🇫🇷 Paris Beyond the Surface

Cemeteries as Art Galleries of Death ⚱️🌹 Spent my last two Paris days exploring Père Lachaise and Montparnasse cemeteries —not just resting places, but open-air museums of stone artistry . 🕗 Open at 8 AM , these grounds house France’s cultural icons while offering serene morning solitude. Google Maps pinpoints every famous grave—no paper maps needed! 🪦 Père Lachaise (20th arr.) : - Chopin (Div. 11) 🎹 - Wilde (Div. 89, lipstick-kissed tomb) 💋 - Balzac, Molière 🪦 Montparnasse (14th arr.) : - Sartre & de Beauvoir’s minimalist slab (pink hearts galore!) ❤️ - Baudelaire (Div. 6), Beckett, Duras Beyond names, anonymous graves whisper untold Parisian stories—withered flowers, tucked letters. Each stone is a frozen moment of art, love, or philosophy . Walking here became my most peaceful Paris hours . Death’s quietude sharpens self-reflection: *"What epitaph would I choose? What life deserves carving into stone?"* Alive, we still write our answers . #ParisOffbeat #CemeteryArt