Paris Montmartre: Walking Tour & Wine Tasting

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 25

LanguagesEN

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Montmartre's Streets, Artists & Wine: A 90-Minute Walk Through Paris's Village

You walk through Montmartre's streets with a local guide, passing the I Love You Wall, historic windmills, artist studios, and the pink house Picasso visited. You reach Sacré-Cœur at the top of the hill for views across Paris, then head to Place du Tertre where artists still work. The tour ends at La Bonne Franquette, where you can add a 45-minute wine and cheese tasting. Arrive 15 minutes early; the route has hills and narrow streets but no stairs.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Montmartre art and culture

Visit the I Love You Wall
Walk Rue des Abbesses street
See the Bateau-Lavoir artists' residence
Pass by the Moulin de la Galette windmill
View the man walking through wall sculpture
See the bronze bust of singer Dalida
Stop at the pink house cafe
Visit the Montmartre vineyard
Enjoy views from Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Stroll around Place du Tertre square
End with wine and cheese tasting at La Bonne Franquette

The Experience

You're standing in front of the I Love You Wall, a small square tucked into Montmartre, and the phrase stares back at you in over 300 languages. Your guide is already pointing out the layers — the neighborhood's bohemian past, the artists who lived here, the way the streets still feel separate from the rest of Paris even though you're in the middle of the city. The 90-minute walking tour of Montmartre moves through these winding streets at a pace that lets you actually see things: the Moulin de la Galette, where Renoir and Van Gogh painted; Rue des Abbesses with its cafés and old storefronts; the pink house that Picasso used to visit, now a café where people stop to take photos. Your guide talks about the Bateau-Lavoir, where Picasso and Modigliani worked, and points out a whimsical sculpture of a man walking through a wall — a reference to a Marcel Aymé story that feels exactly like the kind of detail Montmartre would keep around.

Halfway through, you reach Sacré-Cœur Basilica at the highest point in Paris. The white domes sit above the city, and your guide explains the building's history — how it was controversial when it was built in the late 19th century, how the mosaics inside are worth seeing if you want to go in on your own time. The basilica is free to enter, and your guide gives you the tips on what to look for. From there, the tour moves to Place du Tertre, a square that's still filled with painters, caricaturists, and people sitting at small tables. It's touristy, sure, but it's also the actual heart of what Montmartre was — artists working in public, people gathering around them.

The tour ends at La Bonne Franquette, a restaurant where Van Gogh and Monet actually ate. If you've added the wine and cheese upgrade, you'll spend 45 minutes inside tasting French wine paired with premium cheeses while your guide explains the terroir — what makes one wine different from another, why the soil and climate matter. If you haven't upgraded, you're done, but most people linger in the square or grab a coffee nearby. The whole thing takes 90 minutes if you stick to the main tour, longer if you add the tasting.

What’s included

Your tour includes a 90-minute guided walk through Montmartre with a local, entertaining guide in English.
You'll visit the I Love You Wall, Rue des Abbesses, the Moulin de la Galette, the pink house café, Clos Montmartre vineyard, Place du Tertre, and see the exterior of Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
If you upgrade, you'll also get a 45-minute wine and cheese tasting at La Bonne Franquette, a historic restaurant where Van Gogh and Monet dined, where your guide explains the terroir behind each wine.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by ExperienceFirst

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Montmartre's main spots — the artists' history, the village feel, the views — without figuring out the route yourself or missing the stories behind each street. The guide's pace and knowledge are what make the neighborhood's past come alive instead of just being a series of photo stops.