Montmartre has a fascinating history, ranging from beheadings to basilicas to cabarets to world-renowned art. With its formidable white dome, towering over everything, the Sacre Coeur Basilica sits at the highest point of Paris on the Montmartre knoll. We took the funicular up, using our Paris Visite card and were awestruck with the Sacre Coeur and its wide stairs and dramatic terrace, from which we saw a beautiful sweeping view of Paris. We did not go inside the church, instead sat in the beautiful terrace gardens, simply enjoying everything around us, before exploring the winding, village-like streets of Montmartre. Montmartre is the best known area where artists gather. Significant artists who lived and worked in the area include Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir. We skipped the funicular and walked down the steep hill past the
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