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EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS: VISITING RARELY ACCESSIBLE PLACES—FOR FREE!

Emmanuel Macron welcoming visitors to the Elysee Palace. This year was the 35th edition of European Heritage Days that take place in September every year.  During the design…

Artful Shopping – exploring museum shops in Paris

The Louvre Museum shop has the Venus de Milo in any colour you could wish. When it comes to shopping, Paris offers such a wealth of choice with its boutique-lined streets and…

MUSÉE YVES SAINT LAURENT, PARIS

Musee Yves St Laurent.  A fitting celebration of the designer’s life and work, this jewel of a museum was opened by the French Minister of Culture in October 2017.  Housed i…

A LITTLE-KNOWN GEM – PARC DES BUTTES-CHAUMONT

The green slopes of the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont We recently discovered one of the gems of Paris that we had been meaning to visit for a very long time.  Off the tourist bea…