STREET ART walk IN A VILLAGE

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

The Butte aux Cailles, a Parisian village with its authenticity and unchanged charm .

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

The 13th district of Paris is relatively unknown, even sometimes by Parisians themselves.

Hidden in a corner of the 13th, the Butte aux cailles , literally the hill of the quails, is one of these Parisian areas we can consider as a village with its authenticity and charm unchanged.

Rue Dieulafoy, forty pastel colored townhouses - (photo ©Behind the Seine)

Much less famous than its rival the Butte Montmartre, the Butte aux cailles offers charming cobbled streets, flowery alleys with villas, a small square that looks like a village square and where the magic of Paris takes place immediately.

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

In the last century the Butte aux cailles was the area of the tanners and leather craftsmen who benefited from the waters of the Bièvre river still in surface at that time.

Church Sainte Anne de la Butte aux Cailles- (photo ©Behind the Seine)

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

Today the Butte aux Cailles is also one of the favourite spots for expression of graffiti artists. And at the instigation of galleries and the city council, all the 13th district becomes a showcase for urban art in line with New York or Lisbon.

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

I highly recommend the visit of this "small village in the city" to discover the authentic charm of an old Paris as well as the street-art frenzy in this amazing open-air museum.

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

You will find easily charming coffees, brasseries and small restaurants but also nice fashion and craft shops, all you need to spend a pleasant day strolling among the back alleys of the Butte aux Cailles.

Le Temps des Cerises, a neighbourhood cooperative restaurant - (photo ©Behind the Seine)

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

(photo ©Behind the Seine)

What do you think about this tiny church ?

Square des Peupliers, a well hidden flowered alley with its courtyards protected by wrought iron fencing - (photo ©Behind the Seine)

La petite Alsace a private courtyard with half timbered homes typical from Alsace in the East of France and colored shutters - (photo ©Behind the Seine)

Metro station place d'Italie , go to Avenue Auguste Blanqui and turn on Rue du Moulin des Prés to start the visit.

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