Step into a postcard of Paris with this excellent guide to the City of Light. Illustrated by more than 300 color photographs, "No Worries Paris, a photographic walking guide" by Jerry and Janine Sprout takes readers on a visually luscious journey to the city’s striking monuments, as well as ...

Politeness, friendliness, and formality at its most French —The French revel in their complications despite the frequent inconvenience of getting tangled in them. For one thing, it confirms their cherished impression that they are unique on earth, a blest condition known locally as the French ...

With over 30 million visitors a year, Paris is the world’s most visited city. Among its many attractions are its 153 museums, which showcase an incredibly diverse collection of art from all around the world. In a bid to widen accessibility to this impressive cultural heritage, the city of Paris ...

Improvised Comedy in English - in Central Paris! An international troupe dedicated to improvised entertainment, the Improfessionals have been providing Parisian audiences with comedy shows in English since 2001. Creative wit and spontaneous genius join forces to make every show a unique ...

The magic of Paris comes alive with "Museum Night" on Saturday May 18th when many of the city's museums are open for free  (6pm to midnight).  More information: http://www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/

Here are just a few:

Le Bal (photography) 6, Impasse de la Défense.  Place de Clichy  
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The artist Keith Harring (1958-1990) is featured with two exhibitions in Paris. With 250 pictures on canvas and tarpaulins at the The Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris accompanied by twenty monumental works at Le Centquatre this is one of the largest presentations of Haring’s works ever.

Think Paris, think pâtisserie.  Few visitors can resist the buttery crumbs of a croissant, the sweet tang of strawberry tart or the sugary puff of a chouquette. But of all the treats lining the pâtisserie wall, the macaron is the fairest of them all. Said to have been the preferred treat of ...

Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world with 28.9 million tourists a year. Sometimes, especially in the summer months, it seems that they are all trying to go to the same place you are. A new book "Quiet Paris" by Siobhan Wall is a guide to over one hundred wonderful off the ...

People into photo know many of the names of photographers associated with Paris such as Doisneau, Lisette Model or Dora Maar, but Laure Albin Guillot's name usually draws a blank. Now a retrospective exhibition at the Jeu de Paume revisiting the work of this unsung photography heroine is a step ...

Paris Metro consists of 16 lines spanning all of the city and its suburbs. The metro is classified into 5 zones, with the first two zones covering Paris and the rest traveling to outer neighborhoods. Each of the lines are identified by a color and a number making it easy to locate the correct ...

The mythic Montmartre cabaret Le Chat Noir is featured with an exhibition—"AUTOUR DU CHAT NOIR-ARTS ET PLAISIR A MONTMARTRE-1880-1910" evoking the literary, artistic and musical heritage of this legendary night club (to June 02, 2013). Includes work by Toulouse Lautrec, Edouard Vuillard, ...

With all the neon, flashing lights and mirrors this abstract art exhibition feels a little like a carnival fun-house. It begins with contemporary work and ends with some of the most outstanding pioneers of the genre. The work is organized to reflect the various artists' approach to vision, form ...

Incisive, articulate and timely reading —this is one of the best books on France to come along in years. While most books about France tend to deal with such topics as how to seat your dinner guests à la francaise or insider tips on correct manners for French kissing, this one strikes a bulls ...

Alison Harris'  new photo book "Paris in Love" —published just in time for Valentines Day— continues where Doisneau's famous "Baiser de l'hotel de ville" left off. This charming book of color photographs published by Parigramme, depicting Paris' romantic Seine, secret gardens, cafe terraces and ...

Terrace weather is here and having a drink at a strategically placed people-watching café is one of the pleasures of living in Paris. Here are some tips on some of France's favorite after-six drinks.

Dubonnet
A bitter aperitif invented in Paris in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet. Dubonnet is made from ...

Irish Modernist designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is featured with a retrospective exhibition of her work with photos, furniture designs and memorabilia to May 20 at the Centre Pompidou. The exhibition revisits the career of this life long "Parisian" whose architectural designs ...

"The Column"While the context of his first works was defined by the experience of exile, Adrian Paci (born in Albania, 1969) has gradually widened his scope. Inspired by stories arising from his everyday life, Paci poetically transforms them creating wider implications. The exhibition at the ...

The Auberge Ravoux ©Maiko Miyazaki

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 places where he planted his easel: the church ...

"Paris Mythique" is a new photo book published by Parigramme featuring one hundred iconic black and white photos ranging from Doisneau's "le baiser de l'hotel de ville" to Henri Cartier-Bresson's picture of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre on the Pont des Arts footbridge to Raymond ...

Did you hear the one about the lady who married the Eiffel Tower? No, really. Erika La Tour Eiffel had had other infatuations with objects, including Lance, the bow with which she became an archery champion, and the Berlin Wall. But, now in her late 30s, she tossed those over and promised  to ...

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 Tunisian born Ridha Khadher, who says he turns out approximately a thousand baquettes a day at the Paradis du Gourmand bakery located in ...

The exhibition "Chagall, Between war and peace" at the Musée du Luxembourg (until July 21, 2013) pays tribute to one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Marc Chagall, an early modernist,  created works in virtually every medium from painting to stained glass to stage sets. With ...

What could a New Zealander and a Brit possibly have to contribute to the restaurant scene in Paris? How about years of experience, in-depth knowledge of both wine and gastronomy, flair and the kind of easy-going fluidity only achieved when the chef and barman are best friends?

Albion is the new ...

Originating in the suburbs of Paris in the 1930s, this distinctively energetic style of jazz was created by the legendary Django Reinhardt, who played with fellow gypsy musicians in Parisian jazz haunts during the 1930s and 1940s. Reinhardt grew up in a caravan in the Parisian suburbs and ...

A new exhibition at Paris' Hôtel de Ville celebrates the world of Haute Couture  with more than 100 dresses accompanied by original designer sketches, photographs and accessories. The exhibition (until July 6, 2013) is constructed chronologically spiced with juxtapositions with contemporary ...