Your Tour Itinerary:
Stop 1 - The Bourse Building - Headquarters
Stop 2 - Betsy Ross House
Stop 3 - National Constitution Center
Stop 4 - Chinatown
Stop 5 - Reading Terminal
Stop 6 - Love Park
Stop 7 - Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter & Paul
Stop 8 - Logan Square
Stop 9 - Rodin Museum
Stop 10 - Eastern State Penitentiary
Stop 11 - The Perelman Building
Stop 12 - The Rocky Steps
Stop 13 - The Philadelphia Art Museum
Stop 14 - Please Touch Museum & Memorial Hall
Stop 15 - The Philadelphia Zoo
Stop 16 - The Barnes Foundation
Stop 17 - Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Stop 18 - Mutter Museum
Stop 19 - Ritten House Square
Stop 20 - Kimmel Center
Stop 21 - Antique Row Pennsylvannia Hospital
Stop 22 - Head House Square South Street Vietanam Memorial
Stop 23 - Korean War Memorial
Stop 24 - Spruce St. Harbor Park
Stop 25 - Penns Landing
Stop 26 - Christ Church Arden Theatre
Stop 27 - American Jewish History Museum
Hours: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
EXEMPTIONS
The following groups are eligible for free access to the Grands Appartements tour, on presentation of the relevant ID :
- under 18s ;
- long-term EU residents of any nationality, aged 18 to 25 ;
- registered disabled persons or war veterans (plus personal assistant) ;
- those receiving minimum pension payments, single parent benefit, unemployment allowance or similar welfare payments ;
- Pass Education holders ;
- university and art school students ;
- public museum conservation and research staff, Ministry of Culture and INHA (Institut national d’histoire de l’art) staff ;
- journalists with a valid press pass ;
- conference speakers and tour guides ;
- ICOM and ICOMOS members ;
- bus drivers accompanying groups ;
- school tour guides/assistants (limited to one per seven students)
- members of the Société des amis et mécènes du château de Fontainebleau (SAMCF).
A former convent and theatre, the Liceu hasn't always resembled the opera house we see today. Its history is full of ups and downs and mysteries that make this cultural icon a key venue which we invite you to discover on a guided tour of the building.
You'll walk through its most representative areas, starting with the historic lobby, in the eclectic Catalan Renaixement style. From there, you'll continue to the auditorium, an exact replica of the impressive horseshoe-shaped hall designed by the architect Miquel Garriga i Roca in 1847. You'll go up to the Hall of Mirrors, an imposing room with a ceiling decorated with allegorical paintings and texts referring to art and music. You'll discover the new foyer, the area where people used to relax during the interval and currently a multi-purpose room which hosts small-scale performances.
