Paris
The delicious French riding brew in Paris
There’s a delightful French brawl going on in the leafy Parisian district of Montmartre, once famous for its bohemian artists but lately increasingly gentrified and commercialized by mass tourism. It involves angry protests, accusations of harassment, a bitter feud between former friends, a luxury hotel – and pétanque. The 52-year-old pétanque club, Club Lepic Abbesses … Read more
Opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: date, time and how to watch
An illustration of what the ambitious opening ceremony river parade will look like – AFP/Florian Hulleu The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, are just a matter of months away. The Games will be the first to be held in Europe since London hosted them in 2012. The opening … Read more
The 10 best free things to do in Paris
The steps of the Sacré-Cœur are a great place for people watching, a fantastic free thing to do in Paris Paris is not known as a budget travel destination and yet the city is full of sights, activities and experiences that don’t cost a cent. Like this (former French mint). From riverside beaches and picnics … Read more
How the Belle Epoque gave the world sex and the city
Cézanne’s ‘A Modern Olympia’ is one of the paintings considered to be the beginning of the Impressionist movement – Alamy Stock Photo A young, naked woman lies apparently fast asleep on a bed of white linen. Just behind, her maid sweeps away, or possibly replaces, the sheet that covered her. This bedroom mini-drama is staged … Read more
Did the poor and troubled suburbs of Paris win Olympic gold?
The Francs-Moisins estate near the Stade de France, where a sign reads ‘Here we build (ourselves)’ (JULIEN DE ROSA) Less than 500 meters separate the Stade de France – the glittering centerpiece of the Paris Olympics – and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate, plagued by poverty and crime. Samia Achoui, a secretary who lives in one … Read more