La Péniche du Coeur: Another Type of Barge on the Seine
Stretching from the Jardin des Plantes to the Arab World Institute in the fifth arrondissement, le Quai Saint-Bernard is probably better known for its outdoor Salsa dancing. Every evening in summer the quayside by...
La Rentrée in Paris: Before and After France’s Summer Holidays
La rentrée gives Paris a fresh start. Show time’s over and the true Paris picks up where it left off in June. Being in Paris for two weeks centered on September 1st, I noticed...
Left Bank: Hidden Treasures of Paris in Plain Sight, Part 3
Ahhhh the rive gauche, the home of the Latin Quarter, Jardin du Luxembourg and the Eiffel Tower. The ancient, cobbled streets that were well traveled by the Lost Generation of Hemingway and Fitzgerald and...
Strolling the Latin Quarter: A Perfect Walk on the Left Bank
In the middle ages, walking the Latin Quarter would not have expended many calories. The Latin Quarter consisted of the area immediately surrounding the Sorbonne. La Sorbonne was a theology college created by Robert...
62 Years of Continuous Absurdity: Ionesco at the Latin Quarter’s Theatre de la Huchette
One day in the late 1990s I was wandering down what at the time was one of my favorite Paris streets – the narrow, funky, and sometimes annoyingly touristic Rue de La Huchette in...
For Sale: Beautiful Duplex Loft in the Latin Quarter
Nestled in the quiet of a charming paved courtyard in the 5th arrondissement (rue Lacepède, near Place Monge), this loft-style duplex encompasses 108 m² (98 m² Carrez law). Renovated with quality materials, this apartment...
A Secret Crypt in Paris on Rue Pierre-Nicole
Hidden passageways and underground treasures… Bien sûr there are still secrets in Paris! Just recently, the spotlight has fallen on a forgotten crypt, hidden beneath a parking garage in the 5th arrondissement. Le Parisien...
Update on the Renovation of the Cluny Museum
A popular museum in the Latin Quarter is the Musée de Cluny. Devoted to the Middle Ages, the museum occupies the Hôtel de Cluny, a 15th century building (flamboyant gothic style) which also incorporates...
Paris Churches and Organ Concerts: A Personal Discovery
An interesting fact about Paris church organs: I read recently that out of the 150 churches and 50 convents in Paris in 1789, 130 of them vanished as a result of the “tsunami” that...
Lights, Camera, Action: Repertory Cinemas in the Latin Quarter
Since the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, first entranced Parisians with their moving pictures in 1895, the cinema has been an important part of French life. More than 120 years later, in an era...
For Sale: Apartment in the Latin Quarter with Views of the Pantheon
With a view that takes in the iconic dome of the Pantheon, this beautiful two-bedroom apartment is found in an Art Nouveau building dating from 1933 in the highly sought-after fifth arrondissement - close...
Hotel Monte Cristo Opens in the 5th Arrondissement of Paris
With many Parisian hotels already celebrating France’s literary greats, it seems almost inevitable that Alexandre Dumas would one day have his turn. The second opening from independent group Les Hoteliers Impertinents, the Hotel Monte...
