Cimetière de Montmartre

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Resting place of many artistic luminaries, the Cimetière de Montmartre is a worthy visit.

Edgar Degas, Alexandre Dumas, the creator of the cancan tune Jacques Offenbach, and Louise Weber, the cancan’s first star performer and painter Toulouse-Latrec’s model.

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