Pere Lachaise cemetery

Published: June 11, 2018, 12:22 p.m.

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Did you know Paris is home to a massive cemetery called Pere Lachaise, where all kinds of famous and interesting people are buried?

Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde\\u2026 and about a million more. And it\'s the most visited cemetery in the world with 3.5 million people checking it out annually.

Anyway, today\\u2019s guest, Joe Start, has written a book on P\\xe8re Lachaise and it\\u2019s called The Chairfather - a literal translation of the cemetery\\u2019s French name.

Joe visited the tombstones countless times to research the book and interview the dead, and today on The Earful Tower he shares his tips on which graves to find, what to avoid, and how not to act if you\\u2019re a tourist there.

And if you like what you hear, you can find the Chairfather book here or on ebook here. Joe\\u2019s audio tours can be found here and here.

Are you a Patreon supporter of The Earful Tower? Well today\\u2019s your lucky day, you get one of the cemetery audio tours FOR FREE! Yes, Joe hung around for a chat about Oscar Wilde\'s tomb stone, and you can find the link to get your free tour there right now.

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