Did you know? Why does Abbesses station bear this name and what makes it special?
Abbesses metro station, on line 12, serves Place des Abbesses and the Montmartre district. Its name comes from the Dames de Montmartre abbey, founded in 1130 by King Louis VI and Queen Adélaïde of ...
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Inside Coventry's 'oldest rooms' hidden for hundreds of years
these rooms sit atop each other and can only be accessed via a hidden medieval spiral staircase, not for the faint-hearted or those with a fear of heights. However, those who brave the journey ...