The journal, page 2

Continue through our archive of cemetery history, grave stories and practical Paris comparisons. For current access advice, start with the complete visitor guide.

Three contrasting styles of Parisian funerary monument photographed side by side

3 February 20266 min read

Père Lachaise vs Montmartre vs Montparnasse: which Paris cemetery?

Forty-four hectares on a hill, nineteen on the flat, and eleven in a former quarry under a road bridge. They are not interchangeable, and one of them is probably wrong for you.