In fact, besides the Big Three of Montparnasse, Montmartre and Pere-Lachaise, Passy is by far and away my favorite cemetery.
It has Impressionists both visual (Manet) and aural (DeBussy), noted aviators (Costes and Bellonte), aircraft designer (Henry Farman), an American silent screen star (Pearl White, "Perils of Pauline") and wonderful and unique funerary sculpture that has to be seen to be appreciated. And all in the shadow of the Eiffel tower! Click here for photos.
Directions: Located at 2 rue Commandant-Schloessing in the 16th arrondissement. Get off at the Trocadero metro stop and look for the Passy cimetiere exit. With your back to the Eiffel tower, the cemetery is located just across the
Place du 11 Novembre from the Trocadero. in fact you can see the wall of the cemetery straight ahead, and keeping the wall to your right follow the avenue Paul Doumer for a few yards but then switch over to the rue Commandant-Schloessing and the entrance is on your right
Entrances: One entrance on rue Commandant-Schloessing
Hours:
From November 6-March 15
- Monday-Friday: 8:00-5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30-5:30
Sunday and holidays: 9:00-5:30 p.m.
From March 16-November 5
- Monday-Friday: 8:00-6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30-6:00 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: 9:00-6:00p.m.
Note that cemeteries, like the parks of Paris are always closed during high wind alerts.
Facilities: Small conservation office on the left as you enter the cemetery; WCs along the same side and just to the rear of the office.
Map (right-click or control-click to save the image to your desktop); and to download the official cemetery guidemap as a Stuffit file, click here.
Links:
Philippe Landru
GraveYart has a wonderful and handy interactive locator map
