“Little Jaffna“, around metros Gare du Nord, La Chapelle, and Louis Blanc, you’ll find shops selling handmade Saris (Saree Palace, 182 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis), cheap and cheerful supermarkets, jewellery shops, Indian music stores, travel agencies (with good deals on … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Belleville‐Ménilmontant has long been a preferred site of carousing, dancing, art‐ and music‐making, and leftist political activity. The birthplace of Edith Piaf as well as Guy Debord, the resting place of Balzac, Molière, and Oscar Wilde; and the site of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Locally known as Belleville, the 19th arrondissement is a stew of various ethnicities, leftist politics, nightlife, and popular green spaces. Belleville is Paris unfiltered. The 19th boasts the Ministry of Culture’s success story, Le Cent Quatre art center, crosses the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Montmartre. The name evokes disheveled bohemian fin de siècle bacchanalian carousing, twisting crawling streets, the legendary Moulin Rouge, and lest we forget – Amélie Poulain. Parisians revile Montmartre as much as they cherish the mysterious hill in northern Paris. For … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The 17th arrondissement is best known for the up and coming neighborhood the Batignolles. Parisians are drawn to the Batignolles by promises of small town atmospheres and, very importantly, no tourists. Swaths of industrial areas were recently transformed into green … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Without a doubt, the 16th arrondissement has a posh reputation. The neighborhoods of Trocadéro and La Muette are elegant, wealthy and conservative. The Passy neighborhood is lovingly called a “village” by Parisians and features chic shopping. Numerous stately art museums, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Without exaggeration the 15th arrondissement is a no man’s land. Situated on the Rive Gauche between the Gare Montparnasse and the Seine to the west, the 15th does not boast historical monuments or sprawling parks. Some call the 15th meditative. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Our walk starts off at the fabled Parc Montsouris, which was built during the reign of Napoleon III’s in Baron Haussmann’s great reorganization of the city. From here we head north and west through Villa Seurat, named after the famous … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
La Petite Asie and Butte aux Cailles. The 13th arrondissement has a style all its own. Divided into two principal areas, Chinatown and Butte aux Cailles, the 13th is unpretentious, international, and authentically bohemian. The arrondissement is bordered in the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
On July 14, 1789, the French took to the streets, stormed the Bastille Prison Fortress and kicked off the French Revolution. While the area has changed a lot since, it still retains some its maverick roots. It is currently home … [CLICK TO READ MORE]