Montmartre is the district of artists. The most famous painters lived and worked here, Degas, van Gogh, Modigliani, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, and many more. This part of Paris has evidently an artistic atmosphere. The Parisian café is an icon of the city. Typical coffee shop has a row of tiny round tables facing outward to the sidewalk. People sit there and watch passersby.