Montmartre

Montmartre is one of the most beautiful and famous places in Paris. This is the highest point of Paris, which offers a beautiful panorama of the city. The hill of Montmartre is crowned by a white-stone beauty - the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. At a time when there were persecutions against Christians, Saint Dionysius, the first bishop of Paris, was executed here. In honor of Saint Dionysius, Montmartre was named the Martyr's Mountain. Montmartre was the birthplace of the Paris Commune and impressionism. In the 19th century, the picturesque view of Montmartre attracted many artists, musicians and writers, many of whom lived here and others loved to come here and take inspiration. Many famous people left traces of their work here. In Montmartre you can see live paintings of Van Gogh, Renoir, Claude Monet, Maurice Utrilo...