Not far from the St. Paul-St. Louis church stands the last fire warning device in Paris. The Paris fire brigade of the Marais district proudly takes care of ... Read more!
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Not far from the St. Paul-St. Louis church stands the last fire warning device in Paris. The Paris fire brigade of the Marais district proudly takes care of ... Read more!
The entrance to the Abbesses métro station is a masterpiece of Art Nouveau architecture. Designed by Hector Guimard, it is one of the two surviving métro entrances of ... Read more!
You have to walk on the narrow street of rue de Grenelle in the 7th arrondissement of Paris to discover the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons. This monumental public fountain ... Read more!
The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Martin is situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Built in the 17th century it commemorates Louis XIV’s victories on the Rhine and in Franche-Comté. ... Read more!
The triumphal arch of Porte Saint-Denis is situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Dating from the 17th century it pays homage to Louis XIV’s victories on the ... Read more!
Castel Béranger is one of Paris’ most extravagant buildings, built in the Art Nouveau style by Hector Guimard. This residential building is situated in the 16th arrondissement, not ... Read more!
So you’re heading to the Palais Royal and its beautiful enclosed garden. Instead of entering the precinct via the usual way, here is another route that’s worth trying. ... Read more!
I wanted to go there for a while and waited for the perfect Summer day. I am talking about the inner outdoor garden of the Petit-Palais in Paris. ... Read more!
Do you remember Amelie skipping stones at the locks of a canal in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2001 film? This scene was shot at the legendary Canal Saint-Martin. Crossing the ... Read more!
The Galeries Lafayette is the name for an upmarket Paris department store originally founded in 1896 by two cousins from Alsace. Today there are many Galeries Lafayette stores ... Read more!
Rue des Rosiers is situated in the Marais. The name of the street means “street of the rosebushes“. Between rue Malher and rue Vieille du Temple, the 380 metre-long ... Read more!
Although small in size, the circular Place Saint-Georges owes its elegant look to the beautiful townhouses that border it. With the métro station exit, the railings, the old lampposts, ... Read more!
Did you know that some statues in Paris are believed to hold magical properties? For a long time now, a tenacious superstition has involved a statue of Montaigne ... Read more!
Some of the public clocks of Paris date back to the Middle Ages. Many more were placed in the 19th century, installed in church steeples, government buildings or ... Read more!
How selling horse meat was made possible whilst it was considered a taboo food until the 19th century? When discovering the French capital, you may have encountered a ... Read more!
Isn’t it strange that so much art and detail are put into things we do not automatically notice? This is particularly true to a multitude of old protective ... Read more!
There are a few replicas of the Statue of Liberty that are found across Paris: Île aux Cygnes, Luxembourg Garden, Orsay Museum… These are easy to spot and ... Read more!
Caught between the Périphérique and the Convention Centre at Porte Maillot, the church of Notre-Dame de la Compassion, Paris does not catch the eyes as it should. The ... Read more!
This little lane will surprise you if you are walking in the neighbourhood of Charonne. Passage Boudin in the east of Paris is lined with colourful houses. It ... Read more!
The quiet and rural-looking rue des Cascades is a residential street in the 20th arrondissement lined with low and tall houses. This neighbourhood in the Belleville area will ... Read more!
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