A few sacred places in Paris where you can listen to music

There are only a few sacred places in Paris where you can only occasionally listen to some music in a historical surrounding. La Sainte-Chapelle, located under the Conciergerie, where Björk gave once a live performance, usually hosts concerts during the New Year period and it’s a very good occasion to enter this mystical place during that time of year. The Eglise Sainte-Eustache, in the center of Paris, near Les Halles, once saw the French singer Camille, who loves to play in incredible places – or the legend Patti Smith singing a capella (without breaking its stained glass window). This same church is usually host to the Music Festival on 21st June – 36 hours of non-stop music which is worth stopping by. In these sacred places, you’re entering a timeless world and it’s always a great privilege to witness such moments. Now, there’s one where most of the 7 million yearly visitors have no clue that it is right beside them. Inside one of the most visited French monuments, the Castle of Versailles, is hiding a pretty rival to the Sistine Chapel: the Palatial Chapel, as it is named, like its Italian sister, has a breathless painted ceiling from 1710. It’s very rich, narrow and high architecture gives the chapel – originally it was a ballet theatre – a magical feeling. The Royal Chapel has not only a crystal clear sound, but also a magical light when the sun goes down as subtle lighting is slowly illuminating. With a first floor where King Louis XIV used to sit, this Royal Opera is literaly a piece of art made of marble and gold, signed by architect Hardouin Mansart. I guess this is where Kanye really wanted to get married – and actually this is where Marie-Antoinette got married for real… So the Chapel is hosting musical concerts all year long, and especially during the Summer Music Festival in July. This season, you can discover 7 operas, 35 concerts and even 3 ballets. Don’t miss Les Boréades, Rameau’s ultimate Opera directed by Mark Minkowski on october 5th or a new version from Les Contes d’Hoffman by Offenbach. These unique moments will be even more unforgettable during the interlude: you can then walk in the park, and there will be just you and a glass of Champagne. Don’t ask for something more romantic.