Photo of the Entrance to the Louvre For one night each year in mid-May, cities across Europe open up their museums until 1 a.m., free…
Though we may think of carnivals as a uniquely American entertainment, Paris’s annual Foire du Trône carnival (or fun fair, as the English call it)…
There is no more beautiful spot on earth than Paris when the flowers are blooming in early spring. Add to that the city’s childlike enthusiasm…
The list of iconic French writers is meters-long and usually begins with the likes of Proust, Flaubert and Molière. However, just as much as any…
Ring in the year of the Rabbit in Paris! Chinese New Year is a festival not to be missed in Paris. For a few unforgettable…
For the athletic tourist, the opportunity to zip through the streets of Paris on foot is not one to be missed. You will feel the…
The Chateau de Versailles is defined by its overwhelming opulence and baroque beauty, its carefully manicured gardens and ultimately a surreal excessiveness that played a…
Yuletide is the season when it is abundantly clear why Paris is known as the City of Light. An evening stroll down the Champs-Elysées, the…
For 10 days this November orchestral music will fill the streets, concert halls and town squares across France. Like most cultural events in this country,…
Arguably, the last generation of great visual artists to come out of New York were born more of grit and grind than glitz and glamour….
