It was in the middle of the 7th century that Louis VI ‘Le Gros’ acquired the land referred to as the Champeaux. Up until then,
From Saint Louis, the Petit-pont was the meeting point of a whole ragtag band of circus types because it was the only bridge they could
It wasn’t an aberration but an architectural triumph that Henri IV wanted to create as the “Place de France”. After Place Dauphine and Place Royale
This hillock is the area of Paris that held onto its country roots the longest. The paintings of Georges Michel (1763 – 1843), the first
For the longest time, the Seine existed as an ever-changing archipelago, a far cry from the rigorous beauty of contemporary Paris.
Paris is sleek. Paris is clean. The Paris of major murderers seems relegated to the rococo world of the fantasy troubadour. We dream of the
In A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway sang the praises of the great brasseries of the golden age, making Montparnasse the hang out for Americans in
During prehistoric times, the Seine was a vast river, divided into two branches and fed by one river and numerous streams. Very damp and often flooded,
The gods of the Gauls who watched over Lutetia were called Esus, depicted cutting branches from trees, Cernunnos, the horned god, and Smertrice, the Hercules
Here, we’re going to take a look at the full history of the slicer, but to begin, remember that it’s at 9 rue de l’Ancienne