Near Paris: The Giverny – La Roche-Guyon Daytrip Combo
How and why to combine a visit to Monet's House and Gardens at Giverny with a visit to the chateau of La Roche Guyon, whether on a daytrip from Paris or a longer excursion to Normandy.
Yours, Mine, Le Nôtre’s: An American Photographer Examines the Garden of Versailles
As France celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of André Le Nôtre, the father of French gardens, France Revisited explores some of this 17th-century landscape gardener’s most famous gardens and parks. Here, American photographer Elise Prudhomme guides us along the garden paths of Versailles.
Skytrees: Montmartre By Nightfall
Skytrees: Visions of time and place found by looking up through trees at an angle of more than 45 degrees. Here are some prime examples of skytrees in Paris and a recommendable restaurant entered at nightfall in Montmartre.
The Gardens of Versailles in Winter
I’ve been to the palace and gardens of Versailles dozens of times but never on such a quiet, empty afternoon as this.
It was a...
Joy and reminiscence in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in November
With All Saints Day, November 1, just passed the chrysanthemums left by loved ones and fallen leaves decorate the marble tombstones and sculptures of Pere Lachaise Cemeter in Paris.
Trees and Place: Pointe du Layet on the Riviera
In the context of France Revisited’s study of the relationship between trees and place, three images at Pointe du Layet on the Riviera.
Skytrees, Provence
A skytree is an image looking up from the base of a tree. Revealing both the tree and the sky it give a sense...
Skytrees, three kinds
I've been walking with my head held high today, looking up to the buds of springtime in Paris. Here are the chestnut, the plane...