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Montparnasse Cemetery (Cimetiere Montparnasse)

3 bd. Edgar-Quinet | 14e, Paris, France (Montparnasse)
01-44-10-86-50
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Ranked #85 of 564 attractions in Paris
Type: Cemeteries, Historic Sites
Activities: Walking
Description: The tombs of Charles Baudelaire, Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir are located here.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

We always visit the Montparnasse cemetery while in Paris. It is peaceful and enjoyable. It is also quite deserted without the annoying throngs of the Pere Lachaise tourist mecca. Well, of course, it is a virtual encyclopedia of the French life, politics, arts, and literature. Plus one could take a stroll in the legendary Montparnasse area or head towards the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Going to a cementery is probably not the very first option that comes to my mind when traveling, but this still operation museum contains interesting graves. Have you ever wonder where Jean Paul Satre was buried? Or someone even closer to us (Mexico). Do you have an idea of where Porfirio Diaz is? .... That is correct! They are both... More

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scotland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

We decided to visit the cemetery last minute as we had a few hours to kill (pardon the pun) before travelling home. It was good to see the different gravestones and crypts of the rich and famous as well as those less known. They are so different to what they have in our culture. Some of the stain-glass was beautiful.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013

Some very interesting grave sites here, including the St. Saens family crypt for music lovers, and the charming film-themed stones of Henri Langlois head of the Cinematheque Francais. Dreyfuss's site is still being vandalized, which speaks to the importance of that affair in French history.

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Paris, France
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

I love cemeteries and this is one of the four in Paris worth visiting. If you only have so much time you should skip this one and go for the others.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2013

Sculptures from Brancusi, César, Niki de Saint Phalle, Laurens are among the different jewel that you can find within this cemetery. Less known than it's big brother "Le cimetierre du Père Lachaise", the montparnasse cemetary is nonetheless as rich in famous grave. Last home of many artist of the Montparnnos time, people from every continent have been buried here: Baudelaire,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2013

I adore Saint sans... he's here!! good 'ol' Camile. All the time I was looking for him all I could hear was Organ No3 and sad bu@@er that I am when I found his family plot ... my eyes moistened with my own feelings of mortality what I have done and what other have who reside here.. and I am... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2012

Pick up a free guide in the little building at the main entrance and wander through this fascinating cemetery full of unique and artistic grave markers. See where Jean-Paul Sartre, Samuel Beckett, and Man Ray are buried, to name a few. I happened to be there when a British film crew was making a film which made it even more... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 December 2012

It may seem morbid, that of all the things to do in Paris, I was looking forward to visiting Paris’ famous graveyards. But death is a part and parcel of life and I wanted to check out these graves 1. Out of curiosity and 2. To pay tribute to some of my favourite authors and poets. So we walked in... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2012

Take time out of the busy city scene to visit a historic location which is both moving and fascinating. Ordinary families visit their loved ones alongside some famous names including Samuel Beckett.

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