Secrets of Montmartre: 10 Hidden Gems Most People Miss
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2020
- Today we're climbing the highest hill in Paris. But obviously, we're not going straight up it - instead, I'm taking a deliberately wiggly route to try and find some things you might not have seen before...
Walking route here: goo.gl/maps/TBrHSYLT1KkvR3obA
I made this video as part of the #MediocreMountainChallenge, climbing the highest point in my local area. You can join in too! Find out more here: • The Official TTT Medio...
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Dear Tim, I'm old and homebound for several reasons, but I always enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for taking the time to make them. It always brightens my day.
Almost the whole mankind is homebound currently. Nowadays people are lucky to have TV and especially internet that makes our lockdown much lighter than it could be.
@@redme7828 some people aren't only homebond because of the lockdown ;) I pretty much am too. I only can travel with my parents/with someone which has a car.
What is the reason you are old
@@idsme8018 The reason I am old is that I was born in the 1950's
@@Neil070 That's a perfectly acceptable reason. However, for future sympathy maybe stretch that to the 1920's or 1930's. A+ this time
"I shaved my head and started shouting at foreigners", oh dear, how true, how true.
Don't forget the essential role played by the lager!
But if he was in France, does that mean he was shouting at everyone who was not French?
@@ShadowDragon8685 What would the French equivalent of Johnny Foreigner be? Jean Étranger, I suppose...
Brilliant bit, wasn't it!
"I wouldn't want anyone to think I am weird."
I am afraid that ship has already sailed, thankfully.
I couldn’t help to notice that certain parts of Dalida’s statue were remarkably clean!
Not suntanned was what I was thinking. Maybe something fell off?
I guess people are just really thoughtfully cleaning parts of it as they pass 🙂
The bust with the polished bust.
😱
Yes, I was trying to work out whether that was intended or weathered 'naturally'.
Hi Tim, the weird statue is based on the book "Le passe muraille" by Marcel Aymé.
Le passe muraille translate as "the man who goes through the walls".
I was going to mention this too!
La Passe-Muraille, or “Passer through Walls” is an homage to a famous work of French literature by the same name which immortalizes the novel’s tragic finale wherein a man with the ability to phase through walls finds himself caught in mid-pass after a streak of roguish shenanigans.
Mounted on a stone wall and looking as if the brass man was caught mid-stride walking through a wall, the bronze sculpture was based on a character by Parisian writer Marcel Ayme. The character, M. Dutilleul, discovers he can walk through walls and brazenly uses this ability to commit crime and carry on an affair. On his last visit to his paramour, Dutilleul unexpectedly loses his power and becomes immobilized inside the wall.
The figures outstretched hand is smooth and reflective from the countless tourists and visitors who have pretended to try and pull the man out of wall. While not especially well-known outside of France, the novel is popular enough in its home country that the character remains immortalized in bronze as he attempts to make his escape, despite all the helping hands.
I thought it was the other way to/from platform 9.75
There's also a German film adaptation with Heinz Rühmann.
@@philnash3268 There is also a move made after this novel featuring the famous comedian André Bourvil.
An engish cover was made, titled "Mister Peek-a-boo" with the same main cast but english actors for the rest of the cast.
Michael Legrand (composer for the Umbrellas of Cherbourg) adapted the short story into a musical called ‘amour’. It did well in France but only lasted 16 performances on Broadway.
I love how you fitted Haddaway's "What is love" into "Comptine d'un autre été"...
You have no idea how pleased I was to find an excuse to do this :D
@@TheTimTraveller lol, great, I did miss it the first time. So you did play it yourself on a piano? :-)
@@TheTimTraveller You have no idea how entertained I was to hear it, to the extent I paused the video and ran to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed! Ok, back to the video...
what timepoint is it at?
@@NoNameAtAll2 1:44 to 2:00
3:21 this is Resistance from MW3 recognised it right away :)
"I shaved my head, drank a few lagers and started shouting at foreigners".....Priceless !
I didn’t know about those windmills. And Van Gogh painted one? Wow, cool. I learn something new every day
Why are you everywhere? And more importantly, why aren’t you subscribed to my channel?🙃
Van Gogh painted more than one mill there. That was at a time the hill was still countryside.
Sub to Drew and Tim ? You are a man of culture
Naebulys Lol, it seems Avery and I have very similar interests. Both of us are even Cuban-Americans.
"Last of the Summer Wine" theme music when you were at the vineyard? Very apt!
I lost it at that point. had to pause.
Then later at the cemetery, "One Foot in the Grave"...
