Montmartre
- Admission:Free
Good Place to Eat, Popular with Locals, Church / Cathedral, Monument - Historical, Plaza / Square
8:47 PM Sunday, May 27
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Montmartre is the hilly part of Paris. There are stairs galore and the crowning glory is, of course, the famous Sacré Coeur Cathedral perched at the top, looming over Paris. There is another church on the hill, the older Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which is the founding place of the Jesuits.
The area is also famous for its nightlife and artists. The Moulin Rouge is here and Pigalle is known both for being the red-light district and for its rock music venues. Artists including Picasso, van Gogh, Monet, Modigliani, Renoir and Dali all lived and/or worked in the area. The Dali Espace museum is also worth a visit.
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This tour is a great way to get a quick overview of Paris so that you know what to come back to and explore in depth. The tour guide (Paolo) was very knowledgeable and also quite personable. There were quick stops at Notre Dame and Montmartre. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to see a good bit of Paris in a short time.
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Montmartre is a special artistic world, where Van Gogh, Dali, Modigliani (...)lived, painted, drank and fell in love with women, ...where narrow streets are charming...where old musician plays old unknown today instrument(???) and atmosphere is musical, bohemian, where fine art is not a chapter of the book but a living existence....The guide was a good story-teller who reminded me a character from the movie Midnight in Paris( I thought I was a character from Midnight in Paris) but to see someone else who is in love with Paris and Monmartre was quite a bit interesting....I highly recommend this walking tour( educational, intresting, inexpensive) that makes your body move and your soul sing!
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Our Paris city tour was conducted in a mini van by Coco who was both entertaining and knowledgable about Paris. She hit all the highlights of Paris and gave us time in Montmartre, which was lovely. Congratulations on having such a great guide.
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Expect to climb some stairs if you decide to explore this area, it is so steep in places there is even a funicular railway. Two metro lines serve the area: line 2, stations Anvers, Pigalle and Blanche, and line 12, stations Pigalle, Abbesses, Lamarck-Caulaincourt and Jules Joffrin.
