There’s no doubt that Paris can provide the shopping experience of a lifetime; whether it’s buying cheese in a local market, second-hand treasures in a flea market or fashion in the big name boutique. The city’s department stores (or grands magasins) are a destination in themselves, where you can source pretty much everything the city [...]
The Notre Dame Church in Paris (also known as Notre Dame de Paris) is famous worldwide and a city landmark, and is situated on the eastern side of the Ile-de-la-Cité, the island in the Seine River. Notre Dame means ‘Our Lady’ in French, as the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Notre Dame [...]
The grand exhibitions (or ‘World Fairs’) of the 19th century have left many beautiful buildings around Europe such as the Brighton Pavilion near London, the Palau Nacional in Barcelona and the Grande Palais in Paris. Often used to stage large-scale trade fairs and events, this impressive fin de siècle edifice also stages art and cultural [...]
