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It is worth spending the best part of a day in this one area alone to give you time to explore all the narrow, winding nineteenth-century streets and alleyways, visit the magnificent Byzantine-style SacreCoeur Basilica and enjoy the views.

Start at metro Anvers (line 2) and turn right up Rue Steinkerque. This road is full of cheap clothes shops so you might want to bargain hunt before sightseeing.

At the top of Rue Steinkerque, either climb up the steps or, for the price of a metro ticket, take the funicular on your left. From the summit, the panorama spans a 50-km radius, so spend some time on the terrace or sit on the steps to monument spot.

Wander around inside SacreCoeur and then, if you like steps and views, there are 200 more to climb to reach the dome (access from outside the church on left).

Back on the ground, go round to the left of SacreCoeur, and you'll reach the famous Place du Tertre where cafetables, waiters, artists, souvenir vendors and visitors jostle for pavement space. This is where you'll find most of the restaurants, so ignore the high prices, sit down and enjoy the general atmosphere.

From here, wherever you go, you'll be in picturesque, cobbled streets lined with beautiful old houses and buildings so walk slowly and look around. Armed with a good street map, basically walk in a wide circle to the left of the Basilica starting in Rue du Chevalier de la Barre. Don't miss the vineyard in Rue Saint Vincent, which produces several bottles of wine a year, or the ancient Moulin de la Galette in Rue Lepic.

Finish this tour at Place des Abesses and walk along Rue des Abesses. Full of grocery shops, cafes and wine bars, this is a fun and trendy place to spend the evening, unless of course, you have tickets for that oh-so-Parisian landmark, the Moulin-Rouge cabaret in Place Blanche.

If you are with children or just a little tired, let the Montmartrain take you round. It starts in front of SacreCoeur and gives you a guided tour through the streets of Montmartre, finishing up in Place Pigalle.







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