Montmartre is the small hill with the highest point in Paris where the stunningly white Sacré-Cœur basilica is located. Previously I have posted panoramic views of the city that I took from the stairs of Sacré-Cœur.
How do you get there? There is a little funicular train that will take you up the hill, but I have always elected to walk. Multiple sets of stairs approach the summit from different directions and I have climbed up a lot of different ones. Some of them are decorated with colorful patterns, but all are steep and long.
Montmartre has become one of my favorite locations to visit and I think I have walked there every other day on average. Here are images of a few of the sets of steps that I have successfully encounterd over that period of time.
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Those are beautiful steps, Mike. Great photos.
A bit like San Francisco. You must be easily reaching your daily 10,000 steps here!
I have not idea how much I am walking, but it’s a lot. Fortunately, the center of the city is flatter. I thought I would ride the metro more, but walking has definitely become my preferred mode of transport.
Wow! I don’t remember all those colors. That must be new.
Karpenisi, the town in Greece where my husband and I vacation, is situated on the side of a mountain (Mt. Timfristos, aka Velouhi) and features many similar flights of stairs. It’s one of the things I love about it (coming from a flat place as I do–I’m from NJ and live in MD).
Speaking of stuff you didn’t use to see in Paris, what happened with all the locks people were attaching to some of the bridges? I think I remember reading that their weight had caused some of the railings to collapse, so they were being removed. While they were there, they made for an interesting look.
Parisian authorities have taken some steps to counteract the proliferation of lock, but they are still to be found almost everywhere. I mention the topic in a recent post that shows how they replace the mesh panels, where there used to be a lot of locks, with transparent panels. (michaelqpowell.com/2019/11/18/a-few-more-umbrellas-in-paris/).