@@mittfh So it is! Missed that!
@@DrivermanO I missed it, too! Totes brill!
Actually, at 2:00, the entrance of the Métro station at Abbesses is not the original one. Abbesses was on the Nord-Sud company line, a competitor from the main one, the CMP, which hired Hector Guimard who designed those canopies. Nord Sud style was a different (and you still have many examples of this design on some line 12 and 13 stations). This one comes from the station Hôtel de Ville and was moved here later on.. Sorry for the pedantry, but I'm sure you'll find it interesting!
Anyway, a great video, as always!
2:52 this is the lockpicking lawyer and what i have for you today is a nice bottle of wine....
As a native French speaker, I must say your pronunciation is amazing! You've even got the Parisian "Bonjour-an" down haha, you must've worked hard on that, well done!
Also, the statue in the wall is a reference to novelist Marcel Aymé's "Passe-Muraille" (the 'passer-through-walls') which deals with the life of a man living in Montmartre who can walk through walls :)
Many decades ago (in 1979, when I was 19) I thought, "Ah, the Montmartre Steps. What a lovely day for a walk." So, I walked. And walked. One of my personal achievements on my bucket list. I walked down through the neighborhoods. Thank you for the great memories.
1:28 typical prices of a tourist trap in paris
crêpe au nutella = 7.6€
What kind of price is acceptable then?
@@2008tourer around 3€
You pay for the location. Not for the crêpe.
Don't go to Disneyland.
Don‘t eat your crêpe in a café, it‘s not worth it
5:37 well, that's one more reason for not being skinny
Nice find, missed that.
So few words on that sign and still bad English.
Nice spot!
I was taken there decades back by friends living in Rue Yvonne le Tac (never forget a name like that), who insisted you had to go up through the back streets like this and then walk around to the top of the steps and the view down. They were right. Thank you for a virtual trip up memory lanes!
That's what I did! Mainly as I was coming from somewhere else so my metro stop was Guy Moquet. I think it is WAS or be IS the best way to get up into Montmartre.
I remember some stories for a cabaret 22 rue des saules. The name is "le lapin agile" ( the agile rabbit ) as a divination of " le lapin à gill" ( rabbit with a 1/4 pint ).
It was frequented by Picasso who often paid with sketches, which are now worth millions. Once they let the donkey there to paint with his tail, the press were certain it was one of the great painters there. It was the idea of Dorgelès to show the painters there that a donkeys art was fitting their own.
There's also a nice rendezvous of dogs next to it at 6pm everyday if I recall.
Nice! came here to say this. Steve Martin wrote a play about the cabaret where he imagined Picasso and Einstein met for a night. Very funny. Its called Picasso at the Lapin Agile
@@starchington I think we Brits have missed a trick -I always thought the "Agile Rabbit" would make a brilliant pub name.
Really enjoyed this. The church next to Abbesses (St-Jean-de-Montmartre) is a wonderful bit of c. 1900 architecture (some great art nouveau details) and well worth a visit if you're already there before making the climb. In Montmartre itself, the Villa Léandre is now definitely on my list of places to visit next time I'm in Paris as I've never seen it before. A spot I really like is rue Cortot - very picturesque and with Erik Satie's house in it. The other fun thing to do is to go down the northern slope to Lamarck-Caulaincourt métro - a much quieter walk than the trek up from blvd de Clichy and where the cafes are a lot less touristique!
4:33 Fun fact: St pierre de Montmartre is one of the founding places of the jesuits, where the founding members took their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
You're so funny, thank you for always brightening my day. And my goodness, this area is so pretty. I don't know much about Paris, so this was fascinating to me. It's cool having so many different sights and bits of trivia in one video. I really like that you don't just go for the most famous places; that's precisely why I like your channel so much.
Hope lockdown didn't get you down too much and that you're enjoying having a bit more freedom.
You'd be surprised how many interesting little landmarks and niche bits of trivia probably exist just within a few miles of wherever you live. Provided that place isn't deep in some generic suburbia of course.
When I was in America for college (Uni), I was flabbergasted (gobsmacked) that nobody had ever heard of Dalida. She's an icon in my country, still to these days.
I am a 42 year old Mexican just hearing about her, and I am amazed at her 170 million copies sold while being totally unknown in North America... impressive!
I have never heard of Dalida either until this video. Goes to show that different languages do indeed separate. There is not much I know about things outside the Anglophone world.
I also found out that in France, the "Mona Lisa" is called something else (La Joconde), and the average French person would not know what you mean when you say "Mona Lisa".
