Must-see attractions in Montmartre & Northern Paris

  • Basilica of St. Denis, Paris

    Basilique de St-Denis

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Once one of France's most sacred sites, this basilica was built atop the tomb of St Denis, the 3rd-century martyr and alleged first bishop of Paris who…

  • Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Begun in 1875 in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War and the chaos of the Paris Commune, Sacré-Cœur is a symbol of the former struggle between the…

  • The "wall of love" in Paris.

    Le Mur des je t'aime

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Few visitors can resist a selfie in front of Montmartre's 'I Love You' wall, a public artwork created in a small park by artists Frédéric Baron and Claire…

  • Musée de Montmartre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    This delightful 'village' museum showcases paintings, lithographs and documents illustrating Montmartre's bohemian, artistic and hedonistic past – one…

  • Musée Jacquemart-André

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The home of art collectors Nélie Jacquemart and Édouard André, this opulent late-19th-century residence combines elements from different eras – seen here…

  • La REcyclerie

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    An abandoned Petite Ceinture train station has been repurposed as an eco-hub with an urban farm along the old railway line, featuring community vegetable…

  • Canal Saint Martin, Republique.

    Canal St-Martin

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The tranquil, 4.5km-long Canal St-Martin was inaugurated in 1825 to provide a shipping link between the Seine and Paris' northeastern suburbs. Emerging…

  • Parc Monceau

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Marked by a neoclassical rotunda at its main bd Courcelles entrance, beautiful Parc Monceau sprawls over 8.2 lush hectares. It was laid out by Louis…

  • Parc de la Villette

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Spanning 55 hectares, this vast city park is a cultural centre, kids playground and landscaped urban space at the intersection of two canals, the Ourcq…

  • Musée Nissim de Camondo

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Housed in a sumptuous mansion modelled on the Petit Trianon at Versailles, this museum displays 18th-century furniture, wood panelling, tapestries,…

  • Parc des Buttes Chaumont

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Buttes Chaumont is one of the city’s largest green spaces, with landscaped slopes hiding grottoes, waterfalls, a lake and even an island topped with a…

  • Église St-Pierre de Montmartre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    All that remains of the former Benedictine Abbey of Montmartre, this church dates back to the 12th century and is one of the oldest in Paris, though it…

  • Musée d’Art et d’Histoire

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    To the southwest of Basilique de St-Denis is the Museum of Art and History, housed in a restored Carmelite convent founded in 1625 and later presided over…

  • Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Paris' top museum for kids has a host of hands-on exhibits for children aged two and up, the special-effects cinema La Géode, a planetarium and a retired…

  • Place du Tertre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Today filled with visitors, buskers and portrait artists, place du Tertre was originally the main square of the village of Montmartre before it was…

  • Brasserie la Goutte d'Or

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    An earthy reflection of the gutsy, multiethnic quartier of La Goutte d'Or, this craft brewery is the brainchild of brewmaster Thierry Roche, who turns to…

  • Musée de la Musique

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Inside the Cité de la Musique building within the Cité de la Musique – Philharmonie de Paris complex that also includes the Philharmonie de Paris, this…

  • Musée de la Vie Romantique

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Framed by green shutters, this mansion where painter Ary Scheffer once lived sits in a cobbled courtyard at the end of a tree-shaded alley. The objects…

  • Institut des Cultures d'Islam-Léon

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The Islam Cultural Institute hosts concerts, poetry readings, film screenings, temporary exhibitions, art workshops and cooking classes, all generally…

  • Art 42

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Street art and post-graffiti now have their own dedicated space at this 'anti-museum', with works by Banksy, Bom.K, Miss Van, Swoon and Invader (who's…

  • Philharmonie de Paris

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Silver birds flutter across the dazzling metal façade of Paris' futuristic Philharmonic, a striking piece of contemporary architecture within the Cité de…

  • Le Bateau Lavoir

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    In the late 19th century and early 20th century impoverished artists Max Jacob, Amedeo Modigliani and Pablo Picasso – who painted Les Demoiselles d…

  • Musée Cernuschi

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The recently renovated Cernuschi Museum comprises an excellent and rare collection of ancient Chinese art (funerary statues, bronzes, ceramics), much of…

  • Playground Duperré

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Looking more like a dramatic street-art installation, Paris' 'most beautiful basketball court' was redone in 2017 by Parisian design studio Ill-Studio in…

  • Le Passe-Muraille

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Just north of Montmartre's famous windmills, on place Marcel Aymé, watch a man pop out of a stone wall. Created by artist Jean Marais in 1989, the…

  • Cimetière de Montmartre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    This 11-hectare cemetery opened in 1825. It contains the graves of writers Émile Zola (whose ashes are now in the Panthéon), Alexandre Dumas fils and…

  • Moulin Blute Fin

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Sister windmill to surviving Moulin Radet on the same street, this abandoned 18th-century windmill ground flour on its hillock perch above rue Lepic. It…

  • Le 104

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    A funeral parlour turned city-funded alternative art space, Le 104 is a hive of activity. It essentially supports and encourages young artists, and a…

  • Église St-Vincent de Paul

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Built on the site of a former prison, this magnificent 1844-completed church has a richly decorated, colonnaded interior inspired by Roman basilicas…

  • Moulin Radet

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    One of 12 windmills that dotted the hill of Montmartre in the mid-18th century, Moulin Radet is one of just two remaining today. The Radet windmill dates…

  • Clos Montmartre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Epitomising Montmartre's enchanting village-like atmosphere, the quartier has its own small vineyard. Planted in 1933, its 2000 vines produce an average…

  • Institut des Cultures d'Islam-Goutte d'Or

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    This branch building of the nearby Islam Cultural Institute, in the heart of the Goutte d'Or neighbourhood, hosts exhibitions, concerts, poetry readings…

  • Citéco

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    This splendidly renovated, turreted neo-renaissance townhouse, built by architect Jules Février for banker Emile Gaillard in the late 19th century, is the…

  • Dalí Paris

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    More than 300 works by Salvador Dalí (1904–89), the flamboyant Catalan surrealist printmaker, painter, sculptor and self-promoter, are on display at this…

  • L'Aerosol

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Street art is showcased at this cavernous museum inside a former SNCF freight railway station. French and international artists here include Mr Chat,…

  • Halle St-Pierre

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Founded in 1986, this museum and gallery is in a lovely former covered market. It focuses on the primitive and Art Brut schools; there is no permanent…

  • Porte St-Denis

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Along with the Porte St-Martin, this triumphal arch was built in the late 17th century to commemorate a victory by Louis XIV’s armies. At the time of its…

  • Abbesses Metro Entrance

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Designed by art nouveau architect Hector Guimard, Abbesses' wrought-iron, glass-canopied metro entrance is Paris' only remaining Model A entrance, and one…

  • Porte St-Martin

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Commemorating victories by Louis XIV’s armies, this triumphal arch was – like the Porte St-Denis – built in the late 17th century, replacing gates in the…

  • Le Bal

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Contemporary photography exhibits feature at this two-floor gallery, which has an excellent bookshop and an Austrian cafe, Otto. Watch for film screenings…

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