Montmartre was once home to many of France’s celebrated figures; from actresses to essayists, singers to writers. Just metres away from our hostel is the cemetery where many of these famous artists were laid to rest. Here are 5 more famous writers you can find at the Montmartre cemetery. Émile Zola (1840-1902) Émile Zola was a French playwright, novelist and…
Maurice Utrillo was one of very few painters to actually be born and raised in the bohemian quarter. His mother, Suzanne Valadon, was an artist’s model, who would later herself go on to become a famed artist in her own right. The question of who was Maurice’s father has long been the stuff of legend. Suzanne thought that Renoir or Degas could have been…
Musée Nissim de Canmondo Le musée porte le nom de Moïse de Camondo, riche banquier de religion juive et collectionneur d’art, qui a légué son hôtel particulier et sa collection d’art à l’État français en mémoire de son fils, Nissim de Camondo, mort pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Le musée est situé dans un bel hôtel particulier du XVIIIe siècle…