Where to See the Best Christmas Lights in Paris
City of (Christmas) Lights
‘Tis the season for Paris to live up to its reputation as the City of Lights. From the delicate, artistic display in Bercy Village to the tackier lights of the Jardin des Tuileries Christmas markets, festive illuminations are everywhere as … Read More
10 Made-in-Paris Holiday Gift Ideas
Très Parisien Christmas Gifts
December is upon us and the yearly holiday-shopping marathon has begun. If you’re searching for gifts that are classically Parisian without being kitschy, check out our list of products in all price ranges made in the Paris region to put … Read More
Eight Interesting Facts about Subterranean Paris
Secrets of Underground Paris
The Catacombs are one of Paris’s most popular tourist attractions, but this limited public access only scratches the surface of the more than 200 kilometers of hidden tunnels under the city. Here, we settle a couple of urban myths and … Read More
Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
The Power of the Bookshop
“What is a bookshop? A bookshop is a community,” says Penelope Fletcher, the Canadian founder and co-owner of the recently reopened Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore in Paris. When the Red Wheelbarrow, a popular English-language bookstore in Paris’s Marais from 2001 to … Read More
Dans le noir
Taste-bud Testing
Everyone has heard of Dans le Noir, the restaurant where diners eat in total darkness with guidance from blind servers, turning the tables on the sighted. Now the concept has been expanded to include a tasting experience in a fine … Read More
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