the young American pilot Charles Lindbergh achieved the feat in 1927 of flying solo from New York to Paris, nonstop.
The mysterious ghost of the Paris opera
The story of the ghost of the Opéra Garnier has traveled the whole world and is still intriguing, let’s go back to the story of this famous pianist named Ernest …
A piece of history of Paris in the Marais district
In the Marais, rue François Miron, you can discover two superb gabled houses typical of old Paris, which date from the 15th century. They were completely restored in 1967 to bring back the half-timbered areas, the medieval-style shops and the gables.
After the gigantic fire that devastated London in 1666, an ordinance obliged Parisians to cover their facades with plaster to limit the spread of fire, and gables, which also favored fires, were banned. Covered with plaster, these facades were therefore hidden from the eyes of Parisians for 3 centuries.
The day the Mona Lisa was stolen!
Surely you think the Mona Lisa must be the most closely watched work of art in the world? Well that hasn’t always been the case. Indeed, the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 and was not found until two years later.
The black nun of Moret, hidden daughter of Louis XIV?
This is one of the enigmas of French history: a nun who lived secretly in a convent would be the hidden daughter of Louis XIV.
The fascinating story of the ghost of the Tuileries
As in every big city, Paris has given birth to many mysterious stories. Among them, that of the ghost of the Tuileries, named the little red man…
Shakespeare and Co: A literary café at the foot of Notre Dame
Imagine a new-age literary tea room, hidden in a small cobbled lane a few steps from the quays with a view of Notre-Dame. The ideal break for a stroll along the Seine. If we no longer present the wonderful and picturesque English bookstore Shakespeare & Co, we do not know that it is a gourmet …
The origin of the name “Bistro”
The bistro is one of the great inseparable symbols of the city of Paris. Café-restaurant-bar, we have a drink, we nibble there, we eat small traditional French dishes, generally cooked with good franquette.
Eiffel : The most awaited movie of 2021
Tomorrow will finally be the reopening of cultural venues and café terraces! We all missed these places. Lots of exhibitions to catch up on, museums to visit, drinks to sip in the sun on the terrace and tons of reprogrammed films to discover! The one I’m most impatient to see is “Eiffel”, the biopic of Gustave Eiffel, played by one of our most talented French actors: Romain Duris.
Charles Baudelaire’s home in Paris
Besides its charming aesthetics, with this pretty wrought iron balcony, this apartment located on Ile Saint-Louis is not a Parisian apartment like any other since here lived one of the most famous French poets, Charles Baudelaire