Is Père Lachaise worth it?

Worth itUnderrated · +46Free, hilly 19th-century cemetery with the graves of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Chopin and Piaf

Worth it. 4.6 on Google with reviewers calling it an open-air museum and a must; the wild upkeep and glassed-in Wilde tomb disappoint a few.

Hype30How famous and hyped it is

Reality76Evidence-based, votes take over as they come in

The gap+46UnderratedHow we score

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Hours of hilly wandering across 15 km of paths; good shoes required.

Why Reality is 76

Lives up to its fame4/54.6 on Google with reviewers calling it an open-air museum and a must; the wild upkeep and glassed-in Wilde tomb disappoint a few.

Value for money5/5Free, with hours of sculpture, history and famous graves; few free sights in Paris give as much.

Can’t get it elsewhere4/5No other Paris site gathers this many famous graves and funerary sculptures; Montmartre and Montparnasse cemeteries are smaller versions.

Easy to do3/5No tickets or queues and a metro at the gate, but hilly cobbles, hard-to-find graves and no official tours slow you down.

What people loved

Free open-air museum of sculpted tombs and celebrity graves (Morrison, Wilde, Chopin, Piaf, Proust, Modigliani)Leafy, quiet and shaded — reviewers call it a calm escape from the rush of ParisAbout 15 km of paths, the largest green space within Paris city limitsMaps, signs and an online interactive map help locate famous graves

What wore them down

Many graves are hard to find without a map or guide; you need division numbersUneven, hilly, cobbled paths that are slippery when wet; difficult for wheelchairsOscar Wilde's tomb is behind glass and Héloïse and Abélard's tomb is under restoration until 2027Active cemetery with ~10,000 funerals a year; some visitors find the wild, unmanicured upkeep untidy

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Booking: No tickets or booking; independent guided tours can be booked separately.

EntryFree ("L'entrée au cimetière est libre et gratuite")Source · Checked Oct 16, 2026

HoursMon–Fri 8:00 a.m., Sat 8:30 a.m., Sun 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. (Google); hours change with the season and the cemetery can close in bad weatherSource · Checked Oct 16, 2026

Guided toursThe cemetery runs no guided tours and has no official guides; tours are by independent providers. An interactive map of famous graves is onlineSource · Checked Oct 16, 2026

Current closureTomb of Héloïse and Abélard under restoration, not visible until August 2027Source · Checked Oct 16, 2026

Time needed1.5–2.5 hours for the main graves; at least 2 hours self-guidedSource · Checked Oct 16, 2026

Getting thereMetro 2/3 Père Lachaise or Metro 2 Philippe Auguste, ~5 min walk to the main Boulevard de Ménilmontant gate; ~20 min from ChâteletSource · Checked Oct 16, 2026

Opening hours (Google)