


Setting The musée Galliera is the City of Paris Museum of Fashion. Opened in 1977, it is housed in a Renaissance-style palace built at the end of the 19th century for the Duchesse de Galliera. The museum collects and displays creations that have marked the development of historical and contemporary[...]
Museum of Decorative ArtsThe Musée des Arts Décoratifs offers visitors a chronological tour of its comprehensive collection of decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the present day, spread over an area of 9,000 sq. metres with about 6,000 items on display. Apart from its collections, the museum has seven other exhibitio[...]
LouvreFormerly the residence of the Kings of France, the Louvre is one of the French capital’s most renowned sites. With its rich past and collections, it is one of the world’s greatest museums. Its exhibition areas are divided into eight major sections: Near Eastern Antiquities; Egyptian Antiquities;[...]
Caviar Kaspia was established in Paris in 1927 by Arcady Fixon, and henceforth has played a leading role in the introduction of caviar as a unique and mythical delicacy worldwide. Caviar Kaspia is a 75 year old restaurant that overlooks the Madeleine church on the Place de la Madeleine in Paris. Thi[...]
LaduréeLadurée, acclaimed since 1862 as one of Paris's grand cafes, adds a touch of class to the neighborhood. This offshoot of the original near La Madeleine caters to an international set. The stylish, somewhat chaotic venue changes from tearoom to full-fledged restaurant at least twice each day. The Be[...]
La maison de la truffeLocated in the prestigious, Place de la Madeleine of Paris, La Maison de la Truffe, has been the reference in the world of truffles since 1932. Today, this family business continues to offer customers the chance to savour the subtlety of its high-quality truffle products. Part shop, part restaurant,[...]
Supreme elegance rules at the Bar du Plaza, where old woodwork and columns, accompanied by contemporary seating and Murano glass chandeliers, make a perfect blend of history and contemporary design. This is a space dedicated to innovation, and it's not surprising that folks come here to take a good [...]
Drugstore PublicisDrugstore Publicis has risen from the ashes of its legendary home on Boulevard St-Germain, and this phantasmagorical, multilevel, open-until-2 AM all-purpose bar-resto-hipster-shop is gorgeous. The location – facing the Arc de Triomphe – can't be licked, either.[...]
Man RayOne of Paris' trendiest bars, cavernous Le Man Ray is decorated with oversized buddhas, bold flower arrangements and huge Asian chandeliers. The great and the good nibble Pacific Rim cuisine and dance to live DJs around their vastly expensive handbags. [...]
Colette concept store is the Paris' shoppers' paradise for fashionable luxury goods still manages to retain a certain elegance in spite of its flashy, state of the art decor. You will find style design art food beauty party and much more at Colette.The store's aim is to bring together the most beaut[...]
FNACThis spacious store caters to just about every music, reading, entertainment and consumer electronic need. This includes an expansive range of books, CDs, DVDs, VCDs, software, computers, hi-fi equipment, cameras and TVs, among other things. It always seems busy. However, the sheer size and thoughtf[...]
PrintempsLe Printemps (« Springtime ») is one of the jewels of French department stores. From the very beginning, the flagship store has been a must, and decades after decades its offer has evolved with French taste : it was for example the very first shop offering a ready-to-wear menswear line in 1930. No[...]
Opéra Bastille is a modern opera house in Paris, France. The architect was Carlos Ott. The building was inaugurated on July 13, 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. However, it did not see its first performance until March 17, 1990, with Berlioz's “Les Troyens”. The b[...]
Moulin RougeMoulin Rouge (French for Red Windmill) is a cabaret built in 1889. Close to Montmartre in the Paris red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the facsimile of a red windmill on its roof. The Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace[...]
The Comédie françaiseThe Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. The theatre has also been known as the Théâtre-Nautique and as the théâtre de la République. The best-known playwright associated with the Comédie-Française is Molière. He was considere[...]
Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The complex is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the centre of Paris and lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy. Disneyland Resort Paris fea[...]
Versailles CastleThe Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, it is known as the Château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. From 1682, whe[...]
Giverny - Fondation Claude MonetAt the beginning of May 1883, Monet and his large family rented a house and 2 acres (8,100 m2) from a local landowner. The house was situated near the main road between the towns of Vernon and Gasny at Giverny. The house was close enough to the local schools for the children to attend and the surrou[...]
Three blocks west of the Bibliothèque Nationale is a totally different style of passage. Just like a regular high street, the passage Choiseul, between rue des Petits-Champs and rue St-Augustin, has takeaway food, cheap clothes shop, stationers and bars, plus a few arty outlets along its two-hundre[...]
Vivienne GaleriaThe flamboyant decor of Grecian and marine motifs in the larger Galerie Vivienne, establishes the perfect ambiance in which to buy Jean-Paul Gaultier gear, or you can browse in the antiquarian bookshop, Librairie Jousseaume, which dates back to the passages's earliest days.[...]
Passage Jouffroy PassageIn passage Jouffroy, across boulevard Montmartre, a M. Segas sells walking canes and theatrical antiques opposite a shop displaying every conceivable fitting and furnishing for doll's houses. Near the romantic Hotel Chopin, Paul Vulin sets out his secondhand books along the passageway, and Ciné-Doc[...]