Paris Off The Beaten Path

 121 Reviews  Another of the Parisian fountains that brought water to the overcrowded courtyards and alleys of the Popincourt/Bastoche areas. Built by Molinos under King Louis-Philippe in 1846, people could draw... 

 35 Reviews  Just a block and a half from the Hôtel Louvre Bons Enfants, between rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs and rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there is an elegant nineteenth-century passage called Galerie Véro-Dodat... 

 186 Reviews   The Luxembourg palace was constructed by Maria Medici after death of her husband Henry the Fourth. She could not get used to an atmosphere of the Louvre and replaced it with an atmosphere of native... 

 129 Reviews   Père Lachaise cemetery is well-known for a burial place of communars. We came there in memory of fighters for social justice. The cemetries of Paris absorbed all they could. The victims, placed side... 

 34 Reviews  On the corner of rue des Trois Freres and rue Androuet is the well known ( in Montmartre) grocers, familiarly called "La Maison Collignon", now the "Marché de la Butte". This is the site of the... 

 37 Reviews  This is a “hôtel” in the old sense of the word, meaning mansion. It was built from 1475 to 1507 for the archbishops of Sens. From my favorite guidebook, the Michelin Guide Vert, I have learned that... 

 88 Reviews  The gardens of the Palace of Versailles are spectacular! Hubby studdied this when he did his garden design course so this was a hilight of our Paris trip for hubby. You could not get the smile off his... 

 22 Reviews  This is one of the more pleasant little squares in the Latin Quarter, 5th arrondissement. The American author Ernest Hemingway used to live nearby, and he described the square in his short story The... 

 11 Reviews  Hidden away in one of the most infamous streets of Paris, well known for its "working girls" is this building, covered in tiles, that was one of the famous "maisons closes" - brothels closed, down... 

 21 Reviews  There are two Statue of Liberty replicas in Paris. One is on a small island in the middle of the Seine, west of the Eiffel Tower and next to the Pont de Grenelle, a modern bridge crossing the river... 

 41 Reviews  Rue Mouffetard is a popular street with both tourists and locals. There are lots of markets, fromageries, boucheries, patissieries, and many other shops including produce stands at the bottom of the... 

 9 Reviews  These well-disguised flea markets are tucked away in courtyards along rue St Paul in the Marais area of the 4th arrond. The merchandise ranges from dumpster-ready trinkets to really fine antique... 

 23 Reviews  This huge painting of a detective, by Jean Le Gac (born 1936) is also on the wall of a building at Place Fréhel, Rue de Belleville. "Accustomed to the allusive style of the painter, the young... 

 15 Reviews  While there is usually a bus (1 April to 1 November) waiting to greet the train from Paris Saint Lazare, it is scheduled to depart within minutes of the train's arrival -- leaving the visitor no time... 

 33 Reviews   Frenchmen as usually surprise all the world with the original understanding of architectural decisions. First all the world was surprised with singularity of Tour d'Eiffel, including its ugly... 

 36 Reviews  A most memorable trip on a riverboat for six days on the Seine and connecting rivers. Outstanding food and service on one of the smaller boats, travelling through locks, side trips by bus to various... 

 38 Reviews  At 25 kilometers of the city of Paris you will find Disneyland Paris. And ever since the opening of Space Mountain and the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Disneyland Paris has a variety of good... 

 9 Reviews  The Centre Georges Pompidou, AKA the Beaubourg, is one of the famous modern buildings of Paris. People tend to either love it or hate it but few are ambivalent. It is a bit jarring to see the stark... 

 17 Reviews  We continue our tour in the 2nd arrondissement in the area behind the old Les Halles marketplace and behind Eglise St-Eustache on the rue Etienne Marcel at the museum of the Tour Jean sans Peur (Tower... 

 7 Reviews  Shakespeare & Company is not a simple Library neither a normal bookstore - It is a mix of both and also a place where the owners live. In the basement floor is the bookstore with a bit of everything... 

 13 Reviews  This is the Science and Industry Museum in Paris. It's out in the 19th arrondissement but near two Metro stops so easy to get there. (Porte de la Villette Metro Station) There are special activities... 

 11 Reviews  I would not have stopped off at the rodin museum were it not for a call of nature! it is only 1 euro to gain entry to the garden (i didn't go into the museum itself) but it really is beautiful. the... 

 15 Reviews  MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THE HIGHEST POINT IN PARIS IS AT SACRE COEUR.. WHILE IM NOT GOING TO ARGUE THAT THIS IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO LOOK OVER PARIS..BUT LET ME LET YOU INTO A LITTLE KNOWN SECRET...