I’m a sucker for a good view, and the one from the top of Paris’ Pantheon is an absolute corker.
I’ve only recently discovered that you can actually get to the top of the Pantheon. Located on a hill in the 5th, just behind my flat, people don’t really tend to visit on their trips to Paris. Sure if you don’t like big churches it might not be your thing, and maybe you’re not into seeing the tombs of Voltaire, Hugo and Rousseau. On the other hand, the building is free for those of us lucky enough to be under 26 years of age (and an EU resident…) and is home to one of the best views of Paris, or anywhere for that matter.
You can only climb the tower with an official tour, because obviously they can’t police and manage huge masses of people climbing up and down the 250 steps into the cupola and dome. There’s one section of stairs, on the outside of the dome, that are just terrifying to walk up and down. Not so terrifying that you can’t do it, but just enough to make your slight fear of heights tingle a little. The tours run daily, even Sundays, at 14:30 and 15:3o, and these too are free for the youth of Europe. Paris is pretty much the best place to be a student.
With the weather being a bit weird lately, think gorgeously warm and sunny with 10 minutes of gross rain and black clouds at about 3pm, my sister and I decided to head up at precisely the wrong moment. Luckily by the time we had got to the top it had cleared up enough for the sky to be blue again. You can tell how high up we are by the colour of the clouds! While there isn’t a lot to say, there is a lot to see.
What is your favourite view from/of?
How weird is this weather though?!
Lisa Santos
22nd April 2016 at 9:56 amWhat an amazing view and what a beautiful city! I want to visit Paris so bad 🙂 x
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Amy Eleanor
22nd April 2016 at 3:12 pmDayum, those are some beautiful views! I haven’t been to Paris in ages but now I think it’s imperative that I make it over there asap, especially as 26 isn’t that far away. Gotta make use of those perks!
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Lucy
22nd April 2016 at 8:13 pmThis is such a gorgeous view wow!
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Aimée Julia Cottle
22nd April 2016 at 9:24 pmWhat an amazing view! There are so many amazing things to do in Paris, judging from your posts! Even better that’s it free to the young ones among us (I can still count myself as young for another year! Haha) x http://www.aimeeraindropwrites.co.uk x
Caterina
22nd April 2016 at 10:12 pmI wish i knew this when I was in Paris this summer!! I visited the pantheon but it was almost too late!!
love the pictures, the view is insane, like always, I love Paris rooftops and the view from notre-dame was my favorite of the trip!
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Martha Jane
23rd April 2016 at 2:17 pmWhat an absolutely incredible view, and the building itself looks beautiful too! x
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Julia Speaks
24th April 2016 at 9:11 pmThe view is just beautiful! I went there a few weeks ago but didn’t have time to wait for the hour of the tour 🙁 I’ll have to go back because it’s just an incredible sight of Paris. Have you been at the top of Notre Dame yet though? It’s my favourite view of Paris, just wait for a sunny day and you won’t regret it! 🙂
Julia x
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