Lepic Street
This point of interest is available as audio on the tour: Visit Paris, The Bohemian Quarter
You’re back on Lepic Street, which winds its way up the hill, linking Place Blanche to Place du Tertre. This iconic Montmartre street was actually laid out as a tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte. So, what’s the connection to the Emperor, and why does the street zigzag so much? Well, all he wanted was to reach the telegraph station, located in the Saint-Pierre Church. So he took the only street available at the time. The thing is, it was raining, and the path was all steep and muddy, impossible to travel on horseback. Long story short, he had to walk the rest of the way and managed to find a more accessible, direct route.
This path would eventually replace the old one and be named Emperor’s Street, then Royal Street, and finally Lepic Street in honor of the general of Napoleon’s Army.
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