# Chartres Cathedral, its stained glass and the labyrinth

What to do en Chartres · Chartres

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/things-to-do/chartres-cathedral · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year; the labyrinth can be walked on Fridays from Lent to All Saints' Day
- Para quién: Everyone

Visit · 1 h 30 · free · open every day from 8:30 to 19:30 · World Heritage Site

Notre-Dame Cathedral is the reason for the trip. Gothic, built for the most part within a few decades after the fire of 1194, it keeps almost all its original stained glass, with its famous blue, and a Romanesque royal portal from the mid-12th century. Its two towers are not alike: one is Romanesque and austere, the other has a flamboyant Gothic spire. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1979.
The visit
Open every day from 8:30 to 19:30 and entry is free. Look first at the west façade and the royal portal; inside, the stained glass (bring binoculars if you have them), the sculpted choir screen and, on the floor of the nave, the 13th-century labyrinth: on Fridays from Lent to All Saints' Day, from 10:00 to 16:45, the chairs are removed and you can walk it. Audio guides can be rented in the shop. Every day at 15:00 there is a public guided tour, in French only, and the tourist office organises others by booking.
Respect the services
It is a working cathedral: there are Masses every day in the crypt and in the nave (at 18:15 on weekdays and several on Sunday mornings). During Mass you don't stroll through the nave.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 48.44781, 1.48791

## Cerca de aquí

- [Chartres en lumières, the city lit up at night](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/things-to-do/chartres-en-lumieres), a 0 m
- [The upper parts of the cathedral, above the flying buttresses](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/things-to-do/cathedral-upper-parts), a 0 m
- [Hôtellerie Saint-Yves](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/where-to-stay/hotellerie-saint-yves), a 116 m
- [The International Stained Glass Centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/things-to-do/international-stained-glass-centre), a 156 m
- [L'Amphitryon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/where-to-eat/l-amphitryon), a 236 m
- [Le Bœuf Couronné](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/where-to-stay/le-boeuf-couronne), a 236 m
- [The lower town and the banks of the Eure](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/things-to-do/lower-town-and-banks-of-the-eure), a 298 m
- [Brasserie La Cour](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres/where-to-eat/brasserie-la-cour), a 516 m

## Consejos

### Early morning or late
First thing, the light comes in through the eastern windows and there are fewer groups.

### Labyrinth Fridays
If you can choose a day between spring and autumn, make it a Friday.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to enter Chartres Cathedral?
Nothing: entry is free.

### What are the opening hours?
Every day from 8:30 to 19:30.

### When can you walk the labyrinth?
On Fridays from Lent to All Saints' Day, from 10:00 to 16:45.

### Are there guided tours?
Yes, every day at 15:00, in French; the tourist office organises others by booking.

Destino: [Chartres](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/centre-val-de-loire/chartres.md)