Closing Time At The Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Venus de Milo

The Essential Louvre: a tour of curated highlights

The Louvre holds one of the world's richest art collections, and this guided tour is built to help you actually make sense of it. Accompanied by an expert guide, you'll explore the museum's essential sections across three hours, covering masterworks that span more than two thousand years of art history.

Medieval history and a military past: explore the former fortress

Discover the palace's foundations at the moat, and then wander among the collection of Classical Greek statues to find the mysterious Venus de Milo and the triumphant Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Follow your expert guide on a carefully planned route of the Louvre's highlights

Marvel at the stunningly sculpted Cupid & Psyche and Michelangelo's Slaves, and get drawn into a pivotal moment in French history as you gaze upon Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People. Study the masterpieces of Caravaggio, Raphael, and da Vinci, and admire the Romantic finesse of Géricault's The Raft of Medusa.

Revolutions and royals: historical events

Critical moments in French history are depicted throughout the Louvre. Delacroix’s high drama, huge impact Liberty Leading the People is a national symbol of freedom, while the enormous Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon’s personal painter, tells us a thing or two about his insecurities and penchant for propaganda.

See the Mona Lisa up close

Finally, we reach the pièce de résistance, the Mona Lisa. Your guide leads you to the Salle des États, sharing stories and context of the Mona Lisa just outside the room. Once inside, you're free to take your time absorbing every detail of this small but monumental portrait and the lady's endlessly analyzed expression, before rejoining your guide to conclude the tour together.

Please note: Louvre Museum entry (€28 per person) is included in this tour's price. Visitors under 18 and EEA residents under 26 can visit the Louvre free of charge with valid ID and proof of residency, outside of a group tour. Please note that this description is an example and your experience may vary depending on the season, day of the week, and group size. Regardless of where your tour goes, you always have an excellent experience.