Practical guides, neighbourhood discoveries and the insider knowledge that comes from driving this city every day. Not the Paris of the guidebook — the Paris that takes time to find.
Beyond the Trocadéro and the Pont Alexandre III, Paris reveals its most extraordinary nocturnal beauty to those who know where to look. A water-level reflection beneath the Bir-Hakeim bridge. Notre-Dame illuminated from the oldest bridge on the Left Bank. The Trocadéro at midnight — completely empty, completely magical. Here are the seven viewpoints that professional photographers guard jealously.
Read the full articleEverything you need to know before your first nocturnal Paris experience — the best routes, the best timing, the Eiffel Tower sparkling display schedule and the spots that most tourists never reach.
The Marais is the most discussed neighbourhood in Paris and the most misunderstood. A guide to the layers — medieval, Jewish, gay, contemporary — that make it the most complex few square kilometres in the city.
The Sacré-Cœur, the Place du Tertre and the tourist cafés are the beginning of Montmartre, not the end of it. This guide is about everything that lies beyond the famous hill — the lanes, the villas and the vineyards.
Behind the facades of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris hides a network of cobbled courtyards that most of the city has never found. Here is the route — and the doors to push.
The open-top bus has its place. But for visitors who want to see the real Paris — at their own pace, with context, in comfort — the private car circuit is a genuinely different experience. Here is why.
Paris's street art scene has never been more vibrant. From the rotating M.U.R. wall in Oberkampf to the giant murals of Belleville and the secret passages of Butte-aux-Cailles — a complete current guide.
A layover, a single afternoon or an early departure the next morning — four hours is enough to see the Paris that matters, if you know exactly where to go. Here is the route we recommend.
In the 20th arrondissement, behind an unmarked entrance on the Rue Jules-Siegfried, 82 individual houses with gardens form a cooperative village that has existed since 1907. Almost no one has heard of it.
From the famous to the entirely unknown — the 20 locations where Paris reveals its most photogenic nocturnal self. With precise positioning advice and the best timing for each shot.
Paris has over 30 surviving covered passages — and each one is different. The most elegant, the most melancholy, the most authentic and the most overlooked: a complete guide from someone who has walked all of them.
Paris in the rain is not a disappointment — it is a different city. The covered passages glow, the museums empty slightly and the cobblestones reflect the lights of the cafés. Here is how to make the most of a wet day.
Ten years ago, the Canal Saint-Martin was a well-kept Parisian secret. Today it is the most photographed canal in France — but it still has surprises for those who arrive before noon and know which streets to take.
The avenue de Champagne, the cathedral where French kings were crowned, cellar visits beneath 100 kilometres of chalk tunnels — a complete guide to the most iconic day trip from Paris.
The hilltop village above the Loire, the world's greatest Sauvignon Blanc and Pouilly-Fumé across the river — a complete guide to a Loire Valley day trip from Paris for wine lovers.
Medieval Beaune, the Hôtel-Dieu, the Route des Grands Crus through Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée — a complete guide to a Burgundy day trip from Paris for wine lovers.