{"id":13184,"date":"2018-11-27T14:53:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=13184"},"modified":"2019-12-27T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T13:05:20","slug":"secrets-of-the-paris-catacombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/secrets-of-the-paris-catacombs\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the secrets of the Â鶹APP Catacombs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Secrets of the Â鶹APP Catacombs<\/h2><div id=\"disco-2938550751\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Fsecrets-of-the-paris-catacombs%2F&#038;t=Discover%20the%20secrets%20of%20the%20Â鶹APP%20Catacombs\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-has-count dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">170<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Fsecrets-of-the-paris-catacombs%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Discover%20the%20secrets%20of%20the%20Â鶹APP%20Catacombs\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-tunnel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-tunnel.jpg\" alt=\"Catacombs Tunnel\" width=\"740\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-tunnel.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-tunnel-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secret tunnels in the Â鶹APP underground<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hidden beneath the quaint parisian cafes, the heated terraces and the richly decorated restaurants, lies the cold, damp world of the Â鶹APP underground. After living in Â鶹APP for nearly two years, I have heard stories about the small groups of people, known as \u201ccataphiles,\u201d willing to brave the murky, knee deep waters of the catacombs in order to spend hours below partying, exploring, filming, and even screening movies at their underground cinema. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it was only weeks ago that my friend and I came to discover our own entrance leading to the secret catacombs. Due to the fact that entering the catacombs is illegal (you will be forced to pay a fine of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac60)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the whereabouts of these entrances are not public knowledge and can prove very difficult to find. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are spread throughout the south of Â鶹APP, usually taking the form of manhole covers. The entrance we found was a tiny, inconspicuous hole, hidden from unknowing eyes, carved into the side of a tunnel wall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fighting down the oncoming claustrophobia, and armed only with the flashlights of our phones, we squeezed through and entered the maze of the catacombs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-3565235128\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/recommends\/gyg-new-campaign-paris-catacombs\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your Â鶹APP Catacombs Tickets Here<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombes-skulls.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombes-skulls.jpg\" alt=\"Skulls Catacombs\" width=\"621\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombes-skulls.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombes-skulls-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bones line the walls in the catacombs near Place Denfert Rochereau<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The smell is the first thing you notice upon entering the catacombs. The sunless air spans an estimated 200 kilometers of intertwining tunnels and rooms, ranging from the tower of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-things-montparnasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montparnasse<\/a> to the Porte d&#8217;Orl\u00e9ans, giving off an odor of mildew and stagnant water. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally, before the millions of dead bodies were carted and stacked in the heart of the catacombs, the tunnels were created to extract limestone that was then used in the construction of many buildings around Â鶹APP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was only in the late 1700\u2019s, due to an overflow of parisian remains at the graveyard Les Innocents, that the bones were brought down in wagons covered in black cloth and then left, strewn about in the catacombs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, in 1810, the bones were reorganized into the mausoleum that we know today. The official entrance to the catacombs is located at Place Denfert Rochereau, previously called Place d\u2019Enfer or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place of Hell<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the only legal entrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is now one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/how-to-visit-the-paris-catacombs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biggest tourist attractions<\/a> in Â鶹APP and is well worth a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/recommends\/catacombs-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit<\/a> if you are interested in seeing the artfully stacked femurs and skulls of over six million former parisians.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-3253614663\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/catacombs-of-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/visitcatacombsblog.jpg\" alt=\"Visit the Catacombs\" width=\"924\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/visitcatacombsblog.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/visitcatacombsblog-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/visitcatacombsblog-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/visitcatacombsblog-816x447.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now open for daily visits, there are 130 steps leading down to the catacombs at a depth of 20 meters (65 ft). However, if you do want to check it out, I would suggest going early and on a weekday or else you risk a line that can sometimes last hours at the Place d\u2019Enfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-map.jpg\" alt=\"Catacombs Map\" width=\"630\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-map.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-map-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map of the Â鶹APP Underground <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secret events are held within the Catacombs tunnels <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While walking through the illegal tunnels I saw the graffiti and left over cigarette butts of past explorers that line the sides of the walls. On the roof there are dozens of different colored arrows leading in all different directions to various rooms and meeting places. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most famous of these rooms is known as \u201cla playa,\u201d named for the sandy floor that leads to a mural of Hokusai\u2019s wave. This is one of the hot spots in the secret catacombs and nearly every weekend you will find people here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said that the secret catacombs are home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-nightclubs-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mass raves<\/a>, uncontrollable parties, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-paris-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">satanic cults<\/a>. The reality, however, is much softer than that. There is an abundance of paintings, graffiti, sculptures and communal spaces throughout the underground tunnels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/hidden-gems-and-secret-paris-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">secret<\/a> catacombs are also rumored to hold dinner parties, cinemas, art events and even underground swimming pools. In 2004, a small police force known the \u201ccataflics\u201d discovered what appeared to be a fully equipped movie theater and bar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, when the police returned, the room had been stripped of all electrical equipment and all that was left was a note that read \u201cDo not try to find us.\u201d There is another room that resembles that of a large dining hall with a table and chairs carved out of the limestone rock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There have been known to be underground dinner parties that take place here. All of these events are done by different communities of cataphiles, dedicated to the idea of creating art and space outside the eyes of the law. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-1480094150\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/recommends\/gyg-new-campaign-paris-catacombs\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your Â鶹APP Catacombs Tickets Here<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dangers of the hidden catacombs<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After spending close to an hour in the underground tunnels, we decided to head back the way we came. The tunnels are intricately woven and spread out through such a large distance that getting lost was my primary concern. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the last known death in the catacombs was in 1793, when a man named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philibert Aspairt got lost and whose body wasn\u2019t found until eleven years later, there is still a certain amount risk to entering the secret tunnels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, two teenage boys were found after three days of being lost in the catacombs and taken to the hospital to be treated for frostbite. It is also worth remembering that the tunnels have been built under the immense weight of Â鶹APP, and while caveins do not happen often, the \u00a0amount of rocks and debris littering the tunnel floor was enough to make me think twice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is for these reasons that entering the secret catacombs was made illegal in 1955. Anyone willing to try their luck in the catacombs should come prepared with flashlights, waterproof boots and a guide who knows the way. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Remember that it is illegal and that we do not encourage you to visit them<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-walls.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-walls.jpg\" alt=\"Walls Catacombs\" width=\"776\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-walls.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-walls-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/catacombs-walls-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bones, bones and more bones stacked around a cross in the catacombs<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-2699525713\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/recommends\/gyg-new-campaign-paris-catacombs\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your Â鶹APP Catacombs Tickets Here<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before returning to the rainy Â鶹APP light and joining the quick paced, umbrella holding, law abiding Â鶹APPians, we turned off our flashlights and soaked in the silence and utter darkness of the underground world. It would have been a perfectly peaceful moment if only every horror movie I had ever seen had not come rushing back, along with the thought of the millions of dead bodies that have been carted through these walls. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, turning on my phone\u2019s flashlight, we scrambled our way up and out, going faster than we had when we came in. Walking the streets, and once again being part of the lighted world, I felt as if I had seen something secret, something hidden from my normal life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I understood the desire that calls to the underground communities of cataphiles. The secret catacombs are a world of freedom, self expression, community, and, most of all, a place removed from everything else. I am now left with a hunger to explore more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next time I go I will bring a ball of yarn so that I don\u2019t get lost and see how much further I can explore. I just hope that the rats will not chew through it. I\u2019ve seen that movie, too. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-2301555897\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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