Useful facts to help you plan your visit to France Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Language Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Emergencies Telephone, fax Post Museums and monuments Festivals Festivals, both traditional and modern (eg Avignon Theatre Festival in July) are not so plentiful as in Spain, but worth looking out for: [...]
Travel to France
May 23, 2009 by 1 Comment
Travel to France for a Europe Tour with Joie de Vivre! There’s a lot more to France than Paris and Provence. Travel to France involves a journey into the whole French way of looking at the world, and life. Not for nothing do we use the french words “savoir-faire” and “joie de vivre”! France lies [...]
Château de Versailles – Royal Serenade & Night Fountains
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Château de Versailles – An Evening of Royal Serenade & Night Fountains: The Château de Versailles or Palace of Versailles, home to three French monarchs, is one of France’s top attractions. Millions of visitors come to Versailles each year to admire the Palace and its magnificent gardens. The exquisite furniture, art and antiques in the [...]
A Visit to Rungis Market – by