Louvre Museum: Essential Highlights & Masterpieces

Self-guided audio tour of the Louvre. 16 stops, from medieval foundations to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and the Crown Jewels. At your own pace
About this Event

The Louvre is the largest and most visited museum in the world, with 380,000 objects across 403 rooms. Without a plan, it's easy to spend hours wandering and miss the best of it. This 16-stop self-guided audio tour takes you through the essential highlights in a logical route, so you see what matters most without the overwhelm.

Your guide takes you from the medieval fortress foundations buried beneath the museum, through ancient Greek sculpture, Renaissance masterpieces and the Crown Jewels, all the way to Mona Lisa and the great French Romantic painters.

Highlights include:

• The Mona Lisa, with the real story behind the smile and the theft
• Venus de Milo and Nike, the Winged Victory of Samothrace
• The Apollo Gallery and the Crown Jewels, including the 141-carat Regent Diamond
• Michelangelo's Slaves and Canova's Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
• Liberty Leading the People and the Raft of the Medusa

Note: the tour doesn't NOT include the entrance to the museum.
It's a tour guided by Exploro app, you will have the stops pinpointed on the map and the directions explained at each stop in case you need them.

Duration: 3h

Start time: You can start at any time you wish – this is a self-guided tour.

Start Location: Louvre Museum

End Location: Louvre Museum

Stops: 16

Audio guide: English.

Written guide: English.

Find more information about the Dublin Self-Guided Tour and discounts here.