Père Lachaise Curator Details Life in Paris's Most Visited Cemetery
Benoit Gallaud, head curator of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, discusses what it is like to live within the 110-acre cemetery alongside 70,000 graves and thousands of daily visitors. He notes that the cemetery does not permit running or picnicking, and explains that permanent plots cost around 80,000 euros.
“Today you have to die. It's the first condition.”
Benoit Gallaud
“Oh, for perpetuity, it's 80,000 euros.”
Benoit Gallaud
Heard on Travel with Rick Steves — “843 Cheap Eats in Istanbul; Père Lachaise Cemetery; Ghostways”, published Saturday, October 24, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.