Be forewarned. The elevators at metro stop Abbesses are being replaced. Unless you relish the idea of 90+ stairs, you might rethink your route to Montmartre.
Posted by
Florida (previously California)
3701 posts
As a follow-on to this warning, per the RATP website, the work on the elevators began on April 10, 2017 and is is scheduled to end on September 15, 2017.
Posted by
Chicago
8063 posts
Yes. And I am pretty sure it is more than 90 stairs. It, Cite and Lamarc Caulaincourt are among the deepest metro stations in Paris and use giant elevators to move people up and down. The Abbesses staircase used to have beautiful murals but the last time I walked down it, they seem to have disappeared.
Posted by
Paris
2466 posts
Just get off at the station before Abbesses and you will be fine. It isn't much of a walk from there.
Posted by
OP
Amsterdam
556 posts
I was curious when so many people got off at Pigalle. Ha! Now I know.