What do medieval winemaking nuns have to do with a 19-year-old Black American girl dancing in a banana skirt in Paris?
On this tour, we connect those dots, tracing how Montmartre came to be, and the larger global forces that drew Black Americans, Africans, and Caribbeans to this very special part of Paris.
On this walk, you’ll get:
A clear, engaging history of Montmartre beyond the usual stories
The chance to see the neighborhood’s major sites through a fresh lens
A local guide who knows how to avoid most of the crowds (and pigeons )
A deeper understanding of how movement and migration shape places, and why Montmartre became a crossroads for Black life and culture
Höhepunkte
2 Stunden
Angeboten in Englisch
Kostenlose Stornierung
Mobiles Ticket
2 Stunden
Angeboten in Englisch
Kostenlose Stornierung
Mobiles Ticket
Was ist enthalten?
Tips on what else to see, eat and do in the area
Tour is rain or shine (it rains often in Paris , but usually lightly)
Guided by a local who cares about the neighborhood!
Meals
Gratuities
We won't be entering Sacré Cœur, but will be taking in the views.
We won't be entering the Moulin Rouge
Treffpunkte
Abreise
2 Pl. Constantin Pecqueur
I'll be standing right at the door! It shouldn't be too crowded, so I'll be easy to spot.
Rückkehr
52 Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Wichtige Informationen
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Assistenztiere erlaubt
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Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel sind in der Nähe verfügbar
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Geeignet für alle körperlichen Fitnessniveaus
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There is some uphill walking
Stornierungsbedingungen
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What do medieval winemaking nuns have to do with a 19-year-old Black American girl dancing in a banana skirt in Paris?
On this tour, we connect those dots, tracing how Montmartre came to be, and the larger global forces that drew Black Americans, Africans, and Caribbeans to this very special part of Paris.
On this walk, you’ll get:
A clear, engaging history of Montmartre beyond the usual stories
The chance to see the neighborhood’s major sites through a fresh lens
A local guide who knows how to avoid most of the crowds (and pigeons )
A deeper understanding of how movement and migration shape places, and why Montmartre became a crossroads for Black life and culture
Höhepunkte
2 Stunden
Angeboten in Englisch
Kostenlose Stornierung
Mobiles Ticket
2 Stunden
Angeboten in Englisch
Kostenlose Stornierung
Mobiles Ticket
Was ist enthalten?
Tips on what else to see, eat and do in the area
Tour is rain or shine (it rains often in Paris , but usually lightly)
Guided by a local who cares about the neighborhood!
Meals
Gratuities
We won't be entering Sacré Cœur, but will be taking in the views.
We won't be entering the Moulin Rouge
Treffpunkte
Abreise
2 Pl. Constantin Pecqueur
I'll be standing right at the door! It shouldn't be too crowded, so I'll be easy to spot.
Rückkehr
52 Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Reiseplan
1
Weinberg Clos Montmartre
We begin at a small vineyard tucked among apartment buildings, a reminder that Montmartre was once covered in vines. The wine sold here set the stage for a community that would eventually welcome an extension of the Harlem Renaissance.
10 Minuten
2
Das kleine rosa Haus von Montmartre (seit 1920)
We pass one of Montmartre’s most photographed streets and buildings, a picture-perfect moment.
0 Minute
3
Saint-Pierre-Kirche von Montmartre
One of the oldest churches in Paris, Saint-Pierre marks Montmartre as sacred ground and a site of pilgrimage for African and Caribbean seminaries in the early 1800s. For years, people from all over the world climbed this hill, tracing the steps of Montmartre’s legendary bishop.
15 Minuten
4
Basilika Sacré-Coeur von Montmartre
We won’t enter the basilica, but we’ll unpack the tragic events that led to its construction and how they shaped Montmartre’s rebellious, outsider culture.
15 Minuten
5
Place du Tertre
At Montmartre’s center, where art and politics collide, we revisit post–World War I celebrations honoring Black soldiers, alongside a lesser-known and more troubling commemoration held in the square.
10 Minuten
6
Das Boots-Lavoir
Best known as Picasso's studio, the Bateau-Lavoir gives us a moment to step beyond the famous names and look at the work of lesser-known Black artists who passed through Montmartre, artists shaped by the same precarity, and experimentation that defined the hill.
10 Minuten
7
Die Galette-Mühle
We pass by the Moulin de la Galette, once a windmill turned popular dance spot, where working-class Parisians, artists, and outsiders gathered.
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8
Moulin Rouge
In front of the Moulin Rouge, we see how Montmartre’s rebellious spirit spilled downhill into Pigalle’s looser nightlife, creating a rare space that welcomed Black performers.
5 Minuten
9
Pigalle-Viertel
We stop at the former site of Chez Josephine, where we unpack the performance that made Josephine Baker a star and how it clashed with the ideals of the Negritude movement.
15 Minuten
10
Pigalle-Viertel
We end at the former site of Le Grand Duc, a hugely popular jazz club and pillar of Paris’s Jazz Age. Here, we trace how that era came to an end and where Black communities in Paris took root afterward.