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In her latest walking tour, Marian Jones heads to the Picpus Cemetery, home to Lafayette's tomb and the graves of executed victims during the Reign of Terror.
In her latest walking tour, Marian Jones explores the Bercy district, once home to a historic wine entrepot, and now home to the Finance Ministry, lovely park, and Accor Arena.
On a walk in the Opera district of Paris, Marian Jones explores the sites and stories of the 'grands boulevards' and historic department stores.
In this walking tour in the 16th arrondissement, correspondent Marian Jones discovers architectural jewels of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.
This Seine-side walk highlights some of the most majestic monuments and beautiful scenery in the heart of Paris.
Marian Jones explores La Villette, a vast leisure park created in the 1980s on the site of a former abattoir and cattle market in northern Paris.
Correspondent Marian Jones heads to Versailles to explore the palace's magnificent gardens, designed by the Sun King's master gardener, André Le Nôtre.
On a walk in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, Marian Jones explores the sites and stories of a treasured left bank neighborhood.
A walk down rue Montorgueil, a vibrant market street dating to the 13th century, isn't just a treat for foodies, but an immersion in history: from the origins of France's national day to marriage equality.
This walk from the Invalides metro station is a stunner: plenty of blockbuster vistas, a handful of Belle Époque beauties - including the city’s loveliest bridge - and some stirring reminders of the Liberation of Paris.
In the latest in our "Flâneries" series of walking tours, Marian Jones joins the sun-seekers enjoying "la belle vie" on the quays of the Seine in the open-air sculpture garden in the 5th arrondissement.
In the latest in our "Flâneries" series of walking tours, Marian Jones explores the Trocadéro and Passy Cemetery in the 16th arrondissement.