Unique Montmartre 19th century tour: a travel in time w/ an actor

Stroll with father Tanguy from place des Abbesses to the hidden Jardin des Abbesses. Discover on the way the "Mur des je t'aime".

Father Tanguy will then introduce you to the paintings, art and bohemian way of life of the Impressionists in Montmartre. Monet, Manet, Cézane, Pissaro, Morisot, Renoir will have no more secrets for you.

15 min

Immerse yourself in the Impressionists way of life of the Paris of the 19th century.

Discover how the impressionists partied, painted and survived together in the Paris of the Industrial Revolution.

Witness them living for pennies in the Bateau Lavoir hostal. And enjoy the truculent stories father Tanguy will share with you about their habits.

10 min

Your stroll with father Tanguy goes on. As you slowly climb the Montmartre hill, you discover the Moulin de la Galette where father Tanguy will get you into how the impressionists related to modernity, industrialization and how they painted it to underline the issues and challenges at stake in such an evolution.

5 min

Discover how impressionists made painting a part of politcs, thus completely transforming its purpose.

5 min

The Maison Rose is a famous café, dating back to 1896, and it was frequented by a generation of artists who came after the Impressionists, including Pablo Picasso, Maurice Utrillo, and Amedeo Modigliani.

5 min

There are still a few vineyards left in Montmartre, as a reminder that this area was once agricultural. At Clos Montmartre, the annual production is limited to around 1,000 to 1,500 bottles, with the profits being donated to social causes. It is also the occasion to celebrate the Montmartre harvest every year, around October, and gather for a festive time.

2 min

The café ! After painting all day, it’s tradition to gather all night at the café and especially at the famous cabaret Le Lapin Agile. Originally, the place was called the Cabaret des Assassins - Assassin’s cabaret. The name came, ironically, from the idea that all the “assassins” of the world would gather there to remake society: anarchists, rebels, poets, drunkards, and many more. But in truth, the only things being “killed” here were bourgeois ideas, not people. Then, in 1879, the painter André Gill took over the decoration of the cabaret. He decided to paint a rabbit escaping from a cooking pot. People began to exclaim, “That’s Gill’s Rabbit!” — Le Lapin à Gill! — which, over time, evolved into Le Lapin Agile, meaning “The Nimble Rabbit.

This cabaret greeted artists, libertarians, anarchists and many others that seeked pure air in Montmartre. Monet, Renoir and the impressionists used to spend time there while drinking and re-building the world. Time to enter in their dreams...

10 min