A walk on Montmartre is always popular when visitors are in Paris. Best then to take the Metro line 12 to 'Abbesses' and start from there. As it is the deepest station of Paris there are many - ca 120 - steps up to the street level. Two large elevators are provided to make it easier for everyone.
While you wait for your friends who took the steps, you can admire the art nouveau iron decoration by Hector Guimard (1867-1942). There are only two complete Guimard stations. Abbesses and Port Dauphine.
Then follow rue Lepic to the right and house number 54 is the one where Vincent van Gogh lived with his brother from 1886 to 1888. At that time there was no Metro and Montmartre was still a village outside of Paris. http://www.aparisguide.com/montmartre/
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