Opened in 1922, this steep street is dotted with beautiful flower-filled houses, most of which were built between the wars in the Art Nouveau or Art Deco style. Don’t miss the Maison Guggenbühl, just next door at 14 Rue Nansouty.

Beneath this rectangular mound lies a kind of grotto with 1,800 arches over a lake of pure water. This is one of the five largest water reservoirs in Paris. It was built between 1868 and 1873.

A “relaxing” way to reach the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur from the foot of Montmartre Hill (it avoids the 222-step staircase). The funicular railway came into service in July 1900, was renovated in 1935, and then modernised in 1991.

Work by sculptor Ivan Théier.

One of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Paris, built between 1900 and 1901.

A unique collection of theatrical artefacts from the 19th and 20th centuries. A timeless escape centred around the themes of curiosity cabinets, carnivals, extraordinary gardens and Belle Époque funfairs. By reservation only.

We owe this to the Quebec-based author and composer Frédéric Baron, the calligrapher Claire Kito, and Daniel Boulogne. The wall is made up of 612 glazed lava tiles on which the words ‘I love you’ are written in over 250 languages and in more than 310 different scripts. The splashes of red represent the pieces of a broken heart which, when put together, form a perfectly whole heart.

A landmark in the Abbesses district, it was built between 1894 and 1904 to cope with the growing population. Inspired by Art Nouveau, it is the first church to be built of reinforced concrete, clad in this instance with bricks and ceramics.

Housed in a building with glass roofs and a metal framework in the Baltard style, the Halle Saint Pierre is home to a museum, an art gallery, a bookshop, an auditorium and a café. It specialises in outsider art, naïve art and unique art.

Paris Orthodox Cathedral, with its five bulbs covered in an alloy of gold and palladium.