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Moulin de la Galette
This cute little wooden windmill is one of two remaining windmills (Le Moulin Radet) in Montmartre, and certainly the most famous windmill in France.
Originally, there were more than a dozen windmills in this area. It’s still easy to see why Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and other famous artists were inspired by the Moulin de la Galette.
If you're hungry after you place your camera’s lens cap back on, head downhill a few paces and snag an excellent French dinner at Moulin de la Galette.
83, rue Lepic, Paris 18th
Tél: 01 4606 8477
Hours: Seven days a week and on all holidays, 12 noon-11pm continously.
1, rue Girardon, Paris 18th
Tél: 1 4606 8477
Métro: Lamarck-Caulaincourt or Abbesses
Stories about Moulin de la Galette
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Le Vieux Moulin -- Cycling Through France
By Susan MckeeWhen I was a small child, one of my favorite books was a reproduction of a medieval tome. I spent hours paging through the oversized volume, puzzling out the calligraphied letters and marveling at the detail of daily life shown in the pictures. Last spring, I had a chance to stand where the illustrator stood, and (if you ignore telephone lines and automobiles) the scene hasn't changed all that much over the centuries. The book, of course, was Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, and, in May, I wandered the byroads of the nobleman's historic domain. Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 ) -
Montmartre is Where we Want to Eat
By Margaret Kemp
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 March 2011 )
Usually, I write about where I want to eat : which when I’m solo, is in new places, often in the far reaches of the city or suburbs; and when Colette and our oldest friends are with me, is at “golden oldies.” But I’m going to start a series on where readers, tourists and average folks really want to go. Perhaps stereotypically, I think they usually want to eat (1) in popular, well-trafficked areas, (2) near their hotels or (3) near sites or museums. -
Mon Montmartre
By Suzy Gershman
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 )
"I've never been to Montmartre" Sarah confessed while we were in Paris a few weeks ago. "Can we go together?" Sarah Lahey is the Editorial Director of Born to Shop and goes on most of the research trips with me. We were in Paris to revise Frommer's Born to Shop Paris.
