La Basilique du Sacre-Coeur which was built between 1876 and 1910. The Revolutionary movement of the Paris Commune of 1871 and its merciless repression was the origin for the construction of the Basilica as well as the loss of French lives in the disastrous Franco-Prussian War and the capture of Paris by the Prussian in 1870. However it is a controversial building as many people still consider the Basilica as the symbol of the authority of the State over the inhabitants of the capital. The Basilica was also the site of the capture of French intelligence officer Gustave Bertrand by the Germans on January 5, 1944. The steps of the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur affords a spectacular and romantic view of Paris.

Place de Tertres, which is famous the world over for its outdoor cafes and artists, and a reminder of the creative community of artists that lived and worked here, such as Picasso, Utrillo, Derain, Braque, Modigliani.

he famous "Moulin Rouge" renowned for the "Can-Can" and Toulouse Lautrec on our way to take a Coffee Break at the cafe where the very successful movie "Amelie", about a Parisian waitress, was filmed. The movie won several Cesars (French movie awards) and was nominated for a number of Oscars. The movie is, for the most part, set in Montmartre.

Renoir, the great impressionist artist, lived in Montmartre and his painting of the Sunday afternoon dance in the acacia-shaded courtyard of the dance-hall "Moulin de la Galette" is one of his happiest compositions. The windmill from which it gets its name is still standing. Monet, Degas and Van Gogh all lived or worked on the "Butte".

La Cremaillere,a traditional restaurant right on the Place du Tertres, is on the famous Place du Tertre, where artists and intellectuals would meet. Just before World War I many artists such as Picassso, Modigliani, Utrillo and Apollinaire lived nearby. A few more recent guests Dalida the famous French singer has visited, Lance Armstrong and his Winning Tour de France team. where you will have dinner.

Au Lapin Agile", which actually began as a cabaret for hashish users, but became the meeting place of the fathers of Modern Art. Just before World War I many artists and writers such as Picassso, Modigliani, Utrillo, Derain and Apollinaire lived nearby and would meet here. The interior has not changed over the years and has a flavor of Montmartre as it was at the turn of the century when it was a favorite of local artists and 'bohemians'. The walls are full of paintings by artists who frequented the Cabaret, and you still sit at communal tables and join in the singing of "French chansons" and enter and leave as you wish. A lot of " chansonniers " made their debut here as Georges Brassens and Claude Nougaro. In 1905, Picasso gave his famous painting "Au Lapin Agile" to the cabaret, wherein Picasso is represented as a harlequin and Fred, one of the owners, plays the guitar. This painting belonged to the cabaret for years; until, in 1912, Frede sold it for twenty dollars... In 1989, it was auctioned at Sotheby's for 41 million dollars!