Jim Morrisons Grave is situated at Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, 16.rue du Repos, 75020 Paris.Tel: +33 1 43 70 70 33, Fax: +33 1 43 70 42 16. It is on the east side of town not far from the Place de la Bastille at subway stop Pere Lachaise or Phillippe Auguste Stops. This is were the #3 gold line intersects with the #2 Blue line. The Phillippe Auguste Metro stop is the closest.
While there, visit other famous graves such as Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Honore de Balzac and Frederic Chopin. Jim himself visited here with a friend less than a week before his death. He supposedly expressed his desire at this time to be buried in Pere Lachaise. He did not know how prophetic his statement would be.
The cemetery is open Monday-Friday from 7:30AM-6PM. During the summer it opens on Saturdays at 8:30AM and on Sundays at 9AM. In the winter it opens on Saturdays at 8AM and on Sundays at 9AM. If you want to be alone at the grave you should arrive very early. After l0AM there seems to be a constant stream of visitors as well as guided tours. The silence is then disturbed.
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