"Place du Tertre" Montmartre - Sacré Coeur Tip by steph4867

Rising above the city on the highest hill in Paris is the home to a once-thriving artistic community. Even now, after many of the artists have headed to the cheaper areas, Montmartre remains first and foremost a village where a special breed of Parisian lives and drinks. A trip through the streets affords you glimpses of gardens, small cafes filled with locals, and perhaps the sound of a practicing violinist.

Today the aggressive third-rate painters are clustered around the place du Tertre, one of the most tourist attacked spots in the entire city, are the only reminders of Montmartre's artistic heritage. Real artists live behind the hill, in homes on avenue Junot. The last remaining vineyard is Paris can be found on rue des Saules. It produces 125 gallons of wine per year.

Address: Near Sacre Coeur
Directions: Métro: Abbesses; then take the elevator to the surface and follow the signs to the funiculaire, which goes up to the church for the price of a Métro ticket