@@bangscutter while it's is true that in the romance speaking world the Mona Lisa is chiefly known as La Gioconda/La Joconde, most people with at least high school education (which is virtually everybody in romance speaking Europe) will also know the name Mona Lisa. Conversely, in my country the painting is called the Mona Lisa, but the original Italian name La Gioconda would be known to most people. In Germany, too. But yeah, if you say La Gioconda to an Anglophone even with a university diploma, unless they happen to be an art history major, you would get a nonplussed reaction.
1:09 lmao those néon pharmacie signs !
10 gems of Montmartre, until Tim arrives. Then there are 11.
Thank you Tim! We were in Monmatre a week ago and at one evening walked your route finding some places we didn't discover ourselves!
You know you’ve lived in Paris when the funiculaire is out of service and you’ve gotta trek up those 100+ stairs...
DAMONNNNNNN
So I could not live there xD
The funiculaire is mostly for tourists though... That's a bit like saying "you know you've lived in Paris when the elevator of the Tour Eiffel is down and you have to climb the stairs".
more exactly is 275 step ... it was my school path.... everyday.... for 5 years
You know you've lived in Paris when you set foot in Montmartre only once every 3 years or so :'D
There is a place you didn’t include that is interesting too: if you walk from Dalida square towards Abbesses you’ll eventually arrive on a square where is the Bateau - Lavoir, where Picasso (amongst other artists) lived. The Maison Rose and all the little houses of the street that goes from Dalida Square up to the vineyard, and then the Sacré Cœur and the rue du Chevalier de La Barre are very lovely too. (fun fact: the Chevalier de La Barre was executed because he didn’t took off his hat in front of a religious procession. He is the last person executed for blasphemy in France, if I’m not mistaken)
Awesome video as always but you missed a few fun things. First, the man walking through the wall is interesting in that it was created for the author of the book, "Le Passe-muraille" by the actor Jean Marais. How's that for celebrity double entendre. The Abesses train station is the deepest in all of Paris at 36 meters below the ground and the stairs aren't fun if you have luggage. Last, and one you must do, is visit the Au Lapin Agile. Besides having a painting of crazy ass rabbit on the exterior It's an old time cabaret that is an absolute blast with traditional French songs and audience participation. I never laughed so much and I could barely understand most of what was said. It was the bar of choice of the Paris bohemian culture and rumor is they traded paintings for booze.
I think the most stressed I’ve ever been while driving was the time I had to drive to the top of Montmartre in my UK RHD car. Now, I’d never be foolish enough to do that normally, I’m happy driving in Paris, my wife and I would do it at least once a year, but my disabled father in law had never been there, and was unable to walk more than a few metres. So off up it’s narrow winding rues I went. I dropped my in-laws and wife off and set off in search of a parking spot. As you can imagine, that wasn’t exactly easy, so I went round in a complete circle before parking directly in front of the Basilica. I had to take a photo as I thought it was likely one of the most scenic places I’d ever legally park the car.
I really miss Paris. I’ll definitely be back in 2023 as I managed to get tickets to Rugby World Cup matches at the Stade de France, but I really hope to get back earlier than that.
Does anyone else shout 'Helloooo' when Tim's notification comes up? Pure joy. More Paris, please, do scary modern La Defense and the legend of the Tour Sans Fin.
We did almost the same route following a small map on an old Michelin guide, and that was awesome cause we could enjoy all those nice spots that otherwise we'd have missed. One of the best days in Paris. And those old Michelin guides' small maps are great! Try also the one on the Ile de la Cité
Always a treat!
I've been to the Sacré-Cœur just about every time I visited Paris, but never thought about visiting the places mentioned in Amelie!
Thank you for showing.
I did climb (walked up) a few high points around my home, but have not send anything in yet.
Love these videos, nice to hear a bit of Holmfirth made it in the video at 2:34 ;). We used to stop at Montmartre at about 5am in the middle of summer, on the way down to the south of France having caught an overnight Eurotunnel. Absolutely the best time to see it (and Paris, generally), had the streets to ourselves.
Fun fact, the Abesses Guimard canopy isn't originally from line 12 which was from the Nord Sud company and used very different art design (look at Solférino or Rennes to have an idea), the Abesses canopy was originally on line 1 at Hôtel de Ville.
I used o go to the choral in St Pierre de Montmartre and to have some space during the pause, the singing teacher opened the little cemetary for us !
I twisted my ankle here almost a year ago thanks for bringing up my repressed memories of walking 2 miles in 40C weather with a sprained ankle
Glad to see you are still well, Tim. Thank you for posting!
