Petit Palais: Paris’s Free Museum of Fine Arts
The Petit Palais offers one of Paris’s finest art collections at no charge, from ancient Greek vases to Belle Époque paintings, all surrounding a garden courtyard steps from the Champs-Élysées.
Musée Jacquemart-André: A Belle Époque Mansion Frozen in Time
Step inside one of Paris’s most opulent private homes, where Renaissance masterpieces hang in gilded salons and afternoon tea is served beneath Tiepolo frescoes.
Rue Montorgueil: Paris’s Timeless Market Street
Walk Rue Montorgueil, the pedestrian food street that runs north from Saint-Eustache, where Parisians still shop for cheese, fish and produce.
Parc de la Villette: Science, Music, and Modern Paris
Paris’s largest park combines cutting-edge museums, outdoor cinema, concert halls, and modernist gardens in the city’s northeastern corner. Here’s how to explore this urban experiment.
Canal de l’Ourcq: Paris’s Northeastern Waterway
Beyond Canal Saint-Martin lies a longer, quieter waterway threading through northeastern Paris. The Canal de l’Ourcq stretches 108 kilometers from the Ourcq River to Parc de la Villette, offering towpath walks, outdoor swimming, and a window into working-class Paris that most visitors never see.
Day Trip to Reims: Champagne and Coronation Capital
An hour from Paris by train, Reims combines royal French history with the world’s most famous wine region. Cathedral, cellars, and everything between.
The Grand Palais: Paris’s Palace of Glass and Steel
Built for the 1900 World’s Fair, the Grand Palais stands as one of Paris’s most spectacular Belle Époque monuments. Here’s how to experience its soaring glass nave, world-class exhibitions, and architectural splendor.
The Love Paris Guide № 009: The Catacombs & Parisian Legends
Photo: Varun Sagar Chopra / Shutterstock Twenty metres below the streets of the 14th arrondissement, carved into the pale limestone
Passport Rules for Paris: The 10-Year and 3-Month Checks
France applies two passport date rules to non-EU visitors: issued within the last 10 years, and valid three months after you leave. Here is how to check yours.
The 13th Arrondissement: Paris’s Contemporary Quarter
Beyond the guidebook Paris, the 13th arrondissement blends street art, floating gardens, Asian markets and modern architecture into a neighborhood where young Parisians actually live.