Place du Tertre
Square · Montmartre, Paris

Place du Tertre

Photo: Pierre Blaché from Paris, France · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

A small square in Montmartre, a few minutes from Sacré-Cœur, filled with painters and portrait artists at their easels. It is busy and touristy, but it gives a feel for the village atmosphere that drew artists to the hill.

On day 4 of Paris in a week

Good to know

Time to spend
20–45 minutes
Tickets
Free
Best time
Morning, before the crowds and café terraces fill
Getting there
Metro Abbesses (line 12) or Anvers (line 2), then walk uphill

Itineraries with Place du Tertre

Day 4 of Paris in a week

Montmartre

How Place du Tertre fits into a day.
  1. 9:00Sacré-Cœur BasilicaMontmartre
  2. 10:15Place du TertreMontmartre
  3. 11:30Clos Montmartre vineyardMontmartre
  4. 14:00Musée de la Vie RomantiquePigalle
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Place du Tertre questions

Are the artists at Place du Tertre real?

Yes. Painters need a city permit for a spot on the square. Agree on a price before any portrait starts.

Is Place du Tertre worth visiting?

It is worth a short stop when you are at Sacré-Cœur, then wander the quieter Montmartre streets nearby.

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