Scattered across the city of Paris, nearly 100 (mostly) green cast-iron fountains provide free water to those who need it. Personally, I fill up at these fountains on a near daily basis in the summer when the heat is relentless and I’m on tour all day. But where did these fountains come from? And why …

Have you ever heard the story of a man who was the passer through walls? His name was Dutilleul, and he was a resident of the beautiful neighbourhood of Montmartre in Paris. He’s also fictional, as you’ve probably already guessed. In 1941, famed French author Marcel Aymé published a short story named The Passer Through …

Paris is the largest city in France and the country’s capital. It has played a central role in thousands of years of French history, and has produced world famous arts and culture for centuries. If you look at a map, it is clear that Paris is not the geological centre of France, but it could …