5 Stop 5 of 9 on The Islands & the River

Sainte-Chapelle

Île de la Cité, Paris

A Preview

"See that Gothic spire rising out of the middle of the law courts? That's Sainte-Chapelle — a thirteenth-century jewel box parked inside a working courthouse. To visit one of the most beautiful rooms on Earth, you go through airport-style security, past lawyers on their lunch break. It exists because a medieval king spent a staggering fortune on a holy relic and needed somewhere worthy to keep it."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Islands & the River

The Islands & the River

9 stops · 34 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Islands & the River route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Pont Neuf
  3. 3 Square du Vert-Galant
  4. 4 The Conciergerie
  5. 5 Sainte-Chapelle
  6. 6 Notre-Dame Cathedral
  7. 7 Pont Saint-Louis
  8. 8 Île Saint-Louis & Berthillon
  9. 9 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Sainte-Chapelle

This is just one of 9 stops on the The Islands & the River tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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