Marché Bastille in Paris

26 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Bon appétit, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  6 minutes

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The Marché Bastille is a true highlight for anyone looking for an authentic Parisian experience. When you visit this market, you are immersing yourself in a vibrant piece of local culture that goes far beyond just a weekly grocery run.   read more…

July Column in Paris

18 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© flickr.com – Pierre Blaché

The July Column (French: Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the ‘three glorious’ days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of Charles X, King of France, and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, King of the French. It was built between 1835 and 1840.   read more…

Cirque d’Hiver in Paris

18 October 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  7 minutes

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The Cirque d’Hiver (“Winter Circus”), located at 110 rue Amelot (at the juncture of the rue des Filles du Calvaire and rue Amelot, Paris 11ème), has been a prominent venue for circuses, exhibitions of dressage, musical concerts, and other events, including exhibitions of Turkish wrestling and even fashion shows. The theatre was designed by the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff and was opened by Emperor Napoleon III on 11 December 1852 as the Cirque Napoléon. The orchestral concerts of Jules Etienne Pasdeloup were inaugurated at the Cirque Napoléon on 27 October 1861 and continued for more than twenty years. The theatre was renamed Cirque d’Hiver in 1870.   read more…

Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris

29 January 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  6 minutes

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The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine (English: Street of the Suburb of Saint Anthony) is a street in Paris. It should not be confused with Rue Saint-Antoine, which leads from the center to the Bastille. The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine owes its name to the fact that it combines the suburb of that name outside the city walls of Charles V (French: Enceinte de Charles V) with the Abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs (destroyed in the 18th century).   read more…

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