Aix-les-Bains is a spa resort in the French département of Savoie between Annecy and Chambéry in the French Alps. Bordered by Lake Bourget, the town enjoys a beautiful spot surrounded by spectacular mountains. On my last visit to ... Read more!
You don’t need to go inside a museum or an art gallery to enjoy works of art. Paris has this great thing about it that art is accessible ... Read more!
La Roche-sur-Foron is a little town in the French département of Haute-Savoie at the crossroads with Annecy, Geneva and the Arve Valley that leads to Chamonix and the ... Read more!
Are these your first three days in Paris? Well, I’m a little jealous and excited for you. I’m sure you’ll have a great time visiting this beautiful city… ... Read more!
On my first video on youtube, I took the opportunity to say ‘bonjour’ to all our French Moments friends, our readers and followers. Bonjour from Pierre! This ... Read more!
The Roman Forum in Paris—then known as Lutetia—was situated in the present-day Latin Quarter, more precisely in the vicinity of rue Soufflot and rue Saint-Jacques. Did you know that ... Read more!
Au Nègre Joyeux (At the Joyous Negro’s) refers to a former chocolate factory that was established in 1748 at 14, rue Mouffetard (5th arrondissement of Paris), on the ... Read more!
The Pompidou Centre in Paris: one of the most visited museums in France. The iconic landmark is ideally situated in the 4th arrondissement at the heart of the French capital. ... Read more!
Not far from the Buttes-Chaumont, on the fringes of Paris lies a quiet patch of countryside situated in the heavily modernised 19th arrondissement. The Mouzaïa district is to be found around rue ... Read more!
The Rotunda at La Villette (Rotonde de La Villette) is one of the last surviving buildings of the Farmers-General Wall (Mur des Fermiers-Généraux). Built just before the French ... Read more!
The oldest graffiti in Paris is one of my favourite secret places in the French capital. You will find it in the historic and famous square of Place ... Read more!
The Passy Cemetery in the 16th arrondissement of Paris is the one of Paris’ largest operating cemeteries. The 4 acres funeral park is situated in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower ... Read more!
The Flame of Liberty, as it is known, was offered to the city of Paris in 1989 by the International Herald Tribune from worldwide donations. On the 31st ... Read more!
Hidden away from the touristic districts of Paris, the Museum of Romantic Life is a restful place that evokes the years between 1830 and 1850. I visited this place ... Read more!
Did you know? 73 is the two-digit number allocated to the French departement of Savoie. Famous for its ski resorts, mountain cheese and breathtaking landscape, the departement includes ... Read more!
Did you know? 74 is the two-digit number allocated to the French département of Haute-Savoie. Famous for its ski resorts, mountain cheese and breathtaking landscape, the département includes ... Read more!
The Hotel de Saint-Aignan hides an odd feature that most visitors to the Museum of Jewish Art and History would not know. To see it, pass through security ... Read more!
Did you know that 10 million people visit the vineyards of France each year? It is not hard to believe when you observe the touristic interest in wine regions ... Read more!
We were fortunate to live in a village east of the Salève mountain for a year. My family and I climbed the summit on many occasions in all ... Read more!
Vineyards and wine in Lorraine? You and I are not dreaming! Caught between two famous wine regions, Champagne and Alsace, the historic region of Lorraine is not particularly known for ... Read more!
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