The Resting Place Of Paris Legends
Sightseeing in a cemetery might sound a little strange, but many tourists vitis Pere Lachaise in Paris.
Pere Lachaise - which can be found in the east side of Paris - is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world.
It's the final resting place of many people who played a major part in the history of the city. For example, Baron Haussmann, the town planner who helped redesign the city under Napoleon III.
Also buried there are Edith Piaf, Chopin, Moliere, Balzac, Proust, Maria Callas and, of course, Jim Morrison.
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(above) Chopin's grave at Pere Lachaise
Pere Lachaise also has the graves of Paris' two most famous lovers - Heloise and Abelard.
Getting to the cemetery is easy: it has a metro stop just outside. The stop is "Pere Lachaise" (easy to remember) and can be reached by Metro lines 2 and 3.
You can buy a map of the cemetery - which will show you where the graves of the famous people are buried - from the newspaper kiosk at the main exit of the metro stop.