Palais Garnier: Entry Ticket

Opéra Garnier (or Palais Garnier) is a Parisian icon. For locals, this opulent opera and ballet house is as much a part of the cultural fabric of the city as Notre Dame, the Louvre, or the Eiffel Tower. To everyone else, it's the setting for _The Phantom of the Opera_.

A marble imperial staircase to a Grand Foyer, make like the aristocratic guests of yesteryear.

Charles Garnier designed the opera house for Emperor Napoleon III, but construction was held up by unusually high groundwater levels. As a solution, a series of cisterns were built to redistribute the water. This led to speculation of an eerie subterranean lake under the opera house.

Tourists aren't allowed into the waterways of the Phantom's lair, but considering how it turned out in Leroux's novel, maybe that's for the best. However, there are still many nooks and crannies to explore in one of the world's largest opera houses.

What's included

• Entry ticket
• Access to the temporary exhibitions

What's not included

• Shows, plays, concerts, and events

Before you go

• Rehearsals lead to frequent and unpredictable closures of the performance hall; your ticket doesn't guarantee access to it
• Tickets include access to all temporary exhibitions (if available)

Before you buy

• This ticket is for adults who are neither residents nor citizens of the European Economic Area
• Reduced-price tickets are available on the official website for EEA citizens and visitors aged 12–25

How to use it

• Take the entrance at the corner of Rue Scribe and Rue Auber
• Show your smartphone ticket at the entrance after the security check

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