This whole area is simply amazing and oozing art and culture at every street corner! In order to see more than just the art shops and cafes, it is worth taking the time to follow a short walking tour to explore some of the key points of interest in this area. I took a short tour from the Sacre-Coeur and... More

get lost in the tiny side streets, visit a cafe nestled next to a staircase, check out all the cool street art, and definitely wander into all the fabulous vintage boutiques~ More

Beautiful Paris small streets, nice to spend an afternoon looking at artists having coffee or eating in some nice or little restaurants,there is lots of them enjoy a nice afternoon in Paris More

There are some great restaurants and lots of artisans in this area. If you are already visiting Sacre Coeur it is worth the time to walk over. The main square is extremely crowded, particularly because people stop to watch the sketch artists. There is a great view of the Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks from the edge of the... More

You can still sense the appeal of this area of Paris but you have to work hard to get beyond all the crowds, the tacky tourist shops and touts all vying for your attention. The views of Paris are amazing and the areas away from the immediate vicinity of the Sacre Coeur are quiet and well worth visiting. Be prepared... More

That's what the French say when they mean, "so-so", and it's the perfect way to describe Montmartre. It used to be home to artists, poets and writers who were on the forefront of the "free-thinking" movement that gave Paris its artsy, bohemian vibe, but now it's nothing more than a gathering place for sketch artists who'll draw a portrait of... More

Of course when we arrived at the Sacre Coeur we realised we could have taken an easier way by venicular. More

All Parisian artists used to flock here in the past, including Lautrec who created a place for Moulin Rouge in art history. I especially liked the Basilica of the Sacre Cour. The place was so lively with a huge crowd singing English pop song, an Asian group getting ready for a public performance, a man playing ith football on top... More

Enjoying a great Paris visit with son and his wife and sat at a charming square below the Sacre Couer cathedral, where the street performers gather and several art and flower hawkers strolled by. They were pleasant, but not insistent and it did not seem unusual at first, that two young boys approached and placed two pieces of paper over... More