For most Americans Marie Antoinette is curiously the most interesting figure from the French revolution. From all accounts she was a beautiful yet naive character,…
We’ve waxed poetic about Paris’ Bercy Quarter in the past and anchoring the neighborhood is the François Mitterrand French National Library. More than just a…
In continuing with our theme of Middle Eastern and North African influence on modern French culture New York Habitat reveals an entirely different kind of…
We’ve already commented on the substantial Arab influence including the Grand Mosque in Paris, but it is definitely worth revisiting. Surely religion is a big…
Of all the lively quarters in Paris the one with the most English-literary history and tradition is Montparnasse. Five cafés, all situated on a corner…
Paris’ Right Bank cafés deserve their place in literary history. Nevertheless, the history behind Harry’s, Café de la Paix and the Ritz pales in comparison…
Any trip to France is incomplete without a few weeks spent living in the capital like a chic Parisian and at least a few days…
Nowadays, religion is not exactly a main concern for most Parisian–what with all the fashion, food and politics to think about. Despite the decidedly secular…
There are a lot of great concert venues in Paris but few can match the fine-tuned acoustics of the new Salle Pleyel. Recently reopened after…
Far too often, Visitors to Paris hunker down in the Latin Quarter, the Marais, Montmartre or another heavily-trafficked Seine-side neighborhood. While we have nothing against…
