This archetypal Montmartre street has been reproduced in countless photographs over the decades. Stopping on your way up to take a few of your own is a good excuse for a break.

Alternatively, you could cheat and jump on the funicular, which runs alongside the steps, and gaze pityingly at those who have decided to do it the hard way.

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