Basilica Opening Hours and Access PointsThe Sacre Coeur is open year-round, including on bank holidays, from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm. Entry is free for all.
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While there is no specific dress code to enter the Sacré-Coeur, visitors are asked to wear “decent clothing”, which usually means that shoulders need to be covered, hats must be removed, and that the hem of shorts, dresses, and skirts should land below the knees.
Sacre-Coeur — the freestanding public toilet is located outside and just southwest of the basilica (18th arrondissement). Find a café. You have two options in a French café — either stop and buy a drink to earn your right to use the toilet, or else be sly about it.
How long does it take to visit the basilica? It will take you from 45 minutes to an hour to visit the Dome and the Crypt of the Sacré Coeur. You should also know that to reach this unique viewpoint over Paris you will have to climb 300 steps.
Children under the age of 3 ride for free, and children aged 4-9 often have discounts. T+ tickets are your basic one-way single tickets. You can buy T+ tickets as singles (€1.90) or in a contactless packet (carnet) of 10 (€14.90).
Controversy over the churchCriticism of the church by leftist journalists and politicians for its alleged connection with the destruction of the Paris Commune continued from the late 19th century into the 20th and 21st centuries, even though the church had been proposed before the Paris Commune took place.
#5 From Montmartre's Sacré CoeurAt the top of the Montmartre hill, the Sacré Coeur Basilica (Sacred Heart), provides truly breathtaking views of the capital and the Eiffel Tower. From here you can clearly see the Iron Lady stretch high into the Parisian sky, setting itself apart from all the other buildings around it.
It's not a particularly challenging walk, though there are hilly sections, and Montmartre has some cobbled streets so trainers or walking shoes are a good idea.