Guided film tour of Père Lachaise cemetery

Activity description :

Stroll the aisles of the Père Lachaise cemetery in the company of a fascinating guide as you discover cinema and its most illustrious representatives.

Your visit: Père Lachaise cemetery

Guided tour - 2h30 - Distance covered: 2 km - Outdoors

In the quiet alleys of the cemetery, you'll come across a host of cinephiles from another era: Georges Méliès, Sarah Bernhardt, Michel Legrand, Anna Karina and Simone Signoret. This exceptional location has often been used as a backdrop in films such as by Truffaut or Verhoeven.

Places visited :

• From Sarah Bernhardt to Anna Karina, a tribute to some great actresses.
• Inside thelisted columbarium ,scenes filmed by Truffaut and Verhoeven .
• When the supernatural borders on the frightening, the cemetery provides the ideal backdrop.
• Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison- the cemetery's most visited tombs are also among the most filmed .

This tour will appeal to fans of all kinds of cinema, and to visitors curious to learn the secrets of the world's most visited cemetery.