The historic A St. Pierre de Montmartre building and the small square of the artists quarter

The scene depicts the lively small square of Montmartre with the historic building bearing the sign A St. Pierre de Montmartre, a reference to the ancient Saint-Pierre church, one of the oldest in Paris. The building with its shuttered windows and typical Parisian mansard roofs houses a restaurant and tobacco shop on the ground floor, where tourists stop for a break. In the background, the panorama of Paris from Montmartre hill can be glimpsed. The sky with dramatic clouds frames this typical scene of the neighborhood, where the atmosphere of the old Montmartre village survives despite the tourist influx.

Paris, Montmartre, Saint-Pierre, square, restaurant, artists quarter, panorama, France