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Montmartre

Name: Montmartre
Address: Paris, IDF, FR

2,605 locals recommend

Why locals recommend it

Close to Sacré Coeur, Montmartre is one of the most romantic area in Paris. Calm and charming this place is very beautiful

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Tips from locals

Victor

August 10, 2022

Montmartre is a district of the 18th arrondissement of Paris (France) dominated by the Sacré-Coeur basilica. Since the 19th century, it has hosted many artists such as Picasso or Modigliani and has become the symbol of a bohemian way of life. Until 1860, Montmartre was a commune in the Seine department. That year, under the capital extension law, the town was annexed by Paris with the exception of a small part which was assigned to the town of Saint-Ouen.

Holidays-Discovery

July 25, 2022

Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m (430 ft) high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by rue Caulaincourt and Rue Custine on the north, Rue de Clignancourt on the east, and Boulevard de Clichy and Boulevard de Rochechouart to the south, containing 60 hectares (150 acres). Montmartre is primarily known for its artistic history, the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a nightclub district. The other church on the hill, Saint Pierre de Montmartre, built in 1147, was the church of the prestigious Montmartre Abbey. On August 15, 1534, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Francis Xavier and five other companions bound themselves by vows in the Martyrium of Saint Denis, 11 rue Yvonne Le Tac, the first step in the creation of the Jesuits. Near the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the twentieth, during the Belle Époque, many artists lived, worked, or had studios in or around Montmartre, including Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, and Vincent van Gogh. Montmartre is also the setting for several hit films. The toponym Mons Martis, Latin for "Mount of Mars", survived into Merovingian times, gallicised as Montmartre.

Dunni

July 24, 2022

Immerse yourself in the artsy Montmartre district. Its surrounding streets, especially around Place du Tertre in Abbesses, have a creative, bohemian vibe, and the arrondissement is teeming with painters and street art. Got a curious eye? Delve into the area’s history at the Museum of Montmartre, its gardens, and the Montmartre vineyards.

Nicolas

July 4, 2022

That's classic, romantic Paris : that's Amélie Poulain, Sacré Coeur (look into its not so glorious history), An American in Paris. But it's also a great place to go shopping and stroll in the paved streets. Take a walk on rue Lepic, then Place des abesses, rue la vieuville and up and up and up. Enjoy.