DISCOVERING THE ANCIENT TOWN OF SOISSONS – A GREAT DAY TRIP FROM PARIS
Categories: Paris Region (Ile de France)
Modern Soissons has many historic references to its vivid history.
The town of Soissons in Picardy, designated a City of Art and History, has deep, obscure roots that date bac…
SENLIS – 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY JUST A DAY TRIP FROM PARIS
Categories: Paris Region (Ile de France)
The Catheddrale Notre-Dame, Senlis
The medieval town of Senlis is situated near the magnificent Château estate and town of Chantilly. It’s the kind of French town in which yo…
THE MAGNIFICENT BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE HAS FINALLY RE-OPENED
Categories: Paris City – Attractions
The spectacular Reading Room, with its Byzantine-inspired multi-domed ceiling.
We had been walking past this enormous complex for years speculating about when it might re-open…
THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHTS TEMPLARS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE MARAIS DISTRICT –
Categories: Paris City – Attractions
A depiction by Hoffbauer of the Enclos du Temple in 15450. Photo, Alamy
This district of Paris is one of the most historic and fascinating in the city. Nowadays, it’s known f…
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