About this experience
In the early 20th century, Montparnasse was a full-fledged center of the global bohemia, where creative intelligentsia from all over the world gathered. Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Alphonse Mucha, Ernest Hemingway, Ilya Ehrenburg - just a few of the famous residents of the quarter. We will stroll through the legendary streets and establishments of Montparnasse, discuss incredible stories, and immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of eternal celebration in which masterpieces of new art were born.
What to Expect
Stories of Parisian Bohemia
Learn the details of the lives and creativity of the brightest representatives of the creative intelligentsia of the Montparnasse quarter. The last love and tragic end of the expressionist Modigliani, the path to fame of the Spaniard Pablo Picasso, Trotsky's friendship with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Mayakovsky's life on Rue Campagne Première next to his sister Lily Brik, Hemingway's favorite cafes and bars - you will hear countless interesting stories that happened right here!
Famous Places and Establishments of Montparnasse
We will visit the places where the Parisian bohemia lived, worked, and had fun. You will step into the famous establishments such as 'Closerie des Lilas', 'La Select', 'La Rotonde', 'La Coupole', which are still open and their walls are infused with the energy of wild parties and celebrations that have made the Montparnasse quarter famous worldwide. We will also visit the famous Montparnasse Cemetery - a picturesque necropolis that has become the final resting place for Maupassant, Jean-Paul Sartre, Andre Citroën, Charles Garnier, and many other legendary figures.
Who is this tour for
This tour will be extremely interesting for those interested in modern art and its representatives.
