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Père Lachaise Cemetery

(Cimetière du Père Lachaise)

Cemetery and Historic and Protected Site

Père-Lachaise, Paris

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

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"musician Jim Morrison."(15 Tips)
"many famous artists and scholars including Oscar Wilde"(10 Tips)
"Edith Piaf's grave is not alongside the road, it's a row back."(4 Tips)
"Marcel Proust and Jim Morrisson of course."(3 Tips)

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Artyom FedosovJuly 27, 2016
Numerous beautiful monuments, numerous brilliant people. Try to count how many names of famous people you will recognize.
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Maroula MavrogiannopoulouJune 14, 2016
A beautiful peaceful cemetery that looks like a park.The monuments of many deceased figures of politics or literature/poetry are pieces of architectural art. A wonderful walk without a dark ambience.
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Shawn CallahanApril 16, 2015
Take a photo of the map at the entrance and then plan your route. The graves you are seeking are sometimes hard to find so don't be afraid to step into the narrow paths between the plots.
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New York HabitatOctober 19, 2011
Many famous figures lie in this cemetery, from Jim Morrison, to Chopin, to Oscar Wilde. Try to go on a sunny day and up to the hill to the summit for a beautiful view of Père Lachaise and the city.
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Otel.comOctober 17, 2011
The largest and most visited cemetery in Paris, this is where notable personalities (Oscar Wilde, Chopin, Jim Morrison, Marce Proust) are buried. 16 rue du Repos, 75020 Paris. Tours are available.
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DHR.comSeptember 22, 2011
Largest and one of the most visited cemeteries in Paris, this is where you will find World War I memorials and the graves of famous personalities like writer Oscar Wilde and musician Jim Morrison.
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Emily AndinoJanuary 7, 2019
Quiet, peaceful, beautiful. This cemetery is a huge park, and admission is free. You can visit the resting places of Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, and more.
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Johnny KoutiolasOctober 28, 2023
Pleasant walk around the leafy alleys. The visit can be very educational if you fancy to look up on the net for all those great personas who have been buried here through the years.
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StuartFebruary 5, 2020
Really nice to visit. so interesting. Great view from the top. Sat on bench had a drink and a smoke looked at the amazing view high above Paris. Visted Jim Morrison. 😁
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Stacy Bo BacyApril 30, 2019
Spend an hour exploring one of the most prestigious and popular cemeteries in the world. Come pay your respects to Jim Morrison or Oscar Wilde.
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Brady ThompsonDecember 29, 2016
Very beautiful cemetery. It's difficult to find some graves, so try to use a map. Nice place to spend an hour or so and see the resting place of some famous people.
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Koen Van Den BerghSeptember 25, 2014
Have a map or you will get lost. Plans are at each entrance. A lot of famous people like Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Claude Debussy, Oscar Wilde, JeanJacques Rousseau. An hour visit is nothing here.
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Roaming GnomeOctober 28, 2013
The ghost of a French prime minister is said to yank on your clothes if you get too close. But where else will I get to meet Jim Morrison's ghost? Hotel Reco: http://bit.ly/HnWHhz
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Sergio Gonçalo RodriguesAugust 18, 2015
Dark graves are beautiful. Amazing photographic spot to use 50 mm lenses
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Nico PitneyJune 3, 2014
Didn't look for any celebrities -- just walked along, enjoying the peace and quiet, admiring the interesting grave marks and monuments and reading the sometimes-moving tombstones. Nice experience.
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Juan LlanezaAugust 9, 2015
Look for the grave of Jim Morrison. You will find it in number 30 in this map
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Nina PoppyMarch 28, 2015
So many famous graves to see here.. It's beautiful. Give yourself a few hours and have a map! It's like a village
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NorzOctober 7, 2015
Been here 100+ times
Due to high Vigipirate level, most doors are closed. Eg: the one next to the Père-Lachaise metro. Porte de la Réunion is only open in the morning from 8h/8h30/9h until 9h30, then from 16h-17h30.
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DominicaOctober 9, 2019
Beautiful place, though bit depressing. Do not forget to visit tombs of Edith Piaf and Jim Morrison
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Esse QuadroNovember 27, 2015
I have been there on an autumn day with a lot of fog! There was a magic atmosphere!
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Polina KyriacouJanuary 11, 2016
