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Top 10 Global Companies of 2018: French Luxury Brands Lead

January 23, 2018

BrandZ’s list of the top French global brands by market value highlights the country’s luxury sector, which occupies...

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The Guide Fooding 2018’s top five non-French cuisine eateries across the country

January 13, 2018

The Guide Fooding 2018, the annual intellectual culmination of the Fooding philosophy, is now out. With a...

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Vacant office block turned into luxury hotel

December 3, 2017

Paris has a wealth of vacant office property, with some estimating up to 800,000 m2 sits empty. One developer seized the...

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Historic Pagode Cinema in Paris’ 7th to be restored

November 15, 2017

The famous La Pagode cinema in the 7th arrondissement will re-open in three years. An investor from New York has...

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Over 50 developments given green light as part of Greater Paris project

October 26, 2017

As part of a ‘reinventing the metropolis’ competition, proposals to re-purpose and renovate 51 unused sites...

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What can you get for 1 euro in France? Maybe this Chateau in the Loire valley

October 11, 2017

The Chateau de Blancafort, built in 1453, is being put up for auction. The starting price is one euro, without reserve....

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Paris’ dwindling sparrow population: can they rebound?

October 10, 2017

A study has found that in the last 13 years, 75% of the city’s sparrow population has disappeared. Beloved by locals,...

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One of the world’s tallest wooden apartment blocks will be built in Paris

October 6, 2017

The Tour Wood’up, which will be 50 metres tall and house 105 apartments in the 13th arrondissement, will debut in...

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The Montparnasse tower will get a revamp in time for the Olympics

October 4, 2017

It claims to offer the best views of Paris, and many locals agree: it is the only one where where the tower itself...

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Art Deco Swimming Pool in Paris’ 18th will open after two-year renovation

September 20, 2017

The Piscine des Amiraux, made famous by the 2001 French film Amelie, is to re-open after a two-year renovation...

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Will Paris’ rooftops be given UNESCO heritage status?

September 15, 2017

For the last few years, there have been calls for Paris’ iconic zinc rooftops to be given UNESCO heritage status,...

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How will the 2024 Olympics affect real estate prices in Paris?

September 12, 2017

Everyone from city planners to ordinary homeowners in Paris are rubbing their hands together with glee at the...

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