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- Take a thrilling 2-hour tour through Père Lachaise Cemetery, where you'll feel chills run up your spine as you explore the haunted pathways and uncover the secrets with an expert guide.
- Choose from English, French, Portuguese or Spanish to fully immerse yourself in the unsettling atmosphere and ensure you don't miss a single detail.
- Pay your respects to iconic figures like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Edith Piaf as you indulge in real-life celebrity grave-hopping.
- Learn about the rich history of Père Lachaise and the countless individuals who have been laid to rest within its walls.
- Get to know intriguing tales, including the fertility legend of Victor Noir and the tragic romance of Abélard and Héloïse, with a knowledgeable guide.
- Take a thrilling 2-hour tour through Père Lachaise Cemetery, where you'll feel chills run up your spine as you explore the haunted pathways and uncover the secrets with an expert guide.
- Choose from English, French, Portuguese or Spanish to fully immerse yourself in the unsettling atmosphere and ensure you don't miss a single detail.
- Pay your respects to iconic figures like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Edith Piaf as you indulge in real-life celebrity grave-hopping.
- Learn about the rich history of Père Lachaise and the countless individuals who have been laid to rest within its walls.
- Get to know intriguing tales, including the fertility legend of Victor Noir and the tragic romance of Abélard and Héloïse, with a knowledgeable guide.
Inclusions
- Expert English or French-speaking tour guide
Exclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- This experience is not wheelchair accessible.
- The tour is available in English and French.
- It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes as the tour involves a fair amount of walking.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
- Visit the resting places of famous figures like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Edith Piaf at Père Lachaise at your own pace with a 2-hour audio guide, free from the constraints of guided tours and crowds.
- Enjoy the convenience of an offline audio guide, ensuring uninterrupted access to the tour even without a Wi-Fi connection.
- Know about the lives of famous authors, artists, and musicians buried in Père Lachaise through 33 engaging audio recordings narrated by an expert historian.
- Customize your visit by pausing the tour whenever you want to take a break at a particular site.
- Never get lost in the cemetery's vast grounds with the app's easy-to-use GPS-enabled map!
- Visit the resting places of famous figures like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Edith Piaf at Père Lachaise at your own pace with a 2-hour audio guide, free from the constraints of guided tours and crowds.
- Enjoy the convenience of an offline audio guide, ensuring uninterrupted access to the tour even without a Wi-Fi connection.
- Know about the lives of famous authors, artists, and musicians buried in Père Lachaise through 33 engaging audio recordings narrated by an expert historian.
- Customize your visit by pausing the tour whenever you want to take a break at a particular site.
- Never get lost in the cemetery's vast grounds with the app's easy-to-use GPS-enabled map!
Inclusions
- Audio guide app for iPhone and Android
- Offline map with route for easy GPS navigation
- 33 audio recordings created by a professional historian
- Illustrations to recognize landmarks
- 1 year access to the tour in your preferred language
Exclusions
- Human guide/travel coordinator at the meeting point
- Smartphone and headphones
- This experience is not accessible by wheelchair and pram/strollers.
- Audio guide is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Polish.
- It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes as the tour involves a fair amount of walking.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
- These tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
- Join an expert English-speaking guide as they lead you through the largest cemetery in Paris, Pére Lachaise.
- Spot the final resting places of several famous personalities, from Jim Morrison to Chopin, and Proust to Delacroix.
- Hear the tragic love story of Héloïse and Abélard, buried together for nearly a thousand years.
- Join an expert English-speaking guide as they lead you through the largest cemetery in Paris, Pére Lachaise.
- Spot the final resting places of several famous personalities, from Jim Morrison to Chopin, and Proust to Delacroix.
- Hear the tragic love story of Héloïse and Abélard, buried together for nearly a thousand years.
Inclusions
- Expert English-speaking tour guide
- Small groups of 25 people or less
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
- The Père Lachaise Cemetery is said to be the place when you are in Paris, the City of Love and this guided walking tour will show you exactly why.
- With your local guide, you will learn all about the history of the lovers that lay buried in Père Lachaise and through their stories understand why the French don’t shy away from discussions of death and sex.
- Some of the sites that you will be visiting are Oscar Wilde’s tomb, the effigy of Victor Noir, and Colette’s gravesite all telling different versions of the idea of love, leaving you steeped in thought and wonder.
- With so much to explore in this 44-hectare cemetery, most people consider it a museum where most graves have come to have their unique mark courtesy of the many, many people to visit each day.
