Because nothing makes a glamorous star all the more glamour than a Parisian backdrop, n’est-ce pas? Sophia Loren at Hôtel Plaza Athenée, 1956 When this photo was taken, the Italian starlet was in town promoting her movie Scandal in Sorrento, and well on her way to mega-star status, about to shoot her first Hollywood movie, […]
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The Seine from Above: Scoping Paris’s Best River Views
The height restrictions of central Paris are a key factor in the city’s harmonious charm. You see so much of the sky that you feel as though you can breathe, inhaling deeply and relaxing all the more with each exhalation — which can’t be said for most of the world’s major metropolises. One of the […]
Paris, My Sweet: The Pure Delight of Parisian Honey
Paris must be heaven on earth for bees. Think about all of the flowering parks scented with nectar and pollen like an alluringly perfumed Parisienne. There’s the Jardin du Luxembourg with its heady chestnuts. The Palais-Royal and its sweet lindens. The giddy rose garden at the Jardin de Bagatelle. The Tuileries’ ever-changing bouquets of flowerbeds. […]
Feast for the Eyes: Paris’s Most Stunning Restaurant Interiors
With Parisian eateries now able to open their indoor spaces, I got to thinking about my favourite restaurant interiors. If you’re still fantasising over where you’ll eat your first few post-Covid Parisian meals, here are some gorgeous dining rooms to whet your appetite … La Tour d’Argent For a view like this, you’d happily sit […]