Experts' Choice Award Cathedrale Notre-Dame
What the experts agree on
A Gothic gem dating to the early 1600s, blending late-Gothic architecture with Baroque touches like the organ gallery and a finely sculpted portal—centuries of history in one striking facade.
Fodor's "In late-Gothic style, the cathedral has a fine portal sculpted by Daniel Muller of Freiburg and an attractive Baroque organ gallery." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The cathedral's thin spires and choir stalls date from the 20C but the building itself is an old Jesuit church dating from the 17C. " Full review
The Guardian "Among the most celebrated of Europe’s churches...the 35-metre nave vault was the highest ever built, and the west front was to be dubbed “the tomb of the Romanesque and the cradle of gothic”."
Frommer's "This magnificent Gothic structure was constructed between 1613 and 1621." Full review
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It holds the royal family vault and the huge sarcophagus of Count of Luxembourg John I of Bohemia ("John the Blind"; 1296-1346), in addition to a remarkable treasury (which can only be viewed on request, so ask the sacristan, whose office is on the right as you enter).
