Paris: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
Operating Hours:Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 18:00. Saturday: 08:30 - 18:00. Sunday: 09:00 - 18:00. Winter (November - mid-March): closes 17:30
The Vibe:A wooded hillside of the famous dead
Opened in 1804 on a hill in eastern Paris, this became the city's grandest cemetery. Its cobbled lanes hold the graves of writers, composers and singers from Chopin to Piaf.
Cobbled paths climb between mossy tombs and old chestnut trees. Visitors hush around famous graves as leaves crunch underfoot.
- The most-visited cemetery in the world
- Resting place of Chopin, Wilde, Piaf, Balzac and Jim Morrison
- Opened in 1804 and expanded across a wooded 44 hectares
- A living open-air museum of 19th-century funerary art
Fit For
- 🌍 Culture travellers: "A who's who of French and foreign greats."
- 📸 Photographers: "Ivy, statuary and light through old trees."
- 🧳 Solo: "A quiet, reflective wander at your own pace."
- 💕 Couples: "Oscar Wilde's tomb and leafy lanes make a gentle walk."
Highlights
- Jim Morrison's much-visited grave in Division 6
- Oscar Wilde's winged tomb behind its glass barrier
- The graves of Chopin, Balzac, Proust and Molière
- Édith Piaf's family grave in the eastern divisions
- The Mur des Fédérés, memorial to the 1871 Commune — Hidden Gem
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