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Sacred Heart Basilica of Montmartre (Sacre-Coeur)


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #61 of 798 attractions in Paris
Traveler Description: Sacre-Coeur is amazing, sitting as it does at the highest point in Paris on the hill of Montmartre.  As it sits at the very top of the hill, you can... more »
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Historic site, Religious site
Activities: Watching sunrise/sunset
Address: 35, rue de Chevalier-de-la-Barre
Montmartre 75018 Paris
France
Tel: 33 (0)1 53 41 89 00
Fax: 33 (0)1 53 41 89 19

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5 of 5 stars
Ukewidow   6 contributions
Cambridge
Nov 18, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We visited Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur by using the little road train located outside the Moulin Rouge. The views as you approach don't prepare you for the fantastic building at the top of the hill. The views from the top of the steps over Paris are breathtaking and for once the Eiffel Tower isn't immediately obvious unless you go... more

Beautiful
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5 of 5 stars
Camy28   6 contributions
Brasov
Nov 18, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Is a great place and very peaceful.You should go their. more

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4 of 5 stars
Marmota1981   1 contribution
Paris
Nov 16, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

The church itself is a fantastic spiritual place, amazing architecture. Easy to acces it by metro, from the Anvers station. You can take the the funicular from the bottom of the hill or climb the aprox 200 steps of stairs to get to the church. DON'T visit in the evening time, as the place is surounded by "gentlemen" selling alcohol... more

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3 of 5 stars
BlueHooligan   5 contributions
Winnipeg
Oct 29, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

This Basillica was one of the last sites we saw on out 3 week Europe trip. To be honest, we were basillicaed out by that time LOL, but it was an impressive looking structure. We got a kick out of all the street performers, there were some talented people. Very entertaining! The area is kind of run down compared to... more

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2 of 5 stars
sammy22_uk   3 contributions
West Yorkshire
Oct 22, 2009
0/2 found this review helpful

We have just got back from a lovely stay in Paris having got the Eurostar over from London. We visited the Eiffel Tour, Le Louvre and everywhere in between. It's a lovely place and people were generally friendly. I think it was worth speaking a bit of French just to show we'd made an effort to learn some lingo, most... more

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5 of 5 stars
lovinlifecanada   16 contributions
Yorkton, Canada
Oct 10, 2009
2/3 found this review helpful

Recently paid my third visit to Sacre-Coeur. The basilica seems to draw me back and it is a place where I can feel I am in God's house. Ifirst went in 1972 and was moved to my core. Unlike the other "famous churches" in beautiful Paris, Sacre-Cour asks that you be silent and not take photographs out of respect for... more

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2 of 5 stars
helen118   41 contributions
london .uk
Sep 28, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

I had seen the sacre-coeur from a distance and thought what an impressive building it was.Getting up to the church is a clinb and a half. What makes it hard is all the rubbish and broken glass all over the stairs. There are so many people trying to sell u stuff as you go up not pleasant. Inside the church... more

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3 of 5 stars
EmmetFitzhume   3 contributions
Boston, MA
Sep 23, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

I'll echo the sentiment of other reviewers that the church felt too new to be terribly exciting. I enjoyed the Notre Dame Cathedral much more- its architecture/gargoyles and history. The view of the city from here, however, was nice. My wife and I were in Paris for about a week so it was worth seeing for us. However, if your... more

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2 of 5 stars
DrHickenlocher   185 contributions
Irvine, CA
Sep 22, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

Let me first say that Sacre-Coeur really is a *gorgeous* church. It does remind me a bit of the Taj Mahal (in a good way). And set atop the hill, it cuts a very imposing sight against the sky. Inside, the church is also quite beautiful. And once up to the church itself, the views over the city are quite... more

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3 of 5 stars
Akcally   4 contributions
Taylorsville, California
Sep 19, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

I walked into Notre Dame and could feel the centuries of people, like the chuch itself had been seasoned like a cast iron skillet with people's prayers. But Sacre-Couer felt cold and too new and its ostentatious-ness seemed too purposeful (I hope this makes sense). The view is indeed amazing, but the fetish nature of the shops nearby and the... more

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Sacred Heart Basilica of Montmartre (Sacre-Coeur) Address

35, rue de Chevalier-de-la-Barre | Montmartre, 75018 Paris, France
Tel: 33 (0)1 53 41 89 00 Fax: 33 (0)1 53 41 89 19