Père-Lachaise Cemetery is beautiful, old cemetery with a lot of beautiful statues. Peaceful athmosphere glows around the place and you can easily spend half a day just wandering around. Map would be useful but if you're not looking specific graves, it's not necessary. There are some must-to-see graves, like for example Jim Morrison (and Jim Morrison's chewing gum tree), Édith... More

Being as my husband is a big Doors/Jim Morrison fan I knew we'd have to check out Pere-Lachaise. It was a much more interesting, enjoyable site than I would have expected. It's quiet (unlike most of Paris) and incredibly interesting. Though it wasn't crowded, several people were there. Our only disappointment was that Morrison's gate is now fenced off so... More

We ended up here on one of our last days in Paris. A rainy April day. It was lovely. The architecture alone is awe inspiring. Each mausoleum was unique and many were spectacular. You can get a quick glimpse in an hour, but you could easily spend an entire day here. We were traveling with our children(4 and 9) and... More

Choose your map carefully. The €2.5 large map is the one to get. While it does not have every notable grave listed on it, most are included. I recommend that you adopt a thematic approach. It took us a day to see the graves of artists, composers and opera singers of which there are many buried here. Even using a... More

My daughter is studying in Paris for the semester and happened to get a host family who lives less than a block from Pere Lachaise. Having heard that it is the burial place of several famous people, from Jim Morrison to Edith Piaf to Oscar Wilde, we decided to take a walking tour. The cemetery is crowded with historical graves... More

Song by Jim Morrison....this is where he lies. So lies Fredrick Chopin and other great people in history. Get path directions from book by Rick Steves....beautiful walking tour of the Cemetery as to where the who's who are laid to rest. Probably the most uncrowded and peaceful place to visit in Paris. Recommended. More

I love this Paris haunt, so interesting, so beautiful...but it is vast so don't do it in a rush.. More

My daughter and I had a wonderful time at the least expected place. Pere-Lachaise is unique. It was lightly snowing, the crows were resting on the bare trees, cats were roaming about. The perfect scene for an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The attendant was very friendly and polite. We had the time of our lives. Strange, isn't it. Worth the long... More

I took that line from J MORRISONS SONG "RIDERS IN THE STORM". His grave is there as many of the historical writters in our history. It is a nice cemetery to hang with the dead. More