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Visit Belleville, Edith Piaf's old Paris haunt
Tourists looking for old Paris charm and a taste of “La Vie en Rose” should head to Belleville, a largely overlooked part of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf. Only five Metro stops away from Paris’ town hall, Belleville has retained much of its working-class identity and still bubbles with concert halls, theaters and bars — some of which Piaf once sang in. Add to the mix successive waves of immigrants and young creative types out drinking, eating and carousing, and you get a funky atmosphere similar to New York’s East Village.
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A STATUE of Edith Piaf pays homage to the French singer in Belleville, the Paris neighborhood where she once lived. Belleville is an often overlooked area of Paris, but it maintains its unique, if gritty, identity.
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