Winter is a magical time of year in Paris. In December, the City of Light truly lives up to its name, as the glittering festive decorations and illuminations flicker into action, often lasting well into January. With such a sparkling backdrop, you can’t help but want to dress up to the opulence of it all. […]
Katrina Lawrence
In Search of the Paris of Pierre Beaumarchais, Playwright of The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro, showing at the Palais Garnier from now until the end of the year, is one of those ballets and operas that are perfectly placed on the to-do-in-Paris list. That’s because it’s so quintessentially Parisian in soul as well as story. Sure, it does have a Spanish setting … But Mozart based […]
Great Christmas (or Anytime) Gift Ideas for Paris Lovers
If you can’t get to Paris to do your Christmas shopping (le sigh …), some of the city’s most fabulous gift stores will come to you. Whether you’re after a present for your best friend or boyfriend, great-niece or great-uncle, read on for inspiration … Boutique des Musées Consider this website — which sells the […]
In Search of the Paris of Dangerous Liaisons
The latest version of Dangerous Liaisons (below; currently streaming on Starz in the US, Prime Video in the UK and Stan in Australia) is a Bridgerton-style (read: steamy scenes and heaving corsets) origin story of the classic French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The series, filmed in Prague, is set in Paris of […]