It’s Tuesday, your second day in Paris. Let’s discover the north of Paris ! Have a nice walk during day in an typical old district : Montmartre. Then let the charms of the Pigalle’s nights take you away in its madness.
Montmartre
This place used to be an old village that belongs to the city of Paris since 1860. Montmartre is located in the 18th district in the north of Paris, at 130 meters. It still looks like a pretty village with its small streets and shops.
To get there, you’ll have to climb stair treads, and then you’ll arrive to “la Basilique du Sacré Coeur”, the tallest monument in Paris behind the Eiffel tower. From this place you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital.
The “place du Tertre” is quite close to you, with its painters and drawers, its typical alleys and the Espace Dali, a museum dedicated to the works of the surrealist artist. Because at the beginning of the XXth century Montmartre has been an important artistic center in Paris. Famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh or Modigliani, used to live in Montmartre.
Montmartre is also known for its theater and cabarets, with the legendary Chat Noir or Lapin Agile. Famous singers started in those places, for example Edith Piaf and Georges Brassens. In Lepic street (rue Lepic) you can see the wings of the only windmill in working condition of Paris, it was painted by Renoir, that’s what makes it famous.
But there is another famous windmill close, the Moulin Rouge ! In the district of Pigalle, popular for its many bars, theaters, nightclubs, and its sexy reputation.
Pigalle
Pigalle is a place entirely devoted to the pleasures of the fest, according to its reputation. This is in fact a place full of bars, nightclubs, cabarets and sex shops! Many famous artists used to have fun in Pigalle, like Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, Ernest Hemingway or Pablo Picasso.
Le Dandy is a nightclub housed in a former brothel; it makes this place a remarkable testimony to the history of Pigalle.
Le Moulin Rouge is one of the most touristic places in Paris that everyone knows. But nowadays young people can party in La Machine du Moulin Rouge. It’s a huge nightclub, located under the Moulin Rouge, with 3 rooms, and usually some very good music.
There is many others famous concert hall, La Cigale, le Trianon, Le Divan du Monde, la Boule Noire, where you can see actual famous singer, bands or Dj’s.
If you are a bit naughty, there are many sex shop in Pigalle, the biggest one is the Sexodrome, you’ll find everything you need, and others things that you did not know they exist. You can also walk in the small streets, get into a bar and find some girls..
Pigalle has given his name to a brand “Pigalle”, very hipster, and wear by famous rapper around the world, like Asap Rocky, or Rihanna. Finally, Pigalle is the location of all vices, that is a part of the identity of Paris, and make it so beautiful.
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