You may think we have a sort of taste for the macabre, but after
visiting the Montmartre cemetery we decided to repeat the experience and explore another monumental cemetery of Paris, the Montparnasse one.
To be honest with you, we actually ended up there quite in a random way, after trying to get into the
Catacombes de Paris and giving up due to a massive, incredibly long queue (eventually we would then end up leaving Paris without ever visiting the catacombes despite several attempts).
Montparnasse area was not far away and we thought about having a walk around to explore the neighborood but then, reading the guide we got tempted by this ancient cemetery!
And if
Montmartre cemetery had a Gothic fascinating atmosphere, Montparnasse is surely not less charming with its sculptures and bizarre decorations, illustrious tombs and large airy spaces filled with trees and flowers.
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| Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Montparnasse cemetery |
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Montparnasse cemetery
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| Samuel Beckett's tomb in Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Serge Gainsbourg's tomb in Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Philippe Noiret's tomb in Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Julio Cortazar's tomb in Montparnasse cemetery |
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| Jean Paul Sartre and Simone De Beauvoir tomb in Montparnasse cemetery |
To all of these people that has filled our world with their love and art we wish to rest in peace in this beautiful little corner of Paris.
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