- The Père Lachaise Cemetery is said to be the place when you are in Paris, the City of Love and this guided walking tour will show you exactly why.
- With your local guide, you will learn all about the history of the lovers that lay buried in Père Lachaise and through their stories understand why the French don’t shy away from discussions of death and sex.
- Some of the sites that you will be visiting are Oscar Wilde’s tomb, the effigy of Victor Noir, and Colette’s gravesite all telling different versions of the idea of love, leaving you steeped in thought and wonder.
- With so much to explore in this 44-hectare cemetery, most people consider it a museum where most graves have come to have their unique mark courtesy of the many, many people to visit each day.
Inclusions
- Experienced local guide
- Outside foods and beverages are allowed.
- This experience is not accessible by wheelchair and pram/strollers.
- It is advised to wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Why visit Père Lachaise Cemetery
Celebrity graves
Did you know that the Père Lachaise Cemetery wasn’t as popular when it first opened in 1804? While burying famous people there began as a strategy to attract others to choose this cemetery, now it's the final resting place for numerous popular figures from history, literature, music and art, including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and Frédéric Chopin!
History that’s not a mystery
As you walk around, you will learn that while the cemetery is the largest in Paris, housing more than 70,000 graves, it is also linked to momentous events in French history, including the Paris Commune of 1871, during which many rebels were executed at the Mur des Fédérés, a memorial wall within the cemetery.
An open-air museum
A one-of-a-kind cemetery built like a park with its sprawling lush greenery and winding paths, Père Lachaise showcases an array of funerary art styles, including Gothic graves, Haussmannian burial chambers and ancient mausoleums– it’s a museum like no other.
The famous and forgotten at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Victor Noir
At Père Lachaise, find Victor Noir’s resting place. A French journalist, he was killed in a political dispute and his grave features a life-sized bronze statue by Jules Dalou, depicting Noir as if he had just fallen. Interestingly, the sculpture features an unusual bulge in his trousers, which led to the local lore that touching this bulge or kissing the statue's lips is said to bring good fortune and fertility! This curious belief has turned Noir's grave into a hotspot for hopeful couples and superstitious tourists.
Oscar Wilde
Calling all literary enthusiasts, Oscar Wilde, the brilliant playwright and poet, rests beneath a tombstone that's as unconventional as he was! Sculpted by Jacob Epstein, the tomb features an angel with large wings and a distinctly stylized head. But the fun part is that as a tribute to Wilde's enduring legacy, his fans leave a trail of lipstick kisses on the tombstone. Though now shielded by glass, the grave still draws crowds to cherish his works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Édith Piaf
The voice behind timeless classics like La Vie en Rose and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, Édith Piaf's has one of the most decorated graves in the cemetery, as you can find it always decorated by her fans with fresh flowers, a gesture just as romantic as her voice. As Piaf rose from humble beginnings to become an international star, people from all over the world see it as a place of resilience, artistry, and dreams.
Jim Morrison
he is one of the most popular figures of Père Lachaise Cemetery, his grave is one of the simplest—just a tombstone bearing his name. But that doesn't stop his fans from paying him due respect, as people from all over the world leave flowers, messages, and various tributes to the rock star whose poetic lyrics and rebellious spirit became symbols of the 1960s counterculture!
Abélard and Héloïse
If you are a romance lover, then the grave of Abélard and Héloïse, the medieval Romeo and Juliet, is what you must visit! Abélard, a philosopher and theologian, and Héloïse, his student, were lovers whose affair ended in a tragedy. With their resting place at a solemn spot in Père Lachaise where they were buried together, you can see how visitors leave notes and flowers at their grave, honoring their relationship, which has inspired countless literary works.
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin, a musical maestro of the Romantic age, was also put to his eternal sleep at the cemetery in a simple yet elegant tomb. What’s interesting is that while his body is buried here, his heart is actually in Poland, in accordance with his wishes, Chopin's heart was smuggled back to Poland in a jar of cognac by his sister, where it was eventually placed in a pillar at the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw. This act was both a romantic gesture towards his homeland and a fulfillment of his fear of being buried alive—known as taphephobia.
Baroness Stroganova
While not as famous as some of her neighbors, Baroness Stroganova brings a touch of Russian intrigue to the cemetery, with her elaborate tombstone spelling her noble lineage. Playing right into the spooky myths of cemeteries, her grave has been a center for tales of vampires and other supernatural beings linked to the Stroganov family. Whether these legends are true or not, her final resting place draws those curious about the cemetery's darker side.
