{"id":22789,"date":"2025-07-23T08:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/?p=22789"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:49:49","slug":"best-time-to-visit-the-louvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/best-time-to-visit-the-louvre","title":{"rendered":"Best Time to Visit the Louvre and How to Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is inside information on how and when to visit some of the world\u2019s best museums. Before the onslaught of post-pandemic tourism, the priceless tip for the best way to approach the Vatican Museums was to go after lunch. Sure, you\u2019d only have a couple of hours before closing time, but you could walk right up to the ticket office,\u00a0 no line at all. Similarly, the Prado in Madrid gets packed between 10am and 2pm. Go after 2pm, when many people are eating lunch, and you\u2019ll have a much quieter experience of the Bosches, Titans, El Grecos, and Raphaels.\u00a0But, what is the best time to visit the Louvre, the museum of all art museums<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Mus\u00e9e<\/em>, as some locals call it: or<\/strong> the <\/b>Louvre<\/a><\/span>, was visited by nearly 9 million people in 2024. <\/b><\/span>That\u2019s almost 25,000 people per day and almost 2,800 people per hour during the museum\u2019s nine hours of daily opening.\u00a0Therefore, with these kinds of crowds, you need to be strategic when you\u2019re going to the Louvre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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