The Opera Garnier (or Palais Garnier) is one of Paris’ most celebrated monuments. Situated in the 9th arrondissement at the end of the Avenue de l’Opéra, the sumptuous opera house symbolises the opulence ... Read more!
Did you know that no less than thirty-seven bridges cross the Seine River in Paris? For American author Michael Saint James, they are no longer a mystery. Having spent the ... Read more!
Last Saturday morning our little Aimée (2 yo) and I visited the Louvre. I had not been inside for many years and it was time to say ‘bonjour‘ ... Read more!
Last weekend we came early in the morning and climbed to the top of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre. Situated in the 18th arrondissement, the majestic basilica is one of Paris’ most visited monuments. Only ... Read more!
Today, the 23rd of June 2015, Paris officially announced its application to host the Summer 2024 Olympic Games. 2024 Olympic Games in Paris In 1924, Paris last ... Read more!
The first time I visited the Musée de l’Orangerie, I felt a surge of excitement as I stepped inside. It was a chance to finally see, in real ... Read more!
The Paris Zoological Park is situated in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. It offers its visitors a journey around the globe where animals cohabit in five major natural environments. Although ... Read more!
The monumental building housing the Grand Gallery of Evolution stands at the end of the formal garden of the Jardin des Plantes in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The gallery is ... Read more!
From the 7th-17 May 2015, the Paris Bread Festival (Fête du Pain) has been celebrating its 20th anniversary on the forecourt of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. We stumbled ... Read more!
The French National Anthem is known as La Marseillaise and was composed during the events of the French Revolution in the town of Strasbourg. La Marseillaise: about the ... Read more!
Today we are featuring a young artist who lives in Aquitaine. A graphic designer and photographer, Thierry Dulau made himself available for this interview. French Moments: Bonjour Thierry. ... Read more!
From mid-July to mid-August, the municipality of Paris runs a temporary artificial beach operation along River Seine. Judiciously named “Paris-Plages” the scheme was started by Bertrand Delanoë in ... Read more!
With summer come many amazing light shows projected onto the façades of famous monuments. This is not new: for many years, French towns and tourist sites have run ... Read more!
The annual fun fair of the Tuileries is one of the major family-friendly summer events in Paris and takes place in the famous garden for two months in ... Read more!
“I need flowers, always flowers, even flowers to pick… so that I can paint them on rainy days” – Claude Monet. The famous Monet’s gardens in Giverny outside the ... Read more!
The imposing Annecy Castle in Haute-Savoie is majestically placed atop one of the last promontories of the Semnoz Mountain overlooking the lake with the old town of Annecy nestled ... Read more!
The Fête de la Musique (or World Music Day) is a famous and free music festival in France each year on the day of the summer solstice, the ... Read more!
The Tour de France is the world’s most famous bicycle race whose first edition was first organised in 1903. The event is a multiple-stage race held each year ... Read more!
Although almost unknown in the English-speaking world, Louis de Funès (31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) is still the most popular French comedian nearly 40 years after ... Read more!
A visit to the museum of the Paccard bell foundry is one of the most interesting attractions when discovering Annecy and its beautiful region. With its extraordinary history, ... Read more!
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