REDISCOVERING THE PICTURESQUE IN PARIS

Wild Mushrooms, an Autumnal Passion in France

Autumn in France means the arrival of wild mushrooms overflowing from the stalls of market vendors. However, not everyone purchases their champignons des bois... foraging in France’s majestic forests is still very much a passionate hobby…

Surprising Stories: Let them Eat Cake… or Not

Architecture, Architecture, Architecture, History, History, News, News, News, News, News, News, Surprising Stories, Versailles

Since Sofia Coppola’s blockbuster movie Marie-Antoinette opened in 2006, influencers, politicians and fashionistas have focused on the queen’s unpredictable destiny as an allegory of contemporary events. One of the most recent examples appeared…

Best Small Museums with Cafés and Gardens

Gardens, Gardens, Gardens, Gardens

One of the best ways to enjoy the Parisian art scene is to visit the more intimate collections housed in smaller museums in the city. Often located in historic buildings, until recently, the gardens surrounding these museums were neglected.…

The Hidden Gardens of Paris

Two hundred years ago, when Emperor Napoleon III transformed Paris into a modern metropolis, he singularly championed public parks. He gifted two former hunting grounds—the Bois de Boulogne at the western edge of the city and the Bois de Vincennes…

Our Favorite Gardens to Visit in Ile-de-France

Although the gardens of Versailles might be the most famous in the greater Parisian region, there are dozens of other magnificent gardens encircling Paris. These vary in style from formal jardins à la française to historic kitchen gardens,…

Hot Chocolate at the Court of Versailles

Surprising Stories: Hot Chocolate fit for Kings and Queens

Art, Surprising Stories, Versailles

With the cool airs descending on Paris as winter approaches, there's no tastier way to warm up than with a thick cup of chocolat chaud. The history of hot chocolate in France began over four hundred years and involves two foreign queens.…

REDISCOVERING THE PICTURESQUE IN PARIS

Wild Mushrooms, an Autumnal Passion in France

Surprising Stories: Let them Eat Cake… or Not

Best Small Museums with Cafés and Gardens

The Hidden Gardens of Paris

Our Favorite Gardens to Visit in Ile-de-France

Surprising Stories: Hot Chocolate fit for Kings and Queens

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