The Palace of Versailles is one of the most famous sites in France. It was originally built to be a hunting lodge for Louis XIII in 1624, but his son, Louis XIV, oversaw extensive renovations that turned it into the largest royal domain in the world. The chateau and gardens cover over 2,000 acres, and …
Do you like wine? Do you like wine but feel like you know nothing about wine? You’re not alone, according to Tanisha Townsend of Girl Meets Glass. Tanisha has been leading wine tours in Paris for the past five years, and during this time, she noticed a pattern in the questions she was getting from …
Paris is home to literally hundreds of museums that collectively house some of the most famous artwork in the world. This means that artists such as Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Delacroix, Monet, Manet, Michelangelo, and Rodin can be seen year round. But if you’ve already seen the Mona Lisa, don’t worry. The museums of Paris …
Just to be clear, this post really should have gone out last week. But if you will recall, last week was a very special occasion. Not only was it my 5th year anniversary of living in Paris, but it also marked a year since I officially launched Story of a City and started writing weekly …
On June 6th, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. The battle to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe had begun, but the liberation of Paris wasn’t part of the original plan. The Allies wanted to reach Berlin as quickly as possible, and therefore Paris was seen as an unnecessary detour. The …