La vie parisienne

Always a magnet for creatives and artists, the city has had more celebrities in it than People magazine. Here are a few examples of their former homes so you can unleash your inner fangirl/boy/person and hit the Parisian walk of fame. Coco Chanel 31 Rue Cambon, 1st In 1910, the designer opened her first shop, […]

Every year, the best baguette in Paris is chosen in an official competition. The baguettes submitted must meet certain criteria. They must be between 50 and 55 centimeters long, weigh between 250 and 270 grams, and have a maximum salt content of 1.4 grams per 100 grams. Parisians get to vote as well They are […]

Booking a trip to Paris and wondering where to stay? We get this question all the time, so we decided to create a (not-so-serious) quiz to help you find the perfect place for you. Of course, you can also take the quiz to see if you’re in the right place if you live here or […]

A rabbit hopping from house to house, hiding colorful eggs and chocolate figurines of himself? Here in France, we would have none of this fantastic nonsense. Instead, we came up with an even crazier story. Here, the noble gift giver is… a bell. Les Cloches de Pâques – the Easter Bells No, there was nothing […]

This city never fails to surprise. Who would have expected to find fields of saffron on the roof of the Bastille Opera? And that’s not the only place in Paris where the ‘red gold’ is cultivated. There are four rooftops in total where saffron flowers grow. They are all run by the du Bessey sisters, […]