A French icon, Joan of Arc might never have lived in Paris, but she has made an indelible mark on the capital of the country she so loved. Artistic depictions of Joan abound and make for a fun treasure hunt for fans of the beloved saint. Place des Pyramides The most famous of all of […]
Le Guide
Paris Museums (the Nighttime Edition)
This Saturday sees the annual festivity that is Nuit des Musées, when Europe’s museums keep their doors open for an all-night celebration of all things cultural. If you’re in Paris, it’s the perfect chance to visit some of the city’s most enchanting museums, which often close at 6pm, and see them in a new atmospheric […]
An Ode to the Parisian Peony
In recent years, thanks in large part to social media, the peony has become the signature bloom of Paris in the late springtime. Countless stems of the flower, running a stunning colour spectrum from cream to musk to garnet, are stacked high in Paris’s food markets, their closed petals promising a glorious unfurling to come […]
It’s Officially Terrace Season in Paris!
April in Paris might be how the song goes, but even the guy who wrote it knew that you ‘have to wait until May before things start popping.’ Come May, the cherry blossoms might have bloomed and gone, but many other flowering trees (such as Paris’s signature horse chestnuts) are at peak loveliness, and provide […]