Photos: Giò Terra (Terragio67), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Pline, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Giò Terra (Terragio67), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Pline, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mona Lisa's queue, and where the crowd thins
Your local guide
Juliette Moreau
View profile
Highlights
- Why one painting's queue outlasts the rest
- The museum's quieter side, mapped in advance
- Northern European painting without the crowd
- A practical companion to your own visit
- Skipping the longest queue in the building
About this tour
This call is built around the Louvre's single busiest room and where to go once you have seen it. Juliette explains from outside the Denon wing why the Mona Lisa's queue moves so slowly, then walks to the quieter Passage Richelieu side of the building. The session is a practical companion to a real visit as much as a tour in itself.
Juliette begins outside the Denon wing with a short sound check. She walks at a relaxed pace toward the museum's quieter side, answering questions about specific galleries as they arrive, and sends a short list of rooms worth prioritising once the call ends.
It suits anyone planning a Louvre visit who wants to skip the single longest queue in the building. It also works well as a second call after a first general overview.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
-
Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Paris before heading out.
-
Denon wing exterior 21 min
From outside the Denon wing, Juliette describes the room the Mona Lisa hangs in and explains why the queue for that single painting can take longer than the rest of the museum combined.
-
Passage Richelieu 21 min
A short walk to the museum's quieter side, Juliette points out the Northern European and French sculpture galleries she sends people toward instead.
-
Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Paris: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
-
A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Steak frites and Montmartre, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Paris, showing you Denon wing exterior and Passage Richelieu live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the museum's exterior live with my phone.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Reviews appear here after travellers have completed this tour.
How reviews work
Only travellers who booked and paid through Locals Guide and whose tour took place can leave a review, within 60 days of the tour. Every review is marked "Verified booking". We check reviews before they appear and publish positive and negative ones alike; we remove only reviews that break our rules (insults, personal data, unrelated content). Guides cannot pay for, edit or hide reviews, and ratings are the plain average of all published reviews.
Next: Fri 13 Nov · 8 seats left From 24,00 €
Book