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Moulin de la Galette
This cute little wooden windmill is one of two remaining windmills in Montmartre, and certainly the most famous windmill in France. Originally, there were more than a dozen windmills in this area. Today you can take a picture and see why Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Henrie de Toulouse-Lautrec and other famous artists were inspired by the Moulin de la Galette. If you're hungry after you place your lens cap back on, head downhill a few paces and snag an excellent French dinner at the other windmill, which hosts a restau of the same name: Moulin Radet.
Moulin de la Galette
83, rue Lepic, 75018, Paris
Moulin Radet restaurant
86, rue Lepic 75018 PARIS
33 1 46 06 84 77
métro: Lamarck-Caulaincourt or Abbesses (Ligne 12 for either)
www.lemoulindelagalette.fr
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 ) -
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. -
Montmartre is Where we Want to Eat
By Margaret Kemp
Last Updated ( Friday, 02 May 2008 )
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.
