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Street-by-Street: Montmartre

The steep butte (hill) of Montmartre has been Clos Montmartre is one
associated with artists for over 200 years. of the last surviving
vineyards in Paris. The
Théodore Géricault and Camille Corot came grape harvest is
here at the start of the 19th century, and in celebrated on the first
the 20th century, Maurice Utrillo immortalized Saturday in October.
the streets in his works. Today, street painters
thrive on a lively tourist trade as visitors flock
to this picturesque district which in places still
preserves the atmosphere of pre-war Paris.
The name of the area is ascribed to local Metro Lamarck
martyrs tortured in Paris around AD 250, Caulaincourt
hence mons martyrium. RUE ST-VINCENT

6 . Au Lapin Agile RUE DE L’ABREUVOIR RUE
This rustic café and CORTOT
cabaret was a popular RUE DES SAULES
meeting point for
artists including
Picasso.
R U E RUE ST-RUSTIQUE RUE DU MONT CENIS
PL J B CLEMENT N O R V I N S

R U E L E P I C

5 . Musée de
Montmartre RUE POULBOT
The museum features the RUE DE LA MIRE
work of artists who lived in R
the area: this Portrait of a U
E
Woman (1918) is by the
RUE RAVIGNAN
Italian painter and sculptor S T - E L E U T H E R E
Amedeo Modigliani.
P L E R U E G A B R I E L L E
GOUDEA U RUE DREVET
R U E B E R T H E

4 Espace Dalí R U E D E S T R O I S F R E R E S
Montmartre
This is France’s only
permanent collection
of the Surrealist master’s
sculptures, paintings
and graphic works.

3 . Place du Tertre
The bustling square is the
tourist centre of Montmartre
and is full of portraitists and
other easel artists. Cafés and
bars surround the square.

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