Very calming place for walking and thinking.
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Olivia WeissSeptember 28, 2013
You can see the graves of many famous artists and scholars including Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Eugène Delacroix, and James Morrison.
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MatteoNovember 29, 2015
Organize your trip before entering. This cemetery is like a labyrinth...the risk is to waist a great amount of time with poor results at the end. Take a map!!!!
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Brad TubbSeptember 14, 2014
Take a photo of the map and any graves you want to visit before you start to explore - all too easy to get lost
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All-Paris-Apartments.comNovember 13, 2012
The world's most visited cemetery, Père Lachaise is also called La cité des morts - The city of the dead - by Parisians.
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Tribegram.comJanuary 5, 2012
A must of any photographer ! I love it in the winter when dustered with snow. Countless great shot to be made (and not only from Jim Morrisson's grave ! )
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periwinkleApril 21, 2013
You really need a map. I didn't find a free map at the entrance, so I took a photo of someone's map with my phone. It doesn't help much, though. Do some research on the internet before you go there.
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Marina ZbozhinskayaNovember 30, 2014
After crowded Paris it is nice to escape with old tombs and many trees, no rush.
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TmuAugust 1, 2015
Most definitely worth a visit when in Paris. Remembert o print out a map of the graves beforehand.
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Adriana FattiniMarch 9, 2013
At the main entrance you can get, free of charge, the 2 plans of the cemetery. Don't buy from the flower shop. Don't get only only one, as it's incomplete.
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Aldana HamermilerNovember 29, 2012
A beautiful experience you should live if you go to France to show your respect to all the great people that lie there.
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Larissa FerroniSeptember 7, 2015
Go in through metro Gambetta! Have a map and stay long, its beautiful ❤️
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Martine VandewieleMarch 2, 2019
magical, quiet ! must do when visiting Paris !
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Mariana VHAugust 28, 2014
Take a camara with you and check the map of the tumbs at the entrance... amazing
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Maria TobarSeptember 6, 2014
This place is huge! Prepare to have a long walk if you want to see most famous graves
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bulatOctober 7, 2012
Proust was buried in Père Lachaise cemetery. If you entry from Gambeta, go straight and turn right at avenue transversale №2.
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FereshtehOctober 27, 2015
Beautiful in autumn! Love this place!
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Jenny FalloverMarch 20, 2015
Some really interesting graves of famous people but the divisions are confusing and its easy to get lost even with a map
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Maweł PazurkiewiczFebruary 20, 2016
Beautiful cementery, definetely worth a visit!
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AnyTripJuly 27, 2011
The trend for famous grave sites was started as a marketing strategy in the 19th century, to get more people to be buried here (it obviously worked!)
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STA Travel U.S.August 17, 2011
TRAVEL FACT: Located in Paris’ 20th arrondissement, this cemetery is the largest in Paris and one of the most famous in the world.
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ZhannaAugust 19, 2017
A must see. Very serene and peaceful
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💕Linds💕January 12, 2016
Find Modigliani's grave it's about 5 stones back from the street. Lots of flowers there.
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Adriana FattiniMarch 9, 2013
Wilde's grave still visible, but unfortunately cleaned from the typical kisses and barricaded by the city hall.
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Jeff HiltsJuly 3, 2014
Make sure you get a map at the administration office, main entrance.
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Alex DobyanNovember 24, 2014
So interesting, especially for fans of French history.
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Gabriela MoOctober 12, 2012
Bring an updated map! From George Melies to Jim Morrison. The place is huge - be awere of the open tombs.
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Hector CalzadaMarch 27, 2016
Visit Jim Morrison grave if you love rock music.
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A S.March 27, 2013
Big, big, BIG! Do not enter during a rainshower. Not much place to hide! But still, Very impressive.
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John GibbonsApril 4, 2012
Great place for a picnic! Quiet, beautiful, and benches throughout.
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