
A Guide to the 20 Arrondissements of Paris
The arrondissements of Paris are administrative districts organised in a spiral pattern. From the 1st…
The arrondissements of Paris are administrative districts organised in a spiral pattern. From the 1st…
Not far from the St. Paul-St. Louis church stands the last fire warning device in…
The entrance to the Abbesses métro station is a masterpiece of Art Nouveau architecture. Designed…
You have to walk on the narrow street of rue de Grenelle in the 7th…
The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Martin is situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Built…
The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Denis is situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Dating…
Castel Béranger is one of Paris’ most extravagant buildings, built in the Art Nouveau style…
So you’re heading to the Palais Royal and its beautiful enclosed garden. Instead of entering…
I wanted to go there for a while and waited for the perfect Summer day.…
Do you remember Amelie skipping stones at the locks of a canal in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s…
The Galeries Lafayette is the name for an upmarket Paris department store originally founded in…
The rue des Rosiers is situated in the Marais. The name of the street means…
Although small in size, the circular Place Saint-Georges owes its elegant look to the beautiful townhouses…
Did you know that some statues in Paris are believed to hold magical properties? For…
There are a few replicas of the Statue of Liberty that are found across Paris:…
Caught between the Périphérique and the Convention Centre at Porte Maillot, the church of Notre-Dame…
This little lane will surprise you if you are walking in the neighbourhood of Charonne.…
Lined with low and tall houses, the quiet and green rue des Cascades, Paris is a surprising…
There are a number of rural-looking streets to discover in Paris. One of them is…
Who was Dalida? This is the inevitable question people ask me when walking on a…
How the glass pyramid of the Louvre disappeared? The offender is French street artist JR who…
Unknown for most of the Parisians the elegant Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil is a botanical…
The Jardin d’Acclimatation, Paris is the best amusement park for children within the city. The park covers…
At the entrance of the Jardin d’Acclimatation is a commemorative plaque which does not draw…
Last week during a walk across the 16th arrondissement I stumbled upon a historic piece…
It is either visible from the top of the Eiffel Tower, from the Front-de-Seine or…
One part I love about my job is to show people the beautiful parts of Paris.…
How many people passing by the busy street of rue de la Cossonnerie actually know…
On Tuesday 5 April 2016 took place the inauguration of the new site of Les…
I thought there was only three major half-timbered houses in Paris until this morning when…
Amongst all the squares of Paris, the Place des Vosges is one of my favourite.…
A sign that spring is coming is the sunny days we are having right now in Paris. We…
Have you heard of rue Verneuil in Paris? Probably not, but surely you’ve heard of…
Today as we walked across the 8th arrondissement and its public parks we encountered the first signs…
The Nativity Scene inside the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Montmartre (18th arrondissement) is one of the most visited in Paris. Discover the…
Today the intersection of rue Saint-Honoré and rue de l’Arbre-Sec is part of one of the nicest parts of Paris.…
There is a mystery that scholars and historians have not yet succeeded to resolve. Perched…
One of the most beautiful Nativity Scenes in Paris is found inside the church of Saint-François-Xavier in the 7th…
One of the most famous Nativity Scenes in Paris is found inside the Notre-Dame cathedral and attracts almost 2 million visitors from…
Bad news for those who wished to wonder at the traditional Christmas tree in Paris. Following…
Today’s photos are about the Eiffel Tower by night. We went to the Esplanade du Trocadéro last night…
From Monday 16 to Wednesday 25 November days the Eiffel Tower is lit up in Blue,…
In 2015, the window display of the Galeries Lafayette are based on “a Christmas from…
The Lion of Belfort is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Bartholdi that stands below the…
Below the pleasant district of Denfert-Rochereau (14th arrondissement) with peaceful residential streets and lively Haussmann-style avenues…
A few days ago, one of our students in French asked us a tricky question:…
Did you know that rue Saint-Jacques is the oldest street of Paris? Let’s find out…
The West facade of Notre-Dame cathedral is a remarkable Gothic masterpiece of simplicity and harmony.…
Situated in the 20th arrondissement not far from the busy boulevard Périphérique, the curious neighbourhood…
The Opera Garnier (or Palais Garnier) is one of Paris’ most celebrated monuments. Situated in the 9th arrondissement at the end…