Must-see fort · Paris, Ile-de-France
Saint-Jacques Tower
Tour Saint-Jacques
Saint-Jacques Tower is a fort in Paris, Ile-de-France.
Saint-Jacques Tower: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Saint-Jacques Tower
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Saint-Jacques Tower — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 48.85800, 2.34890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Saint-Jacques Tower
- Conciergerie · museum · Paris · ~0 km · Must-see
- Centre Pompidou · museum · Paris · ~0 km · Must-see
- Sainte-Chapelle · church · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Cloître des Billettes · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Archaeological Crypt of the Notre-Dame Forecourt · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Le Défenseur du temps · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Église Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux · church · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Rue des Rosiers · temple · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Hôtel de Soubise · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Bourse de Commerce · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Musée des Archives nationales · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Musée du 11 Conti · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Musée de la chasse et de la nature · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Hôtel de Rohan · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Musée Adam Mickiewicz · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- The Cluny Museum · museum · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs · church · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Saint-Jacques Tower
- Archaeological Crypt of the Notre-Dame Forecourt · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Le Défenseur du temps · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Hôtel de Soubise · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Hôtel de Rohan · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Thermes de Cluny · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Mur de Charles V · fort · Paris · ~1 km · Must-see
- Fontaine Molière · fort · Paris · ~2 km · Must-see
- Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire · fort · Paris · ~2 km · Must-see
- Pantheon · fort · Paris · ~2 km · Must-see
- Luxembourg Palace · fort · Paris · ~2 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Saint-Jacques Tower open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Saint-Jacques Tower yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Saint-Jacques Tower?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Saint-Jacques Tower?
Nearby: Conciergerie (museum, 0 km), Centre Pompidou (museum, 0 km), Sainte-Chapelle (church, 1 km), Cloître des Billettes (museum, 1 km), Archaeological Crypt of the Notre-Dame Forecourt (fort, 1 km), Le Défenseur du temps (fort, 1 km).
Is Saint-Jacques Tower worth visiting?
Saint-Jacques Tower is listed as a must-see fort in Ile-de-France on Spotwander.