Portrait painters await customers at the top of the butte.
Illuminated in blue the Hôtel de Ville with its Christmas village on the square ends today.
Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville (Mairie de Paris)
75004 Paris
A bottle of rosé, a rosy sunset, red "humous" (made with beets), and good cheer at the Terrass Hotel's rooftop bar with its sweeping city views.
A favorite outing during the Christmas season is visiting Nativity scenes / crèches de Noël - each unique - set up in churches all over the city.
Above: inside l'Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre
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More:
Église Saint-Roch
Église de la Madeleine
Église Saint-Eustache
Église Saint-Joseph Artisan
Église Sainte-Marie des Batignolles
Église Saint-Léon
Église Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle
Église Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville
Église Saint Sulpice
Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Èglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
Today is the last day to visit this magical artisan Christmas market in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Above: stalls selling everything from toasted marrons and macarons to arts and crafts
Below: hot soups by the bol; Santa spotting on a nearby corner