And maybe in person on your next visit to Paris… !
The Sacré Coeur of Montmartre
I am a native who loves her city. I’d be delighted to welcome you in person and share my Montmartre with you, off the beaten track, discovering all the best spots of the village often missed by visitors and the most famous spots of the village too (Place du Tertre and the Sacré Coeur)
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Please, keep an eye on this page :The next videos filmed in Montmartre at night will be added to this page (except the Iphone live videos because of their lower quality)
On of the most visited Paris neighborhood – One of the city’s most famous landmarks.
Montmartre is a hill. On its summit : the Sacré Coeur (=Holy Heart). For some Parisians, its nickname is “Paris’ beauty spot“
Sacre Coeur – Édouard Leon Cortès (1882–1969)
A village until 1860 and the feeling still nowadays that you’re not totally in Paris.
Cobblestones narrow and winding streets, quaint houses, vineyards (yes : still nowadays ! A Harvest Festival every 1st weekend of October), 2 windmills, romantic alleyways and long stairways, restaurants and cafés that could be located in Provence, quiet squares. The feeling that you’re far from a big city…
And from the Sacré Coeur terrace : a beautiful view over Paris.
Montmartre : the highlight of artistic life
Matisse
Le Sacré Coeur by Matisse
Camille Pissaro
Le Moulin de la Galette by C. Pissaro
From the end of the 19th century , Montmartre is the center of artistic life in Paris, the model of a free , bohemian existence. Composers, writers, painters, poets are gathering, lived and worked in Montmartre
I’m a bit sad to see visitors going straight up to the top of Montmartre hill, stay for a while near the Sacré Coeur and Place du Tertre, then get back to the Metro stop Abbesses or Anvers. Yes, they’re missing a lot of what makes Montmartre a charming and quiet place, a village with its narrow cobblestone streets, its quaint houses…etc They’re probably missing the most important.
Visit Montmartre in the morning so to avoid too much crowd and if possible, plan to stay at least 3 or 4 hours in the neighborhood, the best would be the day with a break in a nice and quite restaurant or café not too close from the most touristic spots.
Why not start your walk from the Metro Stop Lamarck Caulaincourt (north of the Sacré Coeur) or from the Metro Blanche ? (see the Metro Map – Menu : Useful informations) – Metro Pigalle or Anvers possible too
How to get to Montmartre ?
Lamarck Caulaincourt or Abbesses (line 12)
Blanche, Anvers (line 2)
Buses : 30, 54, 67 or Montmartrobus.
Some addresses :
Le tracteur rouge – 41 rue Caulaincourt – Paris 18 : for a lovely lunch, brunch, or dinner in a charming and very welcoming place. Metro Lamark Caulaincourt (at the bottom of Montmartre hill)
L’Hôtel Particulier – Charming hotel in the middle of Montmartre
L’été en Pente douce – a nice colored tarrace – a quiet village atmosphere – a very pleasant place for a lunch, a drink, a break
Le café des 2 moulins (the café of Amelie (movie)) – 15 rue Lepic – Paris 18 – Rue Lepic : where much of the movie Amelie was shot)
Grenat et Taffetas – Beautiful vintage jewels – 25 rue Houdon – Paris 18 nearby the Place des Abbesses – Metro Stop : Abesses
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Bakery Boris Lumé – 48 rue Caulaincourt – Paris 18
Here is a video shot a rainy winter day in Montmartre
Visit Montmartre, with “Ann Jeanne in Paris”, native Parisian :
Amelie decide to change the lives or those around her for the better. The movie was filmed mainly in Paris. The Café des 2 Moulins where Amélie works is a real place, as the Greengrocer store, the video store…etc
Stylistic, inventive, humoristic and charming movie :
It’s a romantic comedy which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Foreign Film, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Art Direction and Best Original Screenplay. Though the film failed to take home any awards, the film is still very popular in France as much as abroad. It’s stylistic, inventive, charming, humoristic…
Amélie
Amélie in the Café des 2 Moulins
Amélie in the Gare du Nord
Amélie in the Café des 2 Moulins
Nino
Amélie in the street
Amélie writing the Menu
Amelie
Nino
Amélie
Photomatons
A great love story : Amélie and Nino
Amélie falls in love with Nino Quincampoix, a dreamy young man who works in a sex shop and in his spare time collects pictures from railway stations’ photo booths. Since Amélie is so introverted, a great part of the movie’s fun lies in watching the imaginative strategies she invents to seduce Nino.
The café and the Greengrocer :
Amélie isa waitress at the café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre, which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics.
“Amelie” : some of the movie’s locations :
rue Saint Vincent – Paris 18 (Montmartre)
rue des Saules – ” “
Sacré Coeur Church
Amelie’s appartment : 56, rue des Trois frères – Montmartre
The greengrocer store (“Au marché de la butte”) : at the corner of Rue des Trois Frères and rue Androuet (map below)
Café des 2 Moulins : (the art deco café where Amelie works) 15 rue Lepic (map above)
Metro Lamark-Caulaincourt with the double staircase
When you visit Montmartre, take a break at the cafe of Amélie; It’s really like in the movie. It’s a nice and quaint cafe…. but often crowded (everybody wants to visit the Amelie’s cafe…). So maybe choose a weekday and avoid the rush hours (midday and teatime…)
The nearest metro stop to the cafe is “Blanche”.
To feel the atmosphere of the movie, walk the little streets between Lamark Caulaincourt (the metro stop) and the Sacré Coeur.
Amelie (In French : “Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain“) – 2001 – Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet with Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz – Soundtrack by Yann Tiersen
Le Printemps : not only a shopping area but an historic monument and a panoramic view over Paris
“Le Printemps” : one of the 4 largest department stores in Paris (Le Printemps, Les Galeries Lafayette, Le BHV Marais and Le Bon Marché).
The department store “le Printemps” by itself is worth a visit. Its stained glass art deco dome is beautiful. You can see it from the restaurant at the 8th floor of “le Printemps”.
On the top floor, another restaurant and a panoramic terrace from which you have a stunning view all over Paris. You’ll see the Eiffel Tower, the Sacre Coeur basilica which is also called “Paris beauty spot”, and others buildings (Opera, la gare Saint Lazare, Saint Augustin church…)
Some History and more information :
Created in 1865 and listed as a historical monument. 3 buildings, 44 000 m2 with luxury goods, fashion, beauty, homeware, a food hall…etc. 7 eating areas with a wide choice of cuisine.
Practical details :
Le Printemps – 64 boulevard Haussmann – 75009 Paris – Metro stop : Havre Caumartin (nearby) or Opéra (10 minutes walk) – RER : Auber
Monday-Saturday – 9.35am to 8pm. Late-night opening on Thursday until 8.45pm
The terrace is a must-go for its stunning view all over Paris and a pleasant (though very simple) place to have a break and maybe a snack or a drink.
And after your visit to La Printemps, why not going to the Jacquemart André Museum and have a meal in their café, an really exquisite place (and the museum Jacquemart André is wonderful too).
