Painter’s Square, officially Place du Tertre, is located just a few streets away from Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Coeur in Paris.
Place du Tertre in Montmartre is now the most famous and touristic square in Paris according to many travel and official visitor sites. Painter’s Square is known for many local street artists (sometimes around 100) who not only sell their finished works, but you can see them busy working on new paintings right in front of you.
In the past, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne and Picasso were among those who lived and worked in the now picturesque but previously poor district. I’ve been there a few times and purchased some terrific works of art.
The artists are happy to tell you about their creations and strike up a conversation with you. Puts a little history behind a work of art that you may purchase to take home. Prior to the COVID pandemic, the square was crowded with on-lookers, but during the pandemic, I read that tourists and business were almost non-existent.
There are many cafes and eateries surrounding the square. Good time to find an outdoor table at a nearby café, then rest your legs and people watch. Of course Montmartre is dominated by the famous Basilica of the Sacré Coeur.
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