Art Nouveau was a decorative style of applied art that flowered in Paris from around 1890 through to the First World War. And flowering was the operative word, for Art Nouveau was inspired by the flowing forms and soft shades of nature — think tendrils, lilies and dragonflies; pale green finishes and shimmering floral mosaics. […]

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Walking, a perennial Parisian pleasure, is all the more enjoyable in autumn, when leaves crunch underfoot, and the city’s palette softens into a harmonious blend of browns and golds. Read on for the most sensorially appealing places to seek out in the fall … Montmartre Go early in the morning, when the crowds are thinner […]

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Paris is a city of museums and it’s also a city of fashion … so it’s little surprise that the City of Light does fashion museums particularly well! Read on for the five destinations that put the art into artisanry … Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris This glamorous Beaux-Arts-style […]

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Those who are only just beginning their journey of discovering the delights of Paris might originally dream about visiting in spring, when the city is at its prettiest, its muted canvas a backdrop for pink pops of cherry blossom and lilac daubs of wisteria; or fantasise about being in Paris in summer, when the sun […]

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