Maybe you’ve taken a romantic stroll through a cemetery, but have you taken a romantic stroll through Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris? Located in Paris’s northeastern corner, adorned with hills, abundant trees, and cobblestone walkways, Père Lachaise feels like a quiet sanctuary above the bustling City of Light.
Many Parisians refer to Père Lachaise as “la cité des morts,” or the city of the dead. The cemetery opened in 1804 and contains 300,000 tombs and sepulchers. The vastness of Père Lachaise and its winding paths make it easy to get lost, so be sure to grab one of the maps available at the entrances if you want to make your pilgrimage to the burial place of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Modigliani, Victor Hugo, Chopin, Proust, Maria Callas, famed lovers Heloise and Abelard, or countless other famous people interred within.
