For European Heritage Days 2021 in Paris, the Père-Lachaise cemetery provides you with free guided tours open to all. Meet at the main gate of the cemetery on Saturday September 18 and Sunday 19, 2021 for a discovery walk in one of the Paris cemeteries.

Considered as one of most famous cemeteries in the world, the Père-Lachaise cemetery is an unmissable landmark in Paris. It’s actually the largest cemetery within Paris. Whether it’s for its history, for the celebrities resting there, its funeral arts or its legends, the Père-Lachaise unleashes passions.

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• European Heritage Days 2021 in historic monuments in Paris and Ile de France
• The story of the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris

For these European Heritage Days, explore the paths of the Père-Lachaise cemetery and be carried away by the tale of the lives of great men that made of the cemetery their last home. Sarah Bernhardt, Jim Morrison, Frédéric Chopin, Édith Piaf, Yves Montand, Alain Bashung, Henri Salvador, Balzac... They all rest there. A fascinating place mixing art, history and nature: to discover urgently!