Walks · Our pick in Paris
Montmartre: the village on the hill
Steep and steeped in art
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Image courtesy of © Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Montmartre: the village on the hill
From the Abbesses metro, with its Guimard entrance, climb through the lanes past the Place du Tertre and the rue de l’Abreuvoir to the Sacré-Cœur.
Why it's on our list
- Steep in places
- Go early
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Montmartre: the village on the hill before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Montmartre: the village on the hill are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- AbbessesM12250 m3 min walk
- Lamarck - CaulaincourtM12400 m5 min walk
- AnversM2500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- Sacré-Cœur150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Palais Garnier1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Place Vendôme2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- The Louvre2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Musée d’Orsay3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Arc de Triomphe3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Notre-Dame3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Eiffel Tower4.6 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport21 kmCar or taxi 77 min
Main railway stations
- Gare du Nord1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare de l’Est1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gare de Lyon5.2 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Gare Montparnasse5.4 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 23 min