Pregnant - Funicular Sacre Coeur

Help. I am going to paris next month and will be heavily pregant. My husband hasn%26#39;t been before so we are doing all the tradiitonal sites.

to try and conserve energy - from not climbing all the steps is it possible to take the funicular to the top of the sacre coeur and back down again?

How much is it?

Where do I get it?

Thanks.

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Cost of one way Funiculaire is 0ne métro ticket (so if you have a Carte Orange it will be accepted) You access the Funiculaire from Place St-Pierre that is located at the end of Rue de Steinkerque that you can take when you get off at Métro Anvers.

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Yes, you can go both ways on the funicular. It is a metro ticket for each way or if you have a weeks pass use it.

Have a wonderful trip!!!

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The metro Anvers has a lot of stairs, but it also has an elevator which will will be great for you. Watch out for those bracelet guys at the funicular. Keep you hands in your pockets and don%26#39;t make eye contact with them.

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I%26#39;ve travelled heavily pregnant myself, and I can tell you that you should (I%26#39;m sure you know) take it easy as much as possible, keep hydrated, and NAP. It%26#39;s absolutely incredible how much more tired you feel pregnant and traveling than not!!

Enjoy your time,and good for you for not putting life on hold!

Les

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HI nicoll, As everyone has mentioned it is very easy to take the funicular up the steps and highly recommended in your condition as it is convenient and inexpensive. But, I am sure you plan to do some walking in Paris and you must be in fairly good condition since you are taking this trip so you do have the option of walking back down through Montmartre from the Sacre Coeur. It is easy, downhill and a very charming walk through the village like streets full of artist stalls and charming shops and restaurants. You don%26#39;t walk back down the steps towards the funicular but instead walk to the left/west of the basilica towards the Place du tertre, through the streets and then to the Abbesses metro (not far at all) or continue on your walking tour to Pigalle or to see Moulin Rouge and get on at the Blanche metro. To get on at the Abbesses metro will really not tax you much at all in decent weather, so I wanted to express this option as the walk is very much worth it!

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thanks everyone for your help. I am getting very excited about going. I have decided to not climb the steps at Arc D%26#39; triomphe and nortre dame but to just see paris from the eiffel tower and the sacre coeur.

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I hope you have a great time. Be forewarned that Paris is filled with stairs so in your condition it may be a challenge for you. Montmartre has the funicular to get you up the hill but once you get there, the church has stairs and also the streets surrounding the area are hilly, including the streets leading to the funicular entrance.

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One more very important thing to note about the Abbesses metro, which is mentioned by waytogogirl.

That metro station is very old. It does have an elevator, but the elevator is often closed for maintenance. Getting to the quai there involves three flights of very winding and steep stairs if the elevator is out of service. Just be forewarned- since it always happens to me on the way back to that station (I like to stay in that area) and it is usually when I have a bunch of heavy bags from shopping that I have to trudge up those stairs. Also the stairs getting in/out of that station entrance itself are plentiful.

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Yes...the funicular may be taken both up to and down from Sacre Coeur. Another alternative is the MONTMARTROBUS from its terminus at Place Pigalle. Also, as someone who may experience temporary physical difficulties, it might be worth your while to make note of Metro stations about Paris which offer escalator or elevator service--

http://www.infomobi.com/page5.php ---but these elevators are not always easy to locate within stations. For this reasonIt, you might wamt to %26#39;invest%26#39; a bit of advance research in learning more abouuth the public bus routes (fewer potential steps to scale). It might also be worthwhile to make note of elevator service in places like the Louvre or d%26#39;Orsay. There is an elevator to the top of Arc de Triomphe...and though no elevator at the Towers of Notre Dame, if you%26#39;re lucky and the Hunchback is working that day, you may be able to hire him to carry you to the top--à la Esmeralda. None of this is to suggest that you won%26#39;t be able to make your way about without difficulty...but there may be times when stamina lags...and at these times, the benefits of a little advance research and preparation may be quite welcome.