Exploring South Pigalle, From Avant-Garde Bakeries to Bars

....and why this former district of "ill repute" is now thriving in full daylight

Rue des Martyrs, with its many gourmet shops and bakeries, is the beating heart of South Pigalle. (Image by Courtney Traub/All rights reserved)

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This week I’d like to cast a spotlight on a Parisian “micro-district” that’s undergone some dramatic, fascinating changes in the past couple of decades— ones that have transformed the area into …