Getting Lost in the Louvre
About the Louvre Museum
Located in Paris, France, the Louvre Museum is one of the most famous art museums in the world. The Louvre originally was known as the Louvre Castle and served as the primary residence of the French King until 1682 when King Louis XIV moved Royal Residence to the Palace of Versailles.
Today, the Louvre contains a collection of over 380,000 pieces of art, with 35,000 currently on display. Some of the most famous items in the Louvre collection include Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa, Nike of Samothrace, and the Code of Hammurabi.
As of August 21, 2020, the Louvre is open six days a week (closed Tuesdays) from 9 am to 6 pm. Due to COVID-19, visitors must book a reservation to visit the Louvre. Reservations can be booked by clicking HERE.
At the time of my visit, general admission tickets cost €17. The Louvre can be reached by the Paris Metro by taking Line 1 or Line 7 to the Palais Royal – Museé du Louvre.
If you have time, be sure to check out the Carrousel du Louvre Mall, which is located next to the museum.
Getting Lost in the Louvre - Table of Contents
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Getting Lost in the Louvre - About My Visit
My trip to Paris was my first international trip outside of North America. I had never been to Europe, and I did not yet have the skill of successfully planning a trip.
As a result, I continually got lost, trying to find the most famous pieces of the Louvre collection. Due to such poor planning, I did not have the best experience during my visit to the Louvre.
The other mistake that I made was that I assumed that an hour would be plenty of time to navigate the museum and see the pieces that were on my list. I arrived at the museum two hours before closing. What I ended up doing was walking around in circles, and continually getting lost in the Louvre. Finally, I asked for help and was able to find the Mona Lisa, although that was one of the few items on my list that I successfully saw before the museum closed for the day. The only other item from my list that I saw was the Nike of Samothrace.
Below are some of the pictures of the items that I was able to see. When I took these pictures, I used my iPhone 5 as I had not yet purchased my camera. I also had not planned on travel blogging when I made this trip, so many of these pictures are of much poorer quality than other content on my page.
Getting Lost in the Louvre - The Mona Lisa
The highlight of my visit to the Louvre Museum was seeing the famous Leonardo Di Vinci painting, the Mona Lisa. I spent so much time getting lost in the Louvre that Mona Lisa was the only item on my list that I was able to successfully see. While it was spectacular to see one of the world’s most famous paintings, it was also somewhat underwhelming as it was much smaller than expected.
Louvre Tours and Packages
My visit to the Louvre was one of the few times I wished I had booked a tour. I believe I would have been able to enjoy the museum more with an expert leading me around. Below, are six tours that caught my eye. Please note, that as an affiliate of Viator, I will receive a small commission if you purchase using one of my links. This commission is at no additional cost to you.