The Montmartre Cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris is the second largest operating cemetery of the French capital. The 10.48 acre landscaped funeral park is like an open-air museum ... Read more!
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The Montmartre Cemetery in the 18th arrondissement of Paris is the second largest operating cemetery of the French capital. The 10.48 acre landscaped funeral park is like an open-air museum ... Read more!
The Montparnasse Cemetery in the 14th arrondissement of Paris is the second-largest operating cemetery of the French capital. The 45 acres landscaped funeral park is like an open-air museum ... Read more!
Christmas 2016 at Galeries Lafayette is just amazing. The department store has done a great work this year with beautiful and creative decoration. The theme chosen for the window display ... Read more!
Last month it was revealed that Line 14 of the Paris Métro has carried a record number of passengers since its inauguration. When Line 14 of the Paris métro ... Read more!
In this post we have compiled a selection of French Moments’ photos of Autumn all taken in the Paris Region, known as the Île de France. Autumn in Paris is definitely ... Read more!
A few days ago, one of our students in French asked us a tricky question: “Where is the highest street of Paris?” After some research, I found the ... Read more!
Paris boasts over one hundred churches and sanctuaries. Among them are a fair number of Gothic style edifices with the most famous being Notre-Dame Cathedral. This is the ... Read more!
Today we visited the medieval town of Provins situated 80 kilometres South-East of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département. One striking fact drew our attention… Firstly, take a look ... Read more!
Upstream from the Ile de la Cité and Notre-Dame cathedral, Ile Saint-Louis is the smaller of Paris’ two islands. Named after King Louis IX, it does not include ... Read more!
BY RACHEL – This week was my daughter’s second birthday. What fun! We’re not doing an official party till she turns 3 but we celebrated en famille and ... Read more!
Situated in the Tuileries Garden near the Place de la Concorde, the Orangerie Museum contains impressionist and post-impressionist paintings from Cézanne, Renoir, Modigliani and Soutine. The Musée de ... Read more!
French provincial atmosphere and African scenery in Paris? Despite its grand Haussmannian buildings, its neo-classical royal squares and superb parks and gardens, the French capital can also be a ... Read more!
The café scene is a vital part of the social life of Paris where artists, writers, intellectuals and celebrities meet in one of Saint-Germain-des-Prés’ celebrated cafés: Café Les Deux ... Read more!
Situated in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6th arrondissement), the tiny Place de Furstemberg is one of Paris’ most charming squares with its elegant lamp posts. Who is ... Read more!
The quarter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés takes its name from the old Benedictine abbey founded in the 8th century. Situated on the Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, it is known ... Read more!
In January we moved back to Maisons-Laffitte – a beautiful little town North-West of Paris. It is close enough to Paris that you can jump on the RER ... Read more!
With its stunning stained glass, the Sainte-Chapelle is a gem of Gothic architecture in the heart of Paris. Welcoming over 900,000 visitors each year, the medieval chapel is ... Read more!
The château of Maisons-Laffitte, West of Paris, is a fine example of French classicism completed in 1651. At that time, neither the chateaux of Vaux-le-Vicomte nor Versailles existed ... Read more!
Paris, the city of love and the city of light, has also been known for being a showroom for protestation since the French Revolution. Traditionally, the French have ... Read more!
The Nineteenth arrondissement is a cosmopolitan district of Paris located on the right bank which includes the Park of La Villette and the Buttes-Chaumont. A few words about the 19th arrondissement ... Read more!
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