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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
Montmartre & Pigalle free walking tour
Hello! I'm Christian (Kristen). I'm a proactive pensioner, involved in many cultural and social projects here in Paris. I'm a history buff, with a strong interest in European and French history. I've lived for several years in Paris - at a short walking distance from Montmartre. I've lived in six European countries and visited all of them. I speak fluently English, as I'm British educated. I am a Norwegian-born Italian.
Tour description
The midday tour will start from the Pigalle area, and snake its way through the Montmartre streets and alleyways to highlight its history and its association with the impressionist painters.
While gradually walking up to the summit of the Montmartre hill, I'll be showing the best cafes with views, the locations of the famous artist's ateliers, interesting architectural features of the 'village' part of Montmartre, and other more recent artistic curiosities of 20th century Montmartre.
To save time, we'll not be entering the two Montmartre museums or the churches. But passing in front of them, I'll give a short presentation about each of them.
This tour will give you a good experience and feel of what Montmartre is all about, so you can claim to have visited this famous neighborhood.
The tour will also give you advice on what else to see, especially the interior of various buildings of touristic interest. So join me on this tour!
This activity includes:
- Follies Pigalle & Bouillon Pigalle restaurant
- Chat Noir cabaret & restaurant
- Moulin Rouge
- Van Gogh studio & home
- Rue Veron and it’s street art
- French pop culture
- Renoir studio & home
- Picasso studio
- The two remaining windmills
- Amélie filming locations
- St. Pierre church (outside)
- Tertre square ('village' square)
- Sacre coeur church (outside) - end of tour
This is a good introductory tour of Montmartre, with over 25 stops in a little over two hours.
This is what you would call a ‘whirlwind’ tour of Montmartre, so any place that inspires curiosity, can be explored more in depth after the tour. Which conveniently ends a short walking distance to Montmartre’s central square.
The maximum size of the touring group will be twelve persons, but usually it will be between two to six persons, as large groups can be an unsatisfying experience for the individual walker.
Two points of interest are restricted recently. That is the two murals. The ‘love wall’ has been cordoned off due to public works.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Pl. Pigalle, 75018 Paris, FrancePl. Pigalle, 75018 Paris, France
Outside of the middle Pigalle métro station exit (middle métro station exit - I’ll be holding a blue folder & brown grey rucksack. Right opposite the Bouillon and the McDonalds restaurants, on the traffic island).
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1Outside visitPlace Pigalle
Introduction to tour. Description surrounding places and entertainment venues.
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2Outside visitBoulevard de Clichy
Present Pigalle area and now it all started as a commercial and entertainment area.
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3Outside visitRestaurant Le Chat Noir
Tell history of the Chat noir cabaret theatre.
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4Outside visitMoulin Rouge
Tell history of the Moulin Rouge cabaret theatre.
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5Outside visitCafe des Deux Moulins
Present one filming location of ‘Amalia’s fantastic adventures in Montmartre’ , Oscar winning film from 2002.
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6Outside visit54 Rue Lepic
Apartment where Vincent Van Gogh lived and worked for a year and a half.
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7Outside visitRue Véron
7, Rue Veron showing a Tito & Mulk mural honouring COVID pandemic victims
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8Outside visitSaint-Jean de Montmartre
Presentation of Saint Jean modernistic church at corner of Place Abbesse.
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9Outside visitLe Mur des Je t’aime
Briefly present Abbesse metro station and Love Wall mural.
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10Outside visitJardin des Abbesses
Replica of herbal garden of now demolished Monastery. Introduce Association of Old Montmartre.
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11Outside visit12 Rue Ravignan
Cafe Le Relais de la Butte, first view over Paris
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12Outside visitLe Bateau-Lavoir
Place where there was a co-operative of artists, first abode of Pablo Picasso.
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13Outside visit75018 Rue d'Orchampt
House of Dalida , 1980s pop singer.
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14Outside visit83 Rue Lepic
Galette windmill, first windmill
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15Outside visitLe Passe-Muraille
Statue of book hero stuck in the wall.
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16Outside visitImp. Girardon
Presentation of second windmill, Butte fin, In a small park. Show statue of St. Denis.
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17Outside visitBust of Dalida
View over Montmartre, Sacré Coeur.
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18Outside visitLa Maison Rose
House of Maurice Utrillo, painter.
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19Outside visitMontmartre vineyard
Presentation of only vineyard left in Montmartre.
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20Outside visitMusée de Montmartre
Presentation museum and studio of August Renoir.
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21Outside visitChateau d'Eau de Montmartre
View over North side of Paris, iconic souvenir photo with lamp post.
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22Outside visitPlace du Tertre
Beautiful square, been there since the 12 th century. Despite being covered by restaurant tables and hordes of tourists, it’s still worth to see.
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23Outside visitSalvador Dali museum
Presentation museum , other views south side Paris.
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24Outside visitEglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre
Second last stop of tour. The founding of the church with its associated Monastery was fundamental in creating the Montmartre village in the 12th century.
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25Outside visitBasilica of the Sacré Cœur
End of tour, the Basilica will be presented, together with details on how to catch metro, see the best views and answering questions.
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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