Moulin de la Galette – The Galette Mill

The Moulin de la Galette, the last windmill of Montmartre

The Moulin de la Galette is one of the last windmills of the Montmartre hill, a witness of its rural past. The Paris audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic monument, immortalised by the Impressionist painters.

From the windmill to the painters' guinguette

In the time when Montmartre was a village covered with vines and windmills, the Moulin de la Galette was among the many windmills of the hill. Become a famous guinguette where people danced, it gave its name to the painting by Renoir that immortalised these popular balls. Today, this preserved windmill is one of the last of Montmartre and testifies to the rural and festive past of the hill.

What to see

You admire the silhouette of the preserved windmill, a witness of the rural past of Montmartre and of the famous guinguette painted by Renoir. The Moulin de la Galette evokes the village of the past and its popular balls. It is a history-laden stop, during a walk on the hill.

Practical information

The Moulin de la Galette lies on the Montmartre hill, in the eighteenth arrondissement, reachable on foot. The windmill can be admired from the street; it today houses a restaurant, which has its own hours and conditions. It is mainly discovered for its historic silhouette, during the walk.

Why is the Moulin de la Galette famous?

Because it is one of the last windmills of Montmartre and gave its name to the famous guinguette immortalised by the painting by Renoir.

Where is the Moulin de la Galette?

On the Montmartre hill, in the eighteenth arrondissement of Paris.