18e Arrondissement Town Guide

18e Arrondissement

Right bank, Montmartre

Montmartre

The 18th is the most famous outer quartier of Paris, containing Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge, the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur, and the place du Tertre.

Painters

Utrillo was its native son, Renoir lived here, and Toulouse-Lautrec adopted the area as his own. Picasso painted some of his most famous works at the Bateau-Lavoir (Boat Washouse) on place Emile-Goudeau. Max Jacob, Matisse, and Braque were all frequent visitors.

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