00 year-round.
Horario de Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum abre a las 09:00 y cierra a las 18:00. Mantiene el mismo horario los sábados y domingos.
- Horario
- 09:00–18:00
Monday 09:00–18:00 Tuesday Closed Wed–Sun 09:00–18:00 - 09:00 - 18:00 daily except Tuesday; Wednesday and Friday until 21:45
- Cierra los
- Tuesday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
Bueno saber: Late-night openings on Wednesday and Friday do not apply on public holidays.
Horario recopilados de louvre.fr y registros públicos, última actualización el . Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías
Precio de entrada de Louvre Museum
| Entrada | Precio |
|---|---|
| Entrada estándar | €22 |
| Tarifa reducida (estudiante / mayor) | Gratis |
| Niños | Gratis |
€22 for EEA residents, €32 for non-EEA visitors, as of 2026. Free for under-18s of any nationality and for EU/EEA residents under 26 with valid ID. Free entry on the first Friday of each month from 18:00-21:00 (excluding July-August). Verify current pricing tiers at the official site before travel.
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Mejor época para visitar Louvre Museum
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
09:00 - 10:30
Morning Opening
First entry wave; Denon wing toward the Mona Lisa still manageable for the first hour.
Moderate11:00 - 15:00
Midday Peak
Heaviest crowds of the day, concentrated around the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
Very busy15:00 - 18:00
Afternoon
Crowds remain heavy but move faster; Richelieu wing noticeably calmer than Denon.
Busy18:00 - 21:45
Wednesday/Friday Late NightBest time to go
Late-opening evenings draw a fraction of daytime numbers and are the quietest window for the major masterpieces.
Quiet
Historia de Louvre Museum
Philip II Augustus built the original fortress on the site around 1190 to defend Paris's western flank against Norman and English incursions along the Seine; its round keep, the Grosse Tour, stood roughly where the Cour Carrée sits today. Charles V converted the fortress into a royal residence in the 1360s, and successive monarchs - most substantially Francis I in the 1540s and Louis XIV in the 1660s - rebuilt and expanded it in the current Renaissance style before Louis XIV relocated the court to Versailles in 1682, leaving the Louvre largely vacant.
The Revolutionary government opened the palace as a public museum in 1793, displaying works seized from the royal collection and the church. Napoleon Bonaparte's military campaigns brought a wave of looted art into the collection between 1798 and 1815, much of which was returned to Italy, Austria, and other states after his defeat, though some contested pieces remain. I. M. Pei's pyramid, built between 1985 and 1989 as part of President Mitterrand's Grand Louvre renovation, added underground exhibition space and unified the museum's previously scattered entrances into a single, more manageable circulation point.
Normas y etiqueta en Louvre Museum
Security screening at the pyramid entrance and the Carrousel du Louvre underground entrance involves bag scanning comparable to airport checks; backpacks larger than a standard daypack should be left at hotels since the museum's cloakroom has size limits. Photography without flash is permitted throughout the permanent collection, but the crowd density around the Mona Lisa - roped off behind glass and typically viewed from several metres back - makes a genuinely close photograph unlikely regardless of camera equipment.
Timed-entry reservation is effectively mandatory in practice even though same-day tickets sometimes remain; the museum caps hourly entries and same-day availability regularly sells out by mid-morning in peak season. Large tour groups are directed along fixed routes through Denon, which can create bottlenecks at the Winged Victory of Samothrace staircase.
Consejos para visitar Louvre Museum
- 1
Entering via the lesser-known Porte des Lions entrance (when open) or the Carrousel du Louvre underground mall avoids the longest pyramid queue, though both routes still require a valid timed ticket. The Richelieu wing, housing French sculpture and Northern European painting, sees a fraction of the Denon wing's foot traffic and is a reliable escape from the crowds around the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
- 2
Museum restaurant and café prices run high for unremarkable food; the Café Marly's terrace overlooking the pyramid is worth a coffee for the view rather than the menu. A single visit cannot realistically cover the full collection - most experienced visitors pick one or two wings and accept that a return trip, covered by the same-day re-entry policy, is the more efficient approach than attempting everything in one pass.
Cómo llegar a Louvre Museum
Rue de Rivoli, 75001 ParisCómo llegar en Google Maps
Desde Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
28 km · 50-70 min
€13.10
Desde Gare du Nord
4 km · 15-20 min
€2.15
Desde Gare de Lyon
5 km · 15 min
€2.15
Aeropuerto más cercano
Desde Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
28 km, approximately 50-70 minutes via RER B and Métro.
Estación más cercana
Desde Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre (Métro Lines 1 and 7), directly beneath the museum's Carrousel entrance.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre Louvre Museum
Is the Louvre free for under-18s?
Yes. Admission is free for all visitors under 18 regardless of nationality, and also free for EU/EEA residents aged 18-25 with valid ID, as of 2026.
Which day is the Louvre closed?
Tuesday, year-round without exception, along with 1 January, 1 May, and 25 December. All other days the museum opens at 09:00.
Do I need a timed-entry ticket for the Louvre?
Effectively yes. While walk-up same-day tickets sometimes remain available, the museum caps hourly entries and slots commonly sell out by mid-morning during peak season, so booking online in advance is the reliable option.
How close can you get to the Mona Lisa?
Visitors are kept several metres back by a barrier and the painting is behind protective glass, in the Salle des États in the Denon wing. Crowd density around it is heaviest 11:00-15:00.
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