Montmartre: Cabarets, Artists and Sacré-Cœur

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

   ~15 min here

   Sacré-Cœur is the Catholic basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, rising at the summit of Montmartre.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Montmartre

   ~3 min here

   Montmartre is both a substantial hill and the Paris district gathered around it.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Mur des je t'aime

   ~3 min here

   The Wall of Love is the tiled mural set into Jehan Rictus garden square in Montmartre.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Moulin Rouge

   ~3 min here

   The Moulin Rouge is the cabaret beneath this unmistakable windmill, whose glowing blades turn the building into a landmark at Place Blanche.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Musée de la Vie Romantique

   ~1 hr here

   The Musée de la Vie Romantique is a literary museum housed in the former home and studio of painter Ary Scheffer, at 16 rue Chaptal in Paris’s Nouvelle Athènes.

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