A celebration of French and American independent film comes to the Champs-Élysées in June 18 - 25 June 2024 The Champs-Élysées Film Festival is a major international film festival in Paris…
"A door to Provence in the middle of Paris:" From February 18, 2022 to January 1, 2023, the Atelier des Lumières in Paris takes us on an unusual journey through…
A great new 420 km long cycle route beside the Seine river linking Paris to Normandy has been launched = (V33) La Seine à Velo - Paris to the sea!…
We would not generally recommend driving in Paris, with the congestion, difficulty and cost of parking as evidenced by the high proportion on cars with dents and scratches in the…
On 2 April 2017 the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opened a new pedestrianised park on the right bank of the Seine in Paris which together with the existing Left…
Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris has announced that the Avenue des Champs-Élysées will be closed to cars on one Sunday each month from April 2016 to open the whole…
The extraordinary professional cycle race the Tour de France and its accompanying circus and roadshow hit the roads of France in July 29 June - 21 July 2024 Exceptionally, because…
Many of the most iconic sites and streets of Paris are occupied by the runners in the Paris Marathon 7 April 2024 The start of the Paris Marathon takes place…
Paris' Grand Palais just off the Champs-Elysees - and elswhere om Paris will be transformed into a foodie wonderland for 4 days of eating, drinking and entertainment 8 - 11 …
French TV Channel France 2 has published a list of the Top places to visit in France as voted by the French! (see map at bottom of page) Arras -…
The Paris Photo Fair was created in 1996 and is the very prestigious art fair dedicated to both modern and historical photography. This fair takes place annually at Paris' Grand…
Paris is proud of its gardens and hosts an annual Garden Festival Fete des Jardins 24 - 25 September 2023 with events across the city and in every arrondissement: workshops,…
There are 3 major Jazz Festivals in Paris every year: Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Pré (Spring) Paris Jazz Festival (Summer) Jazz à la Villette (Autumn) The Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés festival takes place…
As from 1 July 2015 the city of Paris has imposed a ban on the most polluting vehicles from the centre of city: Coaches, buses and lorries registered before 30…
EU citizens under the age of 26 get free entry into most of France’s national monuments and museums, and many museums are free for the first Sunday of each month.…
France has always been keen on cycling - the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July,…
The Guardian (16 November 2014) reports that nearly 200 years after his death, some of Napoleon Bonaparte's belongings are being auctioned off! The objects, including bronzes and statues, were sold…
The Petit Palais in the heart of Paris is to present an exhibition of turn-of-the-century (20th Century) Paris - the "Belle Epoque" 2 April - 17 August 2014: Paris 1900,…
Notre Dame de Paris is 850 years old this year!
Some more unusual sights of Paris...