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Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra: what’s worth it?

9th and 18th: Sacré-Cœur, the Opéra and the department stores.

Sacré-Cœur — photo by hiszpan400

Worth itReality 76 −121Sacré-Cœur★ 4.7Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · Sacred siteWhite-domed basilica (completed 1914) on Montmartre hill, with free entry and a sweeping city view

Galeries Lafayette — photo by Galeries Lafayette Haussmann

Worth itReality 70 −52Galeries Lafayette★ 4.5Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · ShoppingBelle Époque department store with a stained-glass dome and a free 8th-floor rooftop view

Palais Garnier — photo by aryan Verma

Worth it if…Reality 64 −83Palais Garnier★ 4.7Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · CultureGilded 1875 opera house with a marble Grand Staircase, Grand Foyer and Chagall ceiling

Place du Tertre — photo by Eylon Ben Yaakov

Worth it if…Reality 61 +104Place du Tertre★ 4.5Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · NeighbourhoodHilltop Montmartre square of portrait painters and café terraces beside Sacré-Cœur

Moulin Rouge — photo by Enrico Lai

Worth it if…Reality 53 +55Moulin Rouge★ 4.4Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · ShowFamous 1889 Pigalle cabaret staging the Féerie revue with cancan, feathers and champagne

Grévin — photo by Michael Wu PhD

Skip itReality 44 −136Grévin★ 4.4Montmartre, Pigalle & Opéra · AttractionParis's 1882 wax museum on the Grands Boulevards, with French and global celebrity figures

The numbers

#	Place	Verdict	Hype	Reality	Gap	Google
1	Sacré-Cœur	Worth it	88	76	−12 · Overhyped	★ 4.7 (169,325)
2	Galeries Lafayette	Worth it	75	70	−5 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.5 (98,293)
3	Palais Garnier	Worth it if…	72	64	−8 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.7 (61,590)
4	Place du Tertre	Worth it if…	51	61	+10 · Underrated	★ 4.5 (20,634)
5	Moulin Rouge	Worth it if…	48	53	+5 · Lives up to the hype	★ 4.4 (19,404)
6	Grévin	Skip it	57	44	−13 · Overhyped	★ 4.4 (34,249)