Latin Quarter Paris
The Latin Quarter Paris (5th/6th arrondissements) earns its name because at one time the university in this district customarily taught in Latin. Robert de Sorbon founded the Collège Sorbonne in 1257. It was a theological college of the University of Paris. The name Sorbonne has, in recent times, become synonymous with the ...
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Hôtels Particuliers
Hôtels Particuliers are private mansions that were once city houses for nobles. Ordinary maisons or houses shared walls to the adjacent houses whereas the mansions were built free standing. There are many of these beautiful hôtel particuliers located in the Marais of Paris (click here to read about them). Don’t be ...
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Paris Marais
Two neighborhoods comprise the Paris Marais, the 3rd and 4th arrondissements . Rue Saint Martin, the river and Boulevard Richard Lenoir border this triangular neighborhood. In French, marais means marsh or swamp which is exactly what the Paris Marais was once upon a time. Although I have walked around the Marais many ...
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Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe d’Étoile Did you know that Paris has more than one Arc de Triomphe. Possibly the most well-known is the Arc de Triomphe d’Étoile, located in the center of Place Charles de Gaulle. This arc honors those who fought and died for France during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Beneath it lies the ...
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Paris Candy
Le Bonbon au Palais is my favorite Paris candy shop. If I have only the time to visit Paris, I know that here I can find all of my favorite candies from all over France. [caption id="attachment_156" align="aligncenter" width="429"] Le Bonbon Paris Candy Shop[/caption] Georges, the owner of this Paris candy shop, has ...
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Paris Shopping
My Favorite Department Stores for Paris Shopping There are several excellent department stores in Paris from which to choose. Galeries Lafayette and Les Printemps are located adjacent to one another so you can easily spend the day shopping without having to walk far or get on the metro. Les Printemps Paris is noted for ...
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Paris Squares
Here are a few of my favorite secluded (and some not so secluded!) Paris Squares - where you can enjoy the scenery while you ponder on what to do in Paris. In French, a square will be called 'place'. The well-known squares such as Place de la Concord, Place de la Bastille or Place de Charles de Gaulle are found on all the ...
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