Heading to the sleazier side of gay Paris tonight with a visit to the iconic Moulin Rouge.
Its red windmill was probably made familiar to those of us of a certain age thanks to Baz Lurman’s film of the same name.
However it has been known as the world’s most famous cabaret for many years prior to that.
The original establishment, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller.
The Moulin Rouge is best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance.
Originally introduced as a seductive dance by the courtesans who operated from the site it evolved into a form of entertainment of its own and led to the introduction of cabarets across Europe.
You can still pay to watch a show at the Moulin Rouge but it isn’t cheap! So we contented ourselves with checking out the windmill and then taking a look of some of the other dubious ‘delights’ that Boulevard de Clichy had to offer.
This is definitely the seedier side of Paris with a wealth of sex shops and strip clubs.
Now the red light district of the city, Boulevard de Clichy used to be home to a wealth of renowned artists such as Picasso and Degas.
Now however it is home to art of a rather different type!
