Exploring Paris’s cemeteries–(Montmartre, Montparnasse, Passy, Père Lachaise, and Picpus)–can be a rewarding task. Artists, statesmen, and industrialists abound in these cities of the dead.

My family of origin has an odd tradition of picnicking in cemeteries. Carrot sticks, sandwiches and homemade cookies will usually be pulled out of our brown paper bags. It doesn’t matter if it’s a ...

Did you know that Pere Lachaise cemetery, where Jim Morrison is buried, is one of the top tourist attractions in Paris? Over 3.5 million people make the pilgrimage every year to visit the legendary ...

The name Montmartre is popularly presumed to derive from the “Mount of Martyrs”, a designation earned by the early Christians who were executed there. The most famous of these was St Denis, marched up ...