Montparnasse

Montparnasse is a lively Parisian neighborhood located north of the 14th arrondissement.

In Montparnasse its beautiful residential buildings are mixed with shops and offices. It is well connected by numerous metro lines and has a wide range of accommodation along its lively boulevards.

Artists’ quarter

Montparnasse is known for having been the epicenter of Parisian artistic and literary life at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries. Although before that it was already a meeting place for writers, artists and expatriates.

Artists such as Picasso, Dalí, Diego Rivera, Fitzgerald and Hemingway met in its workshops and bars.

What to see in Montparnasse

The neighborhood is well connected due to its strategic location on the left bank of the Seine River and the numerous metro and train stations located there. One of the most important is the Gare Montparnasse station.

The center of the neighborhood is Boulevard Montparnasse, where there are shops and many places to eat. Also here is the Boulevard Raspail and the Rue de Rennes.

Among its outstanding buildings are the Montparnasse Tower and its famous viewpoint over Paris. The Pasteur Institute and the Vandamme Library are also located here .

In Montparnasse you can visit the Paris Catacombs and the Cartier Foundation.

The Montparnasse Cemetery is one of the largest and most visited in the city. Celebrities who have their permanent resting place here include Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, playwright Samuel Beckett, writer Guy de Maupaussant, and American critic and essayist Susan Sontag.

In this neighborhood you will find slightly cheaper hotels, so it is a recommended area to sleep in Paris.