\n\u2022 Meeting Point: M\u00e9tro Basilique de Saint Denis (line 13)
\n\u2022 Duration: 2h30-3hrs
\n\u2022 Walking tour
\n\u2022 Private group tour<\/strong> at any date (300\u20ac\/group) + entrance ticket 7\u20ac<\/p>\n
The tour begins at Saint Denis<\/strong>, where we will visit the sprawling, lively market. The stalls lead to the pedestrian street, the town\u2019s central artery. At the end of this road, a large open square offers a fantastic view of the majestic Basilica<\/strong>. The visit includes the tombs of the kings and queens of France<\/strong>, the crypt and its treasures, and the central part of the cathedral.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/interkultur.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/basilique-saint-denis-150x150.jpg\")
The Royal Saint Denis tour<\/strong> starts at the market<\/strong>, one of the country\u2019s largest. Located right in the town center, around a covered area, the market is a great place to take in the diversity of the town, home to over 140 different nationalities<\/strong>. The walk through the stands ends at the long pedestrian street that opens out onto a wide esplanade, where Saint Denis Cathedral<\/strong> stands. The cathedral is all that remains of the powerful Abbey<\/strong> built from the 6th century.
\nAbbot Suger<\/strong> had the current structure build in the 12th century, with the first gothic ornaments. A very prestigious place, the abbey quickly became the burial place for the kings of France<\/strong>. In the 13th century, King <\/strong>Saint Louis<\/strong> had recumbent statues of many ancestors sculpted, and had their bodies brought from all over France. During the Revolution, all the tombs were emptied and the church was damaged. In 1815, restoration began, and all of the tombs were moved and housed in the current structure. The remains of the kings and queens were assembled in the crypt<\/strong> behind two plaques that list their names.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/interkultur.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Saint-Denis-Carmel-150x150.jpg\")
The tour continues through the town, along the L\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur school<\/strong>, former convent buildings belonging to the Saint Denis Abbey, today reserved for educating the nation\u2019s elite. The roads that follow remind visitors of the town\u2019s artisan and medieval past, before leading to the beautiful former Carmel monastery<\/strong>, now the excellent Saint Denis art and history museum.
\nNot far away is the pleasant L\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur park, which not only boasts a wonderful green space<\/strong> in the heart of the town, but also fantastic views of both the former abbey and the back of the Basilica. The tour ends at the edge of the town center, in an area that is being modernized; the new face of Saint Denis. The vast Stade de France<\/strong> (football stadium), surrounded by a brand new financial district<\/strong> is located at the heart of this renovation, and marks the transition from a royal past and the city of Paris just beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nYou will also have the opportunity to admire other remarkable features of the town, like former buildings of the Saint Denis Abbey<\/strong>, the former Carmel monastery<\/strong>, and the pretty L\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur<\/strong> park. The walk ends near the metro and tram stops in the newer area of Saint Denis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6323,"template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[143],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6109","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-visit-paris","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"featured","11":"virtual","12":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n