Paris Cemeteries

Cemeteries in Paris, France

Paris Cemeteries

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  • foxmeister
    Sheffield, UK672 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    No need to repeat what 100’s of reviewers have already said, this place is highly recommended a visit if your never been before, my wife and I and 14yr old daughter found our visit very interesting and curious !
    Don’t forget to book online on the official website exactly one week before your visit, we arrived on Monday having already booked and it was sold out for the day.
    Marked down one star as apparently they don’t provide an audio commentary device to children meaning I had to share mine with my 14yr old despite paying €60 !! An unnecessary cost cutting exercise by them 🙄
    Written 6 December 2024
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  • fionaalfa
    Belfast, UK71 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous place to spend a few hours whilst in Paris. It is great for escaping the busy streets of Paris and having a bit of space and solace. Wonderfully preserved and respectful to those buried there. Absolutely huge and slightly tricky to find specific graves if you are in a rush. Will probably do one of the guided tours next time when I return on my own (my sisters didn’t want to do the tour on this occasion).
    Written 25 December 2024
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  • Brad
    Hong Kong, China1,81,056 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is the second largest cemetery in Paris and dates back to the beginning of the 19th-century. There are around 35,000 plots including famous artists, actors, writers, philosophers and political figures. Many of the tombs are elaborate and quite beautiful to see, the grounds are well kept and peaceful to walk through.

    Best to read up online before arriving if there are particular graves that you want to find. There are also plot maps posted from time to time within the cemetery. Some have information for where to find particular burials that you may be looking for.
    Written 24 October 2024
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  • Hsteinmiller
    Yorktown, VA961 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I think I actually like this cemetery better than Père Lachaise - more intimate, fewer people, and a serene atmosphere. Plus of course I like the resident felines. A lovely place to contemplate life.
    Written 19 June 2024
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  • Hsteinmiller
    Yorktown, VA961 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Spent almost an hour trying to get the exact location of the place - Google Maps was NO help at all, and there is NO signage to inform you that you're in the right place. Head for the big wooden double doors at 35 Rue de Picpus, look to your right to push the entry buzzer. When you hear the click, push the left-most door *hard* - it's extremely heavy. (I tried pushing the wrong side multiple times - I apologized to the concierge once I was inside.) Pay your two euros, then head back to the little chapel for a quick look before exiting and continuing further back. Head right to access the actual cemetery. I was inspired to visit because I live in Yorktown, and it was the bicentennial of Lafayette's farewell tour of the (bigger) United States of 1824. There are other significant graves here - the sixteen nuns who went one by one to the guillotine singing hymns, as well as from more recent conflicts. I was most touched by the plaque of the father and son killed in WWII. (Thankfully there are some lovely chickens wandering around that lightened the atmosphere somewhat.) In spite of my difficulties in finding the cemetery, it was well worth it.
    Written 17 July 2024
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  • scouse1941
    806 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I wanted to visit the Tomb of Dalida, a very elegant but troubled ‘singing star’ of the 1970s. A larger than life talent, she was born in Egypt, lived in France, was a Beauty Queen, and a popular singer. Dramatic, she took her own life but her ‘drama’ is maintained in the Cemetery of Montmartre. See her rendition of ‘Besamé Mucho’ and you’ll understand!
    Written 22 June 2024
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  • MidwestKathM
    Detroit, MI1,127 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    In past visits to Paris, we've visited Pere Lachaise, Montmartre, and Montparnasse cemeteries. It was time to visit Passy! We walked in from the Passy metro stop, so missed the entrance to this great walled cemetery. Found it is quite a walk all the way around the place and through the neighboring streets! Despite having a map, we still were unable to find all the notable graves we hoped to visit. Happy to pay our respects to Edouard Manet and wife Suzanne and his brother Eugene Manet and wife Berthe Morisot. We also stopped by the grave of Claude Debussy and the Givenchy Family plot. Unfortunately somehow missed the Renault mausoleum in the designated section. And couldn't get to the Guerlain plot due to construction in that part of the cemetery. Usually I really enjoy walking through a cemetery, but on this day in Passy, I was disappointed seeing so many neglected mausoleums, many with open doors, covered in moss and detritus. It was more than depressing! Still there were highlights! Aviation pioneer Dieudonne Costes. The colorful mosaic for Tarul Narimbekov. An interesting mausoleum resembling a building, maybe a library. And a view of the Eiffel Tower!
    Written 21 October 2022
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  • Sole2012
    Boston, MA63 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    And smell the roses,so many of them planted in the ground ,and olives and almond trees and herbs,really nice
    Written 27 June 2013
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  • James S
    London, UK27 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    There is a bridge that goes right over the cemetery which is really cool, but the cemetery does look like the most creepy one I have seen visit at your peril! HAHAHA
    Written 11 August 2013
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