Montparnasse Cemetery

Much like its larger and older sibling, Père-Lachaise, Montparnasse is a beautiful and morbidly fascinating place to wander. It is less hilly than Père-Lachaise, and closer to central Paris, so that’s nice. Its famous residents are predominantly figures of literature, with a few others thrown in to keep it interesting.

Notable Burials

Baudelaire, Charles
Beauvoir, Simone de
Beckett, Samuel
Brassai*
Ionesco, Eugène
Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Ray, Man*
Sartre, Jean-Paul
Sontag, Susan

*- denotes a grave I have not yet located or visited

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