If you love art , history or architecture At Denis should be on your shortlist. I have regrets that…read moreit took me so long to get here because the church is awesome! It's a bit of a metro ride from the center but worth the time. Entry is €10 which includes all the crypts and the choir. If you don't want to pay you can still enter the nave but you miss those most interesting things. So the church itself is absolutely gorgeous - known as the first truly Gothic building. The choir is stunning - just flooded with light and full of beautiful stained glass. I can only imagine how awed the medieval attendees were because it's still pretty impactful. The crypts & disambulatory are full of the graves of the French kings going back to the 400's, along with many other royal queens, children etc. There is lots of really interesting tomb art, showing how people looked and dressed. The archeological crypt is king of creepy - reminded me a bit of the catacombs. Definitely worth taking the time to see this gorgeous church!

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is located just north of Paris in the city of Saint-Denis. This is…read moreeasily accessible by Metro and is faster and cheaper than sitting in traffic. The building is considered to be the first structure to employ all of the elements of Gothic architecture. The necropolis contains the tombs of the French Kings from nearly every king from the 19th to the 19th century. The Queens where crowned at Saint-Denis. I have historically documented lineage to several people in this Basilica which was why I visited. The cathedral is gorgeous. The Pass Sanitare was required to enter and everyone wore masks. There is a €9.50 charge to see the tombs.