The 9th arrondissement is in the north of Paris and includes the districts of Opera, Galeries Lafayette and Montmartre. Montmartre is one of the highest mounds in Paris and the view of the summit is amazing. Montmartre became the neighborhood of many artists like Picasso, Dali, Duchamp, Toulouse-Lautrec and many others. The 9th arrondissement is therefore very contrasted, integrating ethnic blocks with a bourgeois sector or the opposite. SoPi, More precisely, it’s south of Place Pigalle that hipsters congregate, in what is now known as ‘SoPi’ (for South Pigalle). Their playground is the rectangular area extending from the Blanche and Anvers metro stations to the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and Trinité-d’Estienne-d’Orves stations. With hip boutiques, traditional bistros and classy cocktail bars, this area is one of the liveliest in the city.. with all types of shops (French bakeries, bookstores, designer Boutiques, supermarkets…), Art galleries, theaters, cabarets (Moulin Rouge, Chez Michou…), and the famous erotic area of Pigalle.