The Catacombs of Paris were quite something. We weren’t sure what we were getting into. You had to walk down 131 stairs but you only had to walk 112 stairs to get back out! Why do they have catacombs in the city? I wondered that myself. In the late eighteenth century, there were major public health problems tied to the city’s cemeteries. Contaminated air, stench, disease outbreaks, contaminated water and more forced the relocation of millions of bodies. They decided to transfer the bodies to an underground site. They started excavating bodies from 1785 to 1787 and was open to the Public in 1809. It was named Catacombs in reference to Roman catacombs.
Entrance 
The stairs went round and round all the way down, or up 
Map of the catacombs 
Clint 
It was somewhat dark and a little creepy 
Info 
Walls made of bones and skulls 
Something about the eyes of God etc 
A different design 
More of the tunnel 
There famous people as well as Royalty buried here 
Hole in the ceiling from which they brought the bodies down 
It was an interesting experience and very educational, as well as a little creepy. lol
That’s it for this trip. This was our trip in 2025 and I am always a bit behind in my posts.
I hope you enjoyed reading about our trip and see you soon !
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