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During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »

From the start of explorations for the “New World” or South Pacific Islands, mariners brought many “souvenirs” from their trip. Europeans are passionate for this far away civilisations and the wealthier get their own cabinet of curiosities. That was how a first temporary ethnographic Museum gathering many private collections opened its doors in Paris in… Read more »

Paris would not really be the same without its emblematic brasseries. So fara from the ostentation and the plush atmosphere of the luxurious establishments, the brasserie proposes to the guests specialities of the capital city as the Blanquette de veau, the croque-monsieur, the steak with pepper sauce and a large selection of salads. The atmosphere… Read more »