Musée d'Orsay highlights tour and gourmet lunch
Attractions & guided tours

Musée d'Orsay highlights tour and gourmet lunch

5/5
Excellent
Based on 3 reviews
Free cancellation
Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 hours
Why you’ll love this…
  • See the greatest collection of Impressionist art in the world
  • Savor a traditional French gourmet lunch
  • Stay as long as you like in the museum after lunch
What to expect

The Orsay Museum houses the world’s most complete collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art featuring the famous masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh, to name a few. Your local guide will accompany you on a two-hour tour through this tumultuous period in French culture. Following your tour, you’ll sit down to a lovely lunch in the Orsay’s classy restaurant.

A visitor will quickly understand why the Musée d’Orsay is ranked the favorite museum of Parisians themselves. Built over 100 years ago as a train station welcoming international visitors to the World’s Fair, the beaux-arts structure now displays the best art from that period. Your expert guide, fully accredited and eager to open your eyes to artistic passion, will meet you right in front of the museum, and your group will bypass any long lines to enter immediately.

Believe it or not, the Impressionists’ peaceful scenes of rural and city life were thought absolutely shocking when they were painted! The vivid colors and expressive brushstrokes truly shook the foundations of the artistic establishment. Your guide will bring to life the turbulent personalities of the painters, describing how each artist dared to explore new territory and to pursue success without compromise. Traveling back in time, you’ll learn how these images and messages changed the art world forever. You may be familiar with some of the masterpieces on display, such as Monet’s Water Lilies or Van Gogh’s Starry Night; this will be an opportunity to examine up close the startling blend of colors that go into seemingly calm compositions. Your guide will point out all the highlights and conclude by leading you to the restaurant.

Here you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch in the Orsay station’s original restaurant, opened in 1900 and classified as a historic monument in its own right. Savoring the traditional French cuisine under the sparkling chandeliers will be a most fitting finale of your memorable tour. After lunch, your entrance ticket allows you to return to the galleries on your own if you wish, to further explore the collection or perhaps take in a special exhibition.

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What's included
  • check 2 hour guided tour of the Musée d'Orsay
  • check Fully accredited local guide
  • check Skip the line access and all entrance fees
  • check Headsets so you can always hear your guide
  • check Lunch
What's not included
  • x_not_included Personal expenses
Where

Musée d'Orsay, 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris

Meeting point:
Meet us 15 minutes prior to the starting time of the tour. Facing the Musée d'Orsay are different statues of animals, meet us next to the rhinoceros statue. If you choose to go by train, the stop is Musée d'Orsay (RER C).
What to remember
  • Increased security measures may affect lines as we can't avoid them. However due to our Skip the Line privilege, we do have access to shortcuts to the security check.
  • The menu changes with the seasons and in order to offer you a different experience each time
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Provider
Memories France
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

5/5

Based on 3 reviews from verified customers

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  • Anonymous

    From United States of America - October 2022

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

  • Anonymous

    From Ireland - August 2022

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Such a spectacular house and gardens. Great place to visit and although we spent 7 hours we didn’t get to see it all. Will revisit.

  • Anonymous

    From Finland - November 2021

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

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