Tim is returning to the outside world... Nature is healing
Love your videos. Have visited both Sacré-Coeur and the Moulin Rouge and never realized that they were that close to each other. Looking forward to the world getting back to normal some day and continuing our visits to Europe. This time seeing some of what you have told us about in your videos as I am a recent subscriber to your channel.
The views from the top, in front of the church, draws the crowds, but there are views in all directions. Whenever the crowds get to be too much, just go down any side street wherever there aren't people and you'll find a quiet quaint place to rest & have a picnic.
Hello Tim. I live in Brazil, and I watch all your videos with great interest. And this particular one brought me very fond memories. In 2013 I did a walking tour exactly like you showed, and I can recall every step. I lost the pictures I had taken - so now I can save your video to watch every time I want to. It is saved. Many thanks!
Another masterpiece - not only is the subject genuinely interesting, and the script informative and entertaining and funny, but outstanding voiceover/music timing editing and production values. One of the things I'm looking forward to as lockdown eases is the anticipation of more esoteric-travel+awsome-video. Thank you :)
Another fascinating video! Thanks Tim.
3:30 - Acid from peoples hands makes statues look gold... so wonder where people have been touching that statue!
AH! I missed that the first time. XD Yeah, knowing the chemistry of bronze makes you realize interesting things. There was a bronze statue I saw in a video...somewhere...on CZcams that had a knight and his cod piece was rather shiny.
I've been in a small town in France called Laguiole with a bronze statue of a bull on the center square (the region is known for its fine meat) and the balls of the animal were very shiny too haha! Peoples are always the same.
Absolutely love your channel. I’ve watched every one of your videos as of now. You have a very clear voice and I love your enthusiasm. Thank you for brightening my day, you have now gained a new subscriber! 😁
Welcome back Tim, we’ve missed you and your gentle humour.
Another excellent video, you showed me parts of Paris I need to revisit soon.
Another great video Tim. Waiting for the next one. Thank you
You are so lucky, Montmartre is my favourite area in Paris. I have spent many hours walking through the streets. Thank you for taking me back there, there are a couple of things I now have to go and find myself! You made my day.
Too much tourists.
Tim, thank you for taking us on this short, but very nice and beautiful trip. I didn't know how much I needed that.
I love the low key piano version of What is Love? tinkling in the background
As someone who loves traveling, but haven´t really had the chance to travel a lot in my life yet, i really enjoy and love your videos. Keep up the good work Tim, you make even the most mundane travel destinations interesting.
Thank you. Your quirky tours have made this lock down bearable. I truly enjoy your humour.
Hi Tim, really like your videos! I always end up learning a lot watching them. I'm really curious about your creative process of collecting stories behind these hidden gems, like the vineyards, the windmill that inspired van gogh! I too have come across numerous-interesting, not-so-popular points on my random excursions, but its never really possible to discover and understand the real story that makes them special, on the go!
What a joyful video! Enjoyed every bit of it! Thank you so much, it’s helpful and gripping 🥰🥰
Thank you! This video felt like a small holiday for me! Thank you very much!
Another delightful video! Thank you!
Echoing a few comments here, but I've recently discovered your channel and absolutely Iove it - firstly for showing me fascinating parts of my beloved Europe that I likely won't get to see this year (I'll certainly be checking a few out in future trips), and secondly for the excellent piano tunes that you drop in - especially the ones from my youth (e.g "Round The Twist"), and/or that I have to think about where I know them from! Thanks hugely.
Bring back wonderful souvenirs... Merci Tim!
0:23 I do remember in my French book seeing Amelie. It was a comical but creepy thing to look at.
Ah this is my favourite place in the whole of paris~
Ok I have one curiosity about Montmartre for you that I could find nowhere on google maps nor regular google.
In the same street as Dalida's House there's a window wall with very weird decorative incision in metal about a human/bird genesis scene. Does it have some religious meaning? I don't know sadly. Here it goes a Montmartre mystery!
Your sense of humor is precious
Good to see you out and about again. Looking forward to your content : )
Very awesome thank you for sharing!!
Tim, your videos have been a lifeline during the no travel pandemic. Thanks so much from Canada.
Good episode. Interesting and well presented, thanks from Orlando
I wonder where you get your soundtrack from. That transition from "Comptine" from Amelie to "What is love" was smooth as butter and subtle as a baguette in a frenchman's hands.
Also my native Slovak "I love you" is exactly to the right of the English one but it's borked up, the symbols over some letters are either missing or wrong. It's supposed to look like this: " ľúbim ťa " instead of " ˇlùbim ta ". Well, it's the oddities of our language that causes fonts to break when they encounter an alien symbol such as the caron.
But this is a great tip for an original trip in Paris so thanks a lot!
I’m pretty sure Tim plays his own music!
Another highly entertaining and informative video. Thanks Tim.
Good work Tim and thanks for the video.
I love the TV songs you put in your videos. One Foot in the Grave is one of my favourites.
Excellent. Tim I love your videos.
Hi Tim. Discovered your channel last week and the family and I have already watched through all your videos. We've now got plenty of new places added to our "I want to visit" list, so thank you for that. Really love your style and presentation......now hurry up and make some more! 😁😂
Your sense of humor is enjoyable!
Just found you in my recommendeds and will subscribe. Lots of fun info delivered quickly and wittily.
Always enjoy your videos thank you
Fun fact : The canopy of the Abesses metro entrance is not an original feature of this station. It was originally on station Hôtel de Ville on line 1, and has been moved in 1974 (not sure about the date). Its presence in this station is not historically accurate as this line was built by a competing company to most of the network, the company Nord-Sud (North-South).
I remember the photobooth from my last trip to Paris. We did take some photos there :) And also I can recommend another hidden gem. Its fanous raumplan house for Tristan Tzara made by Adolf Loos. Adress: 15, avenue Junot, Montmartre ;)
2:22 "dead end" O pls, you are in france after all, it's a cul de sac. :D
Lovely video, Tim!
Any love for the fabric district? Marche St Pierre, Moline, Tisus Reine and a plethora of smaller stores are located there. Its an increibdle area for getting fabric or sewing supplies.
Thanks Tim, another great video. I've only been to Paris once and I stayed in Montmarte a stones throw away from Sacré-Cœur. I am quite tempted to visit Paris again and enjoy mooching about looking at things, at least this video gives me a taster!
As always, great video. I have another "secret" for you. Did you know that Sacré Coeur is part of a convent? The nuns pray 24h a day, you can even sign up as a volunteer to help them. You get a time assigned and can sleep and eat in the monastery until it is your turn for 1 hour to pray. Even if you are not religious, their masses are very beautiful, not to be confused by the regular masses held there. The nuns prayer times can be found on the Sacré Coeur website (which seems to be inaccessible at the moment).
Thanks for another great video, your little vignettes of randomness always make my day
Piano “what is love” LOL. Love it
I visited here this summer with my dad! I wish I had watched this before I went but I appreciate the section on accessibility as it's difficult to bring my dad places because of his disability. Wonderful place to visit and I hope I can return soon. This channel gives me so many neat places I want to go
Great video! Used it as a travel guide while walking around Montmartre!
Tim ..... Great to have you back doing what you do best.
As a Russian I can tell you that the story about 'bistro' looks totally plausible from the linguistic point of view, because it does mean 'quickly' and is also used as a directive to someone to do something quickly/hurry up (like 'chop chop' in English). And cossacks have been in Paris at that time after all. Excellent video, as always (though I did find a pace of it a bit breackneck).
Love that. I was there in February. Excellent video!
Fell in love witj Montmantre. One of the areas I highly recommend for tourists.
I'm going in April and so looking forward to it. Last went long ago. Thank you for this lovely insight.
A well presented video. Monmatre is my favourite part of Paris and whenever I visit I tend to dine there most evenings.
This was such an enjoyable video thank you!
Yay! Some of my favourite bits! And some bits I didn't know of but definitely will check out next time I'm in Paris!
It is so great to see you "travel" again. While this might be "just over there" to you, I have never been to Paris and have seen very little of France in general. I look forward to more Paris based videos from you :)
I'm glad you're able to make new videos. Thankfully Paris has a lot of secrets.
I've just visited Montmartre and used this video as a mini-tour and it was just a great day out, merci beaucoup Tim!
My enduring memory of the Sacré-Cœur is of a security guard telling me to "shhh" (as I quietly translated a sign from French to English for my non-French speaking friend), all whilst his walkie-talkie clicked and popped and beeped with crackled conversation.
I hate hypocrisy.
Well you are French. Isn’t that quite your nature of being
I can't wait to see you go to South Italy, it's quite quirky down there!
Fantastic video!
There is some good info in this video, Tim. I've got the film 'Amelie' in my Blu-ray disc collection. It's so funny and a joy to watch.
Thanks for your video.👍🏿🤗
Oh how I wish your videos were longer! Thanks for this one.