The Butte Montmartre

Montmartre is a district full of authentic charm, and La Butte Montmartre is the highest top of the capital. It is famous for the Sacré-Coeur basilica and its magnificent view of Paris. In some other words, we should say the hangout place for Bohemians and street entertainers offering background music or a juggling show. The passers-by are always delighted to walk through that festive atmosphere.

Indeed before its grand entrance, you have wide and great stairs built on a slope from which you have an incredible view of Paris, and a part of that slope is covered by lawn so you and your partner can sit on. To access the top, you have to climb the 222 steps leading up through the Louise Michel public garden. Otherwise, you have a funicular railway that will bring you to the place. A mild spell is, of course, the best moment to go to that place so you can enjoy a picnic or flick through a magazine.

After visiting the basilica, you enjoy strolling around this historical area: Place du Tertre and its famous caricaturists, the Espace Dalí, the Montmartre grapevines, the cabaret du Lapin Agile, the Musée Montmartre. The walk continues down to the world-famous Moulin Rouge cabaret. On the way, there is plenty to interest visitors: arty and trendy shop windows in rue des Abbesses and rue Tardieu, shops in rue Lepic, the cosmopolitan rue de Steinkerque, the saucy Pigalle district, and Montmartre cemetery. A few minutes' walk from the Moulin Rouge, in SoPi (South Pigalle), the tea room in the garden of the Musée de la Vie Romantique is a delightful place to stop for refreshments.