At Place Marcel Aymé, just off of Rue Norvins, there is a statue by sculptor Jean Marais called Le passe-muraille, based on a short story by the French author Marcel Aymé (1902–1967), who lived here in Montmartre for many years. In this story a quiet middle-aged office worker named Dutilleul Read More …
At 9:30 on a Sunday morning a group of VirtualTourist members met here at the Café des 2 Moulins at the suggestion of Paul Smith, who used this as the starting point for a walking tour of Montmartre. Anyone who has seen the film Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, starring Read More …
Looming above Paris from its position on a hilltop near the northern edge of the city, the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur can be seen from most places in the eastern half of Paris that have any sort of view at all. So it is certainly a prominent landmark, even for those of Read More …