Paris & Surroundings

One can spend a lifetime exploring Paris and the greater Paris called Ile de France. While most of the articles in this section focus on sights, tastes, history, shops, art and life in the capital, we also make frequent trips to Versailles, Fontainebleau, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Barbizon, Chantilly, Auvers-sur-Oise, the Chevreuse Valley and other notable places in the surrounding region.

The Mona Lisa of the Champs-Elysees - Le Chat GLK

The Mona Lisa of the Champs-Elysées (How Le Cat Killed Curiosity)

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Paris seeks herd immunity against curiosity by installing 20 monumentally insipid bronzes of Philippe Geluck's Le Chat on the Champs-Elysees.
Paris virtual reality tour, extract from Eternal Notre-Dame. © Orange/Emissive/Amaclio Productions.

Virtual Reality Tours of Notre-Dame and the Eiffel Tower

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A test run of virtual reality tours now available within actual sight of two major monuments in Paris: Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower.

The Coulée Verte: A Green and Gentle Promenade in Eastern Paris

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Sixteen years before New York's instantly celebrated High Line opened, Paris inaugurated its own planted promenade, a strip of green cutting east-west through the 12th arrondissement along the path of old train tracks. The 3-mile long path of greenery called the Coulée Vert René-Dumont flows from near the Bastille to the Paris beltway, offering views of urban architecture along the way.
Taxi Parisien - Paris taxis

Taxi Fares Between Paris and Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airports

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Maximum taxi fares between Paris and Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airports, in either direction, without additional baggage fees, are legally set as follows: Between Charles de Gaulle and right bank Paris: 50 € Between Charles de Gaulle and left bank Paris: 55 €...

Sinfonietta Paris Chamber Orchestra & The Musical Vignette Contest Winner

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Sinfonietta Paris Chamber Orchestra is an artistic organization and orchestra dedicated to showcasing and developing a new generation of orchestral musicians and soloists under the direction of Michael Boone.

We Were Charlie

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After the terrorist attacks of January 7-9, 2015, Paris's Place de la République become the main memorial gathering place. We were Charlie, people said. And then we were what?

NoLita, Champs-Elysées: Calamari and Convertibles, Maseratis and Mozzarella

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Corinne LaBalme discovers NoLita, a ritzy ristorante parked next to the vintage Lancias in the Fiat Group’s “Motor Village” on the Champs-Elysées. If a Maserati goes a lot faster than a mere car, the menu at NoLita goes a lot farther than simple carbonara.

In Search of a Jewish Quarter: Rue des Rosiers and the Jewish Food...

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When visiting rue des Rosiers in the Marais are travelers correct in thinking that they are actually visiting “the Jewish quarter”? Is the presence of Semitic fast food and a few Judaica shops a reflection of a vibrant local community, of successful ethnic marketing or of a combination of the two? Let’s take a look at what’s there.

Three Reasons to Experience a Remarkable Chef: Part I

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Symbols, stars, numbers, and other restaurant rating systems can provide a culinary relief map of a city, but they’re inadequate in revealing the particular...

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