Edith Piaf tour in Paris (EN)

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Owner: Dromos
Region: Ile-de-France • Paris • 11ème Arrondissement Paris • 10ème Arrondissement Paris • 19ème Arrondissement Paris
Linked groups: Arts • Music • City • Schoolexcursions
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General difficulty score: 40/100.

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Difficulty level in detail

Total ascent: 261 m
Difficulty level (relative): 5/10

Max. slope (base 500m): 4.14 %
Difficulty level (relative): 6/10

Length: 16 km
Difficulty level (relative): 1/10

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Hôpital Tenon (distance from start: 0 km/0 miles)

Hôpital Tenon
20ème Arrondissement Paris
Édith Piaf was one of France's most beloved singers, who became a national icon. Her singing reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad performed in a heartbreaking voice. Among her famous songs are "La vie en rose" (1946), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960). She was born on December 19, 1915 as Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris and died on October 11, 1963. Legend has it that she was born on the pavement of Rue de Belleville 72, but her birth certificate states she was born at Hôpital Tenon, the hospital for the 20th arrondissement of which Belleville is part.

Rue de Belleville 72 (distance from start: 1.82 km/1.13 miles)

Rue de Belleville 72
20ème Arrondissement Paris
Édith Piaf was one of France's most beloved singers, who became a national icon. Her singing reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad performed in a heartbreaking voice. Among her famous songs are "La vie en rose" (1946), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960). She was born on December 19, 1915 as Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris and died on October 11, 1963. Legend has it that she was born on the pavement of Rue de Belleville 72, but her birth certificate states she was born at Hôpital Tenon, the hospital for the 20th arrondissement of which Belleville is part.

Hôtel de Clermont (distance from start: 6.59 km/4.1 miles)

Hôtel de Clermont
18ème Arrondissement Paris
In 1929, at fourteen, Edith Piaf joined her father in his acrobatic street performances. She then took a room at Grand Hôtel de Clermont (18 rue Veron, Paris 18ème) and separated from him, going her own way as a street singer in Pigalle, Ménilmontant, and the Paris suburbs (cf. the song "Elle fréquentait la Rue Pigalle").

Paris Olympia (distance from start: 9.18 km/5.7 miles)

Paris Olympia
9ème Arrondissement Paris
The famed Paris Olympia concert hall is where Piaf achieved lasting fame, giving several series of concerts at the hall between January 1955 and October 1962. Excerpts from five of these concerts (1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) were issued on record and CD and have never been out of print. In April 1963, Piaf recorded her last song, "L'homme de Berlin". Paris Olympia is a music hall at 28, Blvd. des Capucines, in the 9th arrondissement Paris, France.
Inaugurated by the biggest star in France at the time, singer/dancer La Goulue, the venue has showcased a wide variety of performers, from French acts like Yvonne Printemps, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Bécaud and Johnny Hallyday, to international stars like Dir en grey, Nelly Furtado, Stevie Nicks, Fairuz, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Lola Beltran, Amália Rodrigues, Tereza Kesovija, Céline Dion, Umm Kulthum, Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone, The Beatles, Bülent Ersoy, Luciano Pavarotti, Diana Krall and the Rolling Stones.

Père Lachaise Cemetery (distance from start: 15.96 km/9.91 miles)

Père Lachaise Cemetery
20ème Arrondissement Paris
At the early age of 47, Piaf died of cancer at Plascassier, on the French Riviera, on October 11, 1963, the same day that her friend Jean Cocteau died.Places of interest (near the route)

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  1. Café Les deux moulins
  2. Folies-Bergère
  3. Shop of Monsieur Collignon
  4. Café Anglais
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