Belleville is famous for its whimsical street art and artist's workshops. The street art is truly unique with Blek le Rat (the originator of street art before Banksy), Miss Tic, Jef L'Aerosol, Space Invader, Fred le Chevalier and Nemo to name a few. Space Invader has over a thousand street art tags in Paris, even one on the Hollywood sign. To this day, no one knows what he looks like. Belleville is an area rarely visited by tourists. Your Belleville: Street Art and Gourmet Tour explores the "lost village" with its colorful multi-ethnic and hidden alleyways and garden paths. You will discover why the neighborhood was called "les coupes gueules", the cutthroats. Its history is steeped in the proud working class that settled there during the time of Haussmann's wrecking ball,annexing an area famous for its "guinguettes" (open-air dance cafés) and small family workshops that crafted shoes, mattresses, furniture, glass blowing, and etc. You will wander the cobbled streets of Upper and Lower Belleville, visiting gourmet shops along the way (one of the best patisseries in Paris). You will have the chance to visit the birthplace of Edith Piaf, as well as her friend, the charming Maurice Chevalier. You will visit the gardens from the highest point in Paris, taking in the breatht akingviews of the city. This is where Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronin took their iconic photographs in the 1960s.
