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Old May 6th, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Val de Grace in Paris

Has anyone ever been inside of Val de Grace? I have always wanted to see the interior, but apparently it is not frequently open to the public. I will be in Paris this fall and would love to stop by if I can find out what the opening hours are.

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Old May 6th, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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http://www.valdegrace.org/pages/page7.html
In French, but right click on page info and translate it.
Sunday Mass at 11 a.m.
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Old May 6th, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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I visited Val de Grace in October 2007 and it's just a lovely church. If you want to see it as a tourist, rather than attend services, the church is open 4 afternoons a week - Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00. You enter through the museum so there's a charge of perhaps 5 Euro. I did get one picture of the altar before I was told photographs are not permitted (I did not see any sign about photographs).
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Old May 6th, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Been inside to visit the military medical museum and then they let yiu into the church but with a guide. It's hard to figure out what to do at then entrance but we and a French speaking lady finally made it. No pictures allowed. Give it a go!

I guess if you just wanted to d Mass there would be no priblem but the museum is worth a visit
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Old May 6th, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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I didn't have a guide in the church but you are watched all the time in the museum. When you enter the courtyard (through the wrought iron gates underneath the beautiful gold entwined A and L), walk diagonally to the right. There's a ticket window. Walk up, say "le musee svp" and hand them your money. It's really easy.
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Old May 7th, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Thank you all -- excellent information!
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Old May 7th, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Dear Palette,

Thanks so much for the web link and for the info on translating the page. I never knew you could do that. I have been copying and pasting into Babelfish. Great tip!
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