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Self-guided free tour

Montmartre: The village perched above Paris

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
1 h 50 min approx.
Distance
3.0 km on foot
Stops
10 stops

A loop around the hill that Paris annexed in 1860 and never quite tamed. From Guimard's metro entrance and the Wall of Love to Van Gogh's home, the last windmills, the man trapped in the wall, the cabaret of the painting donkey, Suzanne Valadon's house, the Place du Tertre, the Sacré-Cœur and the garden of the Commune, ending at Picasso's studio. Ten stops, about three kilometres with steep climbs and stairs on the way down, and about two hours, not counting time inside the buildings.

Start and end Place des Abbesses and the Wall of Love

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 10 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Place des Abbesses and the Wall of Love Start

    450 m · 6 min on foot

  2. 2

    54 Rue Lepic, Van Gogh's home

    340 m · 5 min on foot

  3. 3

    Moulin de la Galette

    110 m · 2 min on foot

  4. 4

    The Man Who Walked Through Walls

    340 m · 5 min on foot

  5. 5

    Au Lapin Agile and the Montmartre vineyard

    140 m · 2 min on foot

  6. 6

    Musée de Montmartre, Suzanne Valadon's house

    240 m · 3 min on foot

  7. 7

    Place du Tertre

    250 m · 4 min on foot

  8. 8

    Sacré-Cœur and the viewpoint

    300 m · 4 min on foot

  9. 9

    Square Louise-Michel and Halle Saint-Pierre

    530 m · 8 min on foot

  10. 10

    Bateau-Lavoir

    280 m · 4 min back to the start

  11. Back at Place des Abbesses and the Wall of Love

    The tour ends where it started.

How it works

  1. 1. Get to the start

    Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.

  2. 2. Listen

    At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.

  3. 3. Follow the map

    Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.

Before you set off

Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.

  • It is a loop: you finish where you started.
  • Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
  • The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
  • The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
  • Available in Spanish and English.
Photo credits
  • 1. Place des Abbesses and the Wall of Love: Maimaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. 54 Rue Lepic, Van Gogh's home: Mbzt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. Moulin de la Galette: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. The Man Who Walked Through Walls: Mbzt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Au Lapin Agile and the Montmartre vineyard: David McSpadden from Daly City, Unite... · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Musée de Montmartre, Suzanne Valadon's house: Musée de Montmartre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. Place du Tertre: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. Sacré-Cœur and the viewpoint: Superchilum · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 9. Square Louise-Michel and Halle Saint-Pierre: Superchilum · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 10. Bateau-Lavoir: en:User:Davequ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons