Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre)
The Louvre Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Some in New York may beg to differ, but the Louvre is the biggest. Wait until you see it in person - from the outside and from the inside. Then you can decide for yourself if it is the biggest. At around 5...
Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel)
What image is conjured in your mind when you hear, Paris? The Eiffel Tower, of course! It must be the symbol that is most closely associated with a city, and it has to be the most recognizable structure on the planet. Even in photographs and drawings, it is...
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is a massive memorial arch that epitomizes the word, monument. This landmark is truly monumental in scale and it is an immediately recognizable symbol of Paris. The Arc de Triomphe was built to commemorate the armies who fought in the French...
Getty Research Institute Announces Trove of Paris Maps – Digitized
Have you ever wanted to see a map of Paris before Haussmann created the grand avenues? What about the goat paths through the Medieval houses? And, the cobbled streets where the slop buckets were thrown out of the windows onto the passersby below? Digitized Maps -...
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man….
Paris at any age is a moveable feast. Hemingway is absolutely correct when he writes that it will stay with you for the rest of your life. But, I don't think it only happens to young men. It also happens to any visitor who wants to see the beauty of Paris and...
Tickets On Sale Now for the Louvre’s Exhibition – Delacroix
The Louvre is putting on a blockbuster show devoted to Eugène Delacroix. The exhibit will be the first retrospective since 1963. His monumental paintings are what he is most known for. And many of them are hanging in the Louvre now. Delacroix came to epitomize the...
Olympics 2024 in Paris
On your mark… Get set……. GOOOO PARIS 2024 Summer Olympics!XXXIII OLYMPIAD 2024 - PARISIn Lima, Peru, the International Olympic Committee announced the host of the XXXIII OLYMPIAD 2024 is Paris.One hundred years after Paris last hosted the Olympics, the City of Light...
Transatlantic Crossing
How many times are you going to Paris? It doesn't matter really. If this time is going to be special, or if you want it to be special, after visiting Paris take the train through the Chunnel and into London. Then, spend a few days, see a few sites and take a...
Enchanting Gardens in Paris
Paris is filled with enchanting gardens. They lurk around corners, occupy the widest expanses and are perfect for picnics! Gardens are the subject of intense discussion (and often heated debates) by those who plant them, tend them and enjoy them. From the most mild...
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