If you’re in Paris this weekend, you’re in for a treat … a.k.a the annual Heritage Days. If not? Schedule a future holiday to coincide with the third weekend of September, for this is when Paris (and the rest of France) celebrate the Journées du Patrimoine. On these Heritage Days, many historic yet private buildings […]
Katrina Lawrence
In Search of Catherine de Medici’s Paris
One of history’s most influential (not to mention infamous) leaders, Catherine de Medici still enthralls and intrigues the world five hundred years after her birth. Case in point: The Serpent Queen, the new period drama series based on Leonie Frieda’s best-selling biography, Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. In 1533, the Florentine heiress, aged […]
Paris on a Plate: Ten Cookbooks Inspired by the City of Light
Paris is a city that serves up one food revelation after another, so it’s not surprising that we try to recreate our gastronomic memories in-between visits. If you need help keeping those remembrances alive, these cookbooks will take your tastebuds back to your happy place … Tasting Paris: 100 Recipes to Eat Like a […]
Three Paris Landmarks that also Happen to be Fun Summer Terrace Bars
Paris’s best rooftop bars come with breathtaking views, as you’d rightly expect in this picturesque city. The same is true of the next addresses to add to that list, but these bars boast something a little extra: they’re nestled within three of the city’s most famous monuments. This might make these destinations sound somewhat touristy, […]