Tag: Paris
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Sacré-Cœur: Faith, Politics and a Night Above Paris
Sacré-Cœur occupies an unusual place in the imagination of Paris. Its white domes are immediately recognisable, yet the familiarity of the silhouette can obscure the complexity of the building beneath it. Above Montmartre’s streets, the basilica brings together religious devotion, nineteenth-century political conflict and an architecture designed to make belief visible across a city. Its…
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The City That Comes Back to Itself
The Passenger is a weekly dispatch on travel — places, hotels, restaurants, the strange logistics of being elsewhere. It is written by Bergotte. Paris, and why September is the only month that matters There is a particular quality of light in Paris in late August that travel writing has never quite managed to capture, perhaps…
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Georges-Eugène Haussmann
Essay · Architecture & History The Man Who Demolished Paris to Save It Georges-Eugène Haussmann did not build Paris. He destroyed it, systematically and at enormous speed and with the full authority of an emperor behind him, and what he built in its place was something that had not previously existed: the modern city, with…
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Sant Ambroeus Paris: The Iconic Milanese Café Opens in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Sant Ambroeus Paris has officially arrived on Rue Saint-Benoît, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés — bringing with it nearly 90 years of Italian culinary heritage. Founded in Milan in 1936, the legendary café-restaurant has expanded from Milan to New York, Aspen, and Palm Beach. Now, its first full Parisian restaurant marks a significant new chapter…
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Villa Junot: Montmartre’s Art-Deco Dream
High above the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Villa Junot rises like a fantasy made real — a château-like hôtel particulier reborn as one of Paris’s most intriguing private villas. Built in the 1920s and recently reimagined for a new century, it captures the glamour of Art Deco while speaking fluently to the surrealist spirit of…
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Step into the Fitzgeralds’ Footsteps: A Guide to Their French Escapades
No couple embodied the Jazz Age more completely than F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. From Parisian cafés to Riviera villas, they turned France into both a stage and a sanctuary for their tempestuous lives. It was here that The Great Gatsby was revised, Zelda took up ballet with feverish ambition, and their circle of expatriate…
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The Louvre: Palatial Splendour & the World’s Greatest Art Museum
Standing at the heart of Paris, the Louvre is more than a museum — it is a living monument to power, beauty, and the human imagination. Once a medieval fortress, then a royal palace, today it is the most visited art museum in the world, where masterpieces such as Leonardo’s Mona Lisa and Delacroix’s Liberty…
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Check-In With the Dog: A Culture-First Guide to Europe’s Most Indulgent Pet-Friendly Hotels
Bringing a dog shouldn’t mean dialing down taste. Across Europe’s grand cities, a growing cadre of high-design hotels now rolls out beds, bowls, and even room service for four-legged guests. Here’s a curated selection—by city—of luxurious bases that welcome discerning humans and their equally pampered canines.
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La Fantaisie – A Verdant Interlude in the Heart of Paris
La Fantaisie, Paris – A garden-inspired retreat in the heart of the 9th arrondissement, where Martin Brudnizki’s interiors merge botanical fantasy with Parisian elegance. A hotel of layered design, culinary theatre, and rooftop serenity for the cultured traveler.
