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A SHORT WALK
MONTMARTRE

Clos Montmartre is one of
the last surviving vineyards in
Paris. The grape harvest is
Distance 1.5 km (1 mile) Nearest metro Abbesses celebrated on the first
Time 20 minutes Metro Lamarck Saturday in October.
EXPERIENCE Paris: Beyond the Centre came here in the 19th century, while in the 20th L’A B R E U V O I R R U E S T- V I N C E N T
The steep hill of Montmartre has proved a
draw for Parisians and visitors for centuries.
Caulaincourt
Artists Théodore Géricault and Camille Corot
Maurice Utrillo immortalized the streets in his
works. The area was also home to artists such
as Picasso, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Today,
this pic turesque district, which in places still pre-
serves the atmo sphere of prewar Paris, is a
perfect place to wander. A stop at the place du
R U E D E
R U E
Tertre is recommended: admire the works of
C O R T O T
street artists and relax with a coffee and pastry.
Au Lapin Agile, a rustic café
and cabaret, was a popular R U S D E S S A U L E S
meeting point for artists R U E S T- R U S T I Q U E
including Picasso.
P L J B C L E M E N T R U E N O R V I N S
R U E L E P I C
Musée de Montmartre features
the work of artists who lived in the area. R U E P O U L B O T
Look out for the Portrait of a Woman R U E D E L A M I R E
(1918), by the Italian painter and
sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. R U E S T- E L E U T H E R E
R U E R AV I G N A N R U E G A B R I E L L E

R U E D R E V E T
R U E B E R T H E

R U E D E S T R O I S F R E R E S

The Espace Dalí Montmartre
is France’s only permanent
collection of the Surrealist
master’s sculptures, paintings
and graphic works.
The bustling place du Tertre is the tourist
centre of Montmartre and is full of
portraitists and other easel artists. Cafés
and bars surround the square.
A passerby looks on as
an artist paints in the 0 metres 100 N
lively place du Tertre 0 yards 100
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