Montmartre Self Guided Tour of Scandal and Art

2 to 4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 6 more

A donkey once painted a canvas with its tail and fooled the entire Paris art world. A teenager was executed here for refusing to remove his hat. A gunshot in a café started the grief that helped launch a movement in modern art. This is Montmartre, and these are the stories the postcards never tell you.

Walk the hill with local guide Léo narrating every step on this self guided audio tour, from the birth of the Moulin Rouge to the wall where I love you is written in two hundred fifty languages, the studio where Picasso painted Cubism into being, and the gleaming dome of Sacré Coeur Basilica. The tour runs at your own pace using GPS triggered narration on your phone, so you can pause for coffee, take photos, or linger as long as you like. Over 20,000 travelers have used your self guided tours, and the tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

What's Included

100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Moulin Rouge

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End point
Vigne du Clos Montmartre

Itinerary

Duration: 2 to 4 hours (approximately)
  • Moulin Rouge (Pass by)

    Discover the wild birth of Paris most legendary cabaret, complete with a giant elephant and a flatulist headliner.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Marvel at a relocated Art Nouveau Metro entrance and the church that nearly got demolished before it was built.

    Admission ticket free
  • The Wall of "I love you" (Pass by)

    Find the wall where I love you is written three hundred times in two hundred fifty languages.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Step into the humble building where Picasso painted Cubism into existence and changed art forever.

    Admission ticket free
  • Le Moulin de la Galette (Pass by)

    Spot the historic windmill that inspired Renoir and Van Gogh and once hid a gruesome wartime legend.

    Admission ticket free
  • Dali Museum Paris (Pass by)

    Explore France's largest Dalí collection and learn how a collector turned friendship into hundreds of bronze sculptures.

    Admission ticket free
  • Place Du Tertre (Pass by)

    Wander the highest square in Paris where painters have worked under strict rules for centuries.

    Admission ticket free
  • Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (Pass by)

    Step inside Paris second oldest church and hear the legend of a saint who carried his own head.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Learn the disturbing true story of a teenager executed for refusing to remove his hat.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Stand on the spot where a revolution began and a schoolteacher led the Paris Commune uprising.

    Admission ticket free
  • Sacre-ceour Basilica (Pass by)

    Climb to the gleaming white basilica built as a political statement and admire its vast golden mosaic inside.

    Admission ticket free
  • Musee de Montmartre (Pass by)

    Visit the artists house where Renoir painted masterpieces and Suzanne Valadon built her own career.

    Admission ticket free
  • La Maison Rose (Pass by)

    See the photogenic pink restaurant tied to a tragic love triangle that shaped Picasso's Blue Period.

    Admission ticket free
  • Place Dalida (Pass by)

    Touch the bronze bust of a beloved French singer whose dazzling career hid a private heartbreak.

    Admission ticket free
  • Au Lapin Agile (Pass by)

    Discover the cabaret where a donkey's tail painted a hoax masterpiece that fooled the Paris art world.

    Admission ticket free
  • Vigne du Clos Montmartre (Pass by)

    End at Paris last working vineyard, saved by locals who outwitted a property developer.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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