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Beyoncé and Jay-Z: the hip-hop power couple celebrates their love of Paris

July 23, 2018

A profile this month in Europe 1, le Jdd on the most influential duo in today’s music industry highlights how Beyonce...

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7 day trips near Paris

July 11, 2018

There’s more to life than just Paris.  The surrounding Île de France region is also full of secret places and small...

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Summer 2018: What’s on in Paris

July 10, 2018

Cultural events in Paris don’t just take place on solid ground.  Here are four enriching  institutions along Paris’...

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The Paris Opera hosts an escape game

June 28, 2018

In the Grand Foyer of Paris’ Palais Garnier opera house, evening dresses and tuxedos have given way to more casual...

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Paris: the perfect base for European weekend getaways

June 25, 2018

One of the best things about having Paris as your “home base” is its excellent air and rail connections. If you are...

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New Ikea in Paris opening summer 2019 at La Madeleine

June 5, 2018

Paris dwellers will no longer need to schlep to the suburbs to shop at the iconic furniture retailer, as a new Ikea in...

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The often-forgotten 13th arrondissement has some of the lowest prices in Paris

May 3, 2018

When you think of where to look for more affordable properties in Paris, the northern and eastern ‘quartier populaires’...

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Paris’ 10th arrondissement attracts buyers with a long-term view

April 19, 2018

Thirty years ago the area surrounding the Canal Saint Martin was on no one’s radar. But an influx of young creatives...

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Mega real estate development outside Paris put on hold

April 9, 2018

The future of the 3.1 billion euro project, which is intended to be completed by the time of the Olympics in 2024, is in...

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Will Paris get its own garden bridge?

April 5, 2018

After London’s garden bridge plans collapsed in the face of public opposition, Paris might pinch the idea and get its...

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Versailles Chapel has first renovation in 150 years

March 26, 2018

Work has begun to give the historic Royal Chapel of Versailles its first makeover since 1870. The mammoth job will be...

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The neighborhood of Montparnasse is going to change

March 23, 2018

The plan to bring the 9-hectare area into 2018 aims at repairing the “trauma of the urbanism of the 1970s” according to...

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