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DISCOVER THE RICHES OF THE MARCHÉ AUX PUCES, PARIS

Marche Paul Bert. To call the Marché aux Puces in Paris a “flea market” is an understatement.  Regarded as the largest market of its kind in the world and with around 180,00…

ALL DRESSED UP FOR CHRISTMAS!

Printemps Dept. store on Bvd. Haussmann.  France is famous for its illuminations during the festive season.  Despite the huge drop in numbers of visitors, and almost in defi…

ART NOUVEAU TREASURES OF THE PARISIAN BELLE ÉPOQUE

Cnr. rue de l’Eglise & Place Etienne Pernet, 15th arr.  The Belle Époque lasted from the 1870s to the beginning of World War One, and was at its height in Paris during t…

STEPPING BACK IN TIME: DISCOVERING ROMAN PARIS

The Musee de Cluny, with the Roman figidarium.  There aren’t many regions in Western Europe that were not once occupied by the Romans, and the city of Paris is no exception….