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Montmartre with its romantic tree lined streets shares a long history with the creative community. These picturesque artists quarters have been home to many famous names including Picasso, Renenoir and Van Gogh. Situated overlooking Paris it is well worth the walk to the crowing basilica of Sacre-Coeur for the spectacular view over the city. This area is also famed for its entertainment with many cabarets, bars and night clubs, it also borders Pigalle the red light district to the south.
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Moulin Rouge
With its big sails it is hard to miss the Moulin Rouge 'the most famous cabaret in the world'. Famed for the cancan dance a... [more] | Sacre-coeur
Commissioned after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 in remembrance of the 58000 people that died the Basilica of the 'Sacre ... [more] |
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