Montrmartre, Pigalle and la Chapelle
Crime and the passion of social ideas; anarchists and artists; sex, drugs, rock 'n'roll and working class heroes ... Paris' 18th arrondissement has seen it all. Its history tells the tale of...

Stephen Clarke, known for his popular novel "Year in the Merde" depicting  the indisputably laddish protagonist, Paul West and his expat adventures in France, was in Paris recently promoting his latest book  "1000 Years of Annoying the...

Author, photographer, painter, and garden designer Elizabeth Murray assisted in the restoration of Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny, France, and has been photographing them annually for more than twenty-five years. Her book, with both color and black and white...

That the Butte's wine is almost undrinkable has never gotten in the way of what has to be one of this capital's best annual fests!

As with any good party, this one has something for everybody: it's part folklore, with fraternal orders from the...

Q: I am moving from the States to Paris in the fall with my 6-year-old son who will attend a French public school. Since he doesn't speak any French I worry that he'll be traumatized when he realizes he can neither understand a thing, nor make himself...

Until recently, much of Paris was a collection of villages, fragments of which can still be detected by the sharp observer. Needless to say, their wine-loving inhabitants covered a substantial portion of their territory with vineyards...to everyone's...

Leslie Caron, one of the most admired international film stars of our time, was recently in Paris for a special evening at the American Library where she spoke before an audience with John Baxter about her new autobiography "Thank Heaven." Baxter is a...

 "Gosse de Peintre" (the painter's kid) is a journey into the zany world  of multi-talented Japanese actor-filmmaker-comedian-painter Beat Takeshi Kitano at Paris' Fondation Cartier until September 2010. Entering the exhibition we are...

Paris pushes the pedal to the ground all over town with its free-use bicycle rental service that makes cycling the streets as accessible and affordable as taking the metro. The Mairie de Paris'  environmentally progressive innovation in urban transport of...

The prize for the best traditional style Baguette in Paris (Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris)  was recently awarded to Djibril Bodian, who works at Le Grenier a Pain located on rue Abbesses in the Monmartre district. The...

This excellent insiders bilingual guide to Paris' most luxurious  and branché hotel bars is packed with hidden treasures and perfect for organizing a special rendezvous when you really want to impress. Over fifty mythic hotels listed ranging from the...

Auvers-sur-Oise
Pay tribute to the artist Vincent van Gogh’s last days at Auvers-sur-Oise, a village just a short train ride from Paris. Here you can walk in van Gogh’s footsteps, from his attic room at the Auberge Ravoux to the...

Just in time for springtime and for those who dream of a "romantic rendezvous in the City of Light" here is an updated "tongue in cheek" guide by Thierry Soufflard (Parigramme) which romps through all the clichés of romantic Paris while giving advice...

One of the things that makes this book of recipes special is the life story that comes with it. "It is a collection of recipes" says author Eleanor Garvin "that I have cooked for clients and friends during the 25 years that my husband, Denis, and I have...

Cy Twombly "The  Ceiling" The Paris Louvre Museum recently unveiled a 400 square-meter painting on the ceiling of its Bronze Room created by American abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly.  The monumental work titled...

Imagine a custom just-for-you shopping trip to Paris, following an elegant and chic woman dashing through the Paris streets, expertly guiding you and finding and navigating the most unusual, exclusive shops and greeting friends on every corner. You might imagine this...

Savoring the tastes of autumn
Fall is a lovely time to stroll through a Paris market and take the opportunity to reconnect with local merchants. Your cheese vendor, wineshop keeper and greengrocer can help you celebrate France's autumn...

British photographer Michael Kenna and Brazilian-born author Bianca Rossini teamed up to create a book of photographs and poems entitled 'Love in black and white.' Beautifully printed on Japanese paper in a limited edition of 1,500 hardcover copies, this...

The Guinguette Auvergnate — located in Villeneuve Triage—is the perfect place to take visitors to Paris, who never fail to be charmed by its friendly relaxed atmosphere, the view of the Seine from its windows framed by potted geraniums and the unpretentious...

Fougères, a town of "art and history" at the confines of Brittany and Normandy, has been reinventing itself for over a thousand years. From Celtic settlement to medieval stronghold, from artisanal marketplace to...

God, I Love Paris... C'est Vrai, I walk around this city, in which I now live, and smile and think how lucky I am...  Chocolate makes me happy. So does dried pineapple. And cookies and nearly any kind of baked good. I know it's a universal...

The story of a 12 year old girl in South Africa who must face her parents' illness with AIDS--and the ostracism of her neighbors--Oliver Schmitz' new film "Life Above All" received  an exuberant standing ovation at the recent Cannes Film...

Readings at Shakespeare Bookshop: Richard Flanagan, "Wanting" (fiction), Sept 13, 7pm; Eva the Chaste, monologue play, Sept 19, 7pm; Nick Flynn and Adam Haslette (fiction & memoir) followed by bebop piano with Steve Tromans, Sept 23, 7pm;...

Paris Metro consists of 16 lines spanning all of the city and its suburbs. The metro is classified into 6 zones, with the first two zones covering Paris and the rest traveling to outer neighborhoods. Each of the  lines are identified by a color...

A new affordable book (6 Euros) from Parigramme by Catherine Jarrige with tips on where to feast in Paris without spending a fortune! This is the insider's guide to dining in Paris: genuine neighborhood bistros, casual "no-frills"gourmet restaurants,...

Visitors to Paris on returning home will want to remember the city's monuments, museums, neighborhoods, streets, squares, parks and gardens with this excellent new book of color photos (Jacques Lebar) accompanied by short descriptive texts in English (Marc Lemonier...

What is the best way to get under the skin of a city such as Paris?  Heather Reyes, editor  of a new anthology of writing on the city, says it is through reading what people have had to say about it.Paris is one of the most written about cities...

No-one knows a city like the people who live there - so who better to relate the history of Paris than its inhabitants through the ages? Taking us from 1750 to the new millennium, Parisians introduces us to some of those inhabitants: we meet spies, soldiers, scientists...