Famous Women of Pere-Lachaise cemetery | My Private Paris

► BOOK YOUR TOUR with MY PRIVATE PARIS Père-Lachaise Private Tour: Follow Laure Nermel and Marie Segura through the alleys of the most amazing graveyard of Paris, on this beautiful fall day. So many remarkable women are buried here! Learn about the lives of the singer Edith Piaf, the novellist and art collector Gertrude Stein, the writer Colette or the painter Rosa Bonheur. During this stroll, you will also discover some more mysterious tombs, such as the Countess Demidoff’s gigantic mausoleum, or Mademoiselle Lenormand’s decorated grave! Don’t hesitate to enable subtitles! 00:00 Introduction 03:20 Gertrude Stein - American Writer and Mentor of many artists ( Hemingway, Picasso) 08:16 Edith Piaf (1915-1963) - French Singer 12:09 Sarah Bernhardt (1855-1923) - French Actress, good friend with Oscar Wilde 16:29 Jane Avril (1868-1943) - French star Dancer at the Moulin Rouge 20:16
Back to Top