Musée National Picasso Hôtel Salé 5, rue de Thorigny, 3rd M° Saint-Paul, Saint-Sébastien Froissart or Chemin Vert Tel 01 42 71 25 21 www.musee-picasso.fr Set in an historic hôtel-particulier, this museum chronologically explores the extensive legacy of...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Musée de la Poste 34, boulevard de Vaugirard, 15th M° Montparnasse, Pasteur or Falguière Tel 01 42 79 24 03 www.museedelaposte.fr This museum explores the history and development of the postal service from its rudimentary beginning to the present. In...
Musée Dapper 35, rue Paul Valéry, 16th M° Victor Hugo or Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Tel 01 45 00 01 50 www.dapper.com.fr A cultural center for ancient and contemporary African arts, this museum explores all aspects of African artistic creation. Opening...
Musée National Eugène Delacroix 6, rue de Furstenberg, 6th M° Saint-Germain-des-Près Tel 01 44 41 86 50 www.musee-delacroix.fr This 17th-century building, home to Eugène Delacroix until his death, houses an extensive collection of the artist’s works...
Just when it seems like the street art in Paris gets old and familiar, new artists come onto the scene or I take a different route and discover hidden artworks. These are photos taken during my morning runs (mostly in the 13th arrondissement) and on my...
Outdoor & Sporting Events Summer Festivals (en français)The weekly metro magazine A Nous Paris has the entire French summer festival calendar online, with the best art, music and film festivals throughout France to download, in French...
Inside this Issue: * Beware of Incorrect Paris Museum Information * Museum Discounts with Seine Cruise Tickets * Avoiding the Long Security line at Sainte-Chapelle * How to Get Your Pétanque On * Green Hotels and Charitable Booking Site * Ticks in Paris *...
If you’re planning to visit a Paris museum or monument, do yourself a favor and double-check the opening hours and entry fees on the OFFICIAL websites. Don’t rely on printed or online guidebooks, on the Paris tourism office website, or on blogs...
First there was Velib’, the municipal bike-sharing program. Then came Autolib’ with its cute electric cars. Now the City of Paris is now beta-testing a new program called CityScoot, a self-service electric scooter rental program scheduled to roll out in 2016...
If you’re environmentally-minded, there are only a few options for certified “green” hotels in Paris, but they’re good ones. Right at Trocadéro (just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower) is the Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro...
Whether you call it pétanque or boules, the traditional French game with the shiny silvery balls has made a comeback. It used to be the only people you'd see playing in were old men in berets sipping pastis. Now everyone plays, particularly Parisian hipsters...
New signs have appeared in all of the parks and gardens of Paris warning visitors of ticks, or tiques.
