La Culture: Art News and Must-See Exhibits in Lille, Picardy, Paris
Mediterranean Reverie
In the 1880s, artists flocked to the Mediterranean and plunged into a magical new approach to light and colour. Now you can lose yourself inside a different paradise, seen through the eyes of...
Parisian Walkways: Rue Saint-Blaise, A Village in Eastern Paris
Just half an hour from the heart of touristic Paris you can be in a historic neighbourhood that still maintains its village feel. Jeffrey T Iverson gets on a bus to Charonne...
After a stirring...
In the Criminal-Catching Footsteps of Alphonse Bertillon
Described by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself as better than Sherlock Holmes, this Parisian petty clerk came to change the world of criminology. Chloe Govan explains why we should stop confusing him with a...
Madame’s Collection: Helena Rubinstein at the Musée du Quai Branly
Cosmetics mogul Helena Rubinstein was as intuitive an art collector as she was a savvy entrepreneur.
Her pioneering role in the recognition of art from Africa and Oceania helped elevate such works from being considered...
Paris Brasseries: Dining at Le Gallopin
As a food-loving resident of Paris for more than 30 years, the recent trend that makes me personally happiest is the revival of the French capital’s glorious brasseries – and not just for their...
Wealthy, Scandalous and Powerful: The Patrons of Paris
Marie-Laure de Noailles and Natalie Clifford Barney were both famed for their patronage of the arts but, as Lanie Goodman writes, even within the context of early 20th-century Paris, they were also notorious for...
Serious Chic on the Cheap at the Dépôts-Ventes in Paris
The best French fashion needn’t cost the earth. Jennifer Ladonne takes us on a tour of the Paris stores where you can bag a designer bargain for a fraction of the retail price
Shopping in...
Fall in Love with Paris from the Skies
The new must-see experience in Paris: take a scenic flight via helicopter
For Valentine's day why not head to the world's most romantic destination, aka 'The City of Love'? Soar to the clouds and fly...
Eco Threads: French Clothing Brand FAGUO Plants Trees
There's nothing quite like splashing out on new apparel and saving the planet at the same time. With French clothing brand FAGUO, that's precisely what's on the table. Having celebrated their 10th year in...
Parisian Walkways: Village Jourdain in Belleville
This small community in the 19th and 20th arrondissements remains a little different from the rest of Paris. Jeffrey T Iverson meets a new generation of artisans and entrepreneurs...
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