Montmartre/Sacré Coeur, Paris

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Paris Tourist Traps Tip (Untitled)

By Lebanese

on August 26, 2002

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Just before going up to Sacre Coeur,

By 4everfun

on April 18, 2005

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Just around the corner before going up to Sacre Coeur. You will be surprised by a group of men wanting to tie string on your finger to make a bracelet. They can be little aggressive.The best thing to do just to ignore them otherwise they won't leave you alone if you act interested or to watch someone else for a second.

by lutheranchick
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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Rastafarian Bracelet Guys

on October 11, 2007

Be Careful!! There are a few Rasta-guys who put strings around your wrist and begin making you a lovely multi-colored bracelet before you can get away!! After they finish, they expect you to pay 20 Euros for it!! I don't think so! They grabbed me and my daughter before we knew what was happening. Luckily we only had 5 Euro on us and they took it. I told them I'd give them the bracelet back.....

Avoid these guys...do not make eye contact and don't let them grab your arm!

Take the funicular to the top and you can avoid these guys pretty much - plus miss all the lovely stairs :-)

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Basilique du Sacre Coeur - beware

Updated By lalitsingh99

on April 19, 2006

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Beware of the people at the foot of the basilica who will approach you and ask for money or something else. Best thing is to ignore them and they dont pester you for long. just walk staright where u wanted to and dont pay any attention. If u indulge in a small talk they will try to coax money out of you or ask you to buy some stupid thing at an exorbitant price

In the neighborhood is Place du Tertre where you will find many caricature artists. Do make sure u decide upon the price u will pay for the caricature before u sit down.

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Scared Coeur

Updated By apiapi

on May 22, 2004

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Beware of those Jamaican (they claimed to be) at the steps leading to top. They will ask you to hold on to some colorful string while they start making some pattern using the string. At the end they will tie the string to your wrist telling you it’s for luck… blah blah blah and then ask for some money. They asked me for 10 euro and I just gave them 1 euro just to get away from them. I shouldn’t have listened to them in the first place.

Just walk away.

by philiparnold
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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: To avoid tourist traps - avoid tourists.

on June 9, 2007

I can attest to the previously mentioned tourist traps, the bracelet guys will pursue you. Anyone who goes to the basilica will have to deal with them I'm afraid. When I went to the Sacre Coeur there were only 4 of the bracelet guys there. One approached me and I said "No" he persisted and I went into a pretty clear "Nonononononononononono!' he chuckled, patted me on the back and they left me alone.

There were only 4 bracelet guys when I went because I went before 8am. Really early. So early the hill was almost deserted. It was a lovely morning, and Montmartre was almost the Montmartre you can see in Amélie. I really enjoyed the hill because there were no freaking tourists there. It was beautiful. But soon the crowds began and I moved on from Montmartre, but I'll never forget my deserted morning there.

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Sacre Coeur - pack the hiking boots

By Kicks4Fun

on October 17, 2002

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in black and white

It was a steep walk up the hill to Sacre Coeur, but well worth it. Especially on a nice day like we had.

pay the one metro ticket to take the huge escalator (moving stairs)

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Curiosity killed the cat

Updated By gOdOtPm

on June 11, 2007

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It's really hard to get rid of
them!

It's been four years that I first visited Paris and I've always found these guys around Monmartre. They're tall and strong and offer you to put any of your fingers inside a tie of a "magical string" they have. They seem very kind and all but, if you cooperate, they'll pull off from one of the extremes of the wool string and your finger will be their best capture. They may ask you for 5 or 10 or 20 euros in exchange of its liberation.

Don't even pay attention to them or anyone who says that your face (nose/chin/hands...) is extremely beautiful and want to make a picture of them for themselves. Just imagine that they don't exist.

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	Montmartre/Sacré Coeur: Montmartre

By nicoleken

on September 5, 2002

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Montmartre from the boat trip on the Seine