Bernard Verlhac (Tignous)
Tignous, the satirical cartoonist behind Charlie Hebdo's biting humor, rests in a grave that's become a shrine for free speech. His tomb, a reminder of the 2015 attack that silenced his voice, is filled with pens, sketches, and tributes from those who honor his courage and the power of satire to challenge the status quo. His legacy fuels conversations about art, politics, and the critical role of humor in a world that often takes itself too seriously.
Plan your visit to Père Lachaise Cemetery
Timings
Getting There
Rules
Entrances
Nearby
- November 6 to March 15:
Monday to Saturday: 8am - 5:30pm
Sunday & holidays: 9am - 5:30pm - March 16 to November 5:
Monday to Saturday: 8am - 6pm
Sunday & holidays: 9am - 6pm
Location
Address: 16 rue du Repos, 75020, Paris, France
- By metro: Line 2
Closest stop: Philippe Auguste - By bus: Bus numbers 61, 69, 71, N16 and N34
Nearest stop: Roquette - Père Lachaise - By car: To reach the Gambetta car park by car, you can use the Boulevard Périphérique, the Boulevards des Maréchaux, and Place Gambetta.
- The experience is not wheelchair accessible.
- You are allowed to bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on the tour.
- Loud noises, music, and picnics are not allowed.
- Dogs are not permitted, even if leashed.
- Stick to designated paths while walking around and avoid running or jogging within the cemetery grounds.
- Public restrooms are available near main entrances, along with drinking fountains throughout the cemetery.
- Smoking is strictly prohibited at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
The Père Lachaise Cemetery has 5 entrances:
- Porte Principale (Main Entrance)
Location: Boulevard de Ménilmontant, across from Rue de la Roquette. - Porte du Repos
Location: 16 Rue du Repos. - Porte de la Réunion
Location: At the dead end of Rue de la Réunion. - Porte des Amandiers
Location: Boulevard de Ménilmontant, across from the Père-Lachaise metro station. - Porte Gambetta
Location: Rue des Rondeaux, opposite Avenue du Père Lachaise.
- Atelier des Lumières: This interactive art museum showcases famous artists' works, such as Van Gogh and Monet paintings, set to music in a unique, immersive setting.
- Château de Vincennes: A short drive away, this well-preserved medieval castle boasts impressive towers, a moat, and beautiful grounds.
- Saint Eustache Church: This magnificent 16th-century church, near the cemetery, is renowned for its stunning architecture and historical significance.
- Parc de Belleville: This park offers panoramic views of Paris and features gardens, playgrounds, and walking paths. It's a perfect spot for relaxation and outdoor activities.
Frequently Asked Questions about Père Lachaise Cemetery tickets
Do I need a ticket to visit Père Lachaise Cemetery?
No, entry to Père Lachaise Cemetery is free, but guided tours require tickets for a more enriching experience. They offer historical insights and the chance to visit lesser-known graves and monuments.
What types of guided tours are available at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
You can join general tours or specialized tours focusing on different themes such as famous residents (like Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde), the cemetery's history, or its architectural significance. Some tours offer smaller groups for a more intimate experience.
How long does a typical visit to Père Lachaise take?
Most guided tours last between 1.5 to 2 hours, giving you enough time to explore the cemetery's main highlights, including the graves of famous personalities.
What is the best time to visit Père Lachaise Cemetery?
The best times to visit are early morning or late afternoon when the cemetery is quieter and less crowded. For a more atmospheric experience, visiting in autumn can be particularly beautiful with the changing leaves.
Are there any accessibility options for visitors with mobility challenges?
Père Lachaise Cemetery has cobblestone paths and hilly terrain, which may be challenging for those with mobility issues. However, some tours can be adjusted for accessibility, so it’s best to check with the provider beforehand.
Are there toilets available at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
Yes, there are public restrooms near the main entrance of the cemetery.
Is Père Lachaise Cemetery open during public holidays?
Yes, the cemetery remains open during most public holidays, but guided tours may have adjusted schedules, so it's best to confirm in advance. Your ticket will have information about the same.
Is there a dress code for visiting Père Lachaise Cemetery?
There is no strict dress code, but since it's a cemetery, it's best to wear respectful, modest clothing. Comfortable shoes are recommended for walking.
Can I visit Père Lachaise Cemetery at night?
No, the cemetery is closed at night. It’s open daily from around 8am to 6pm, with slightly shorter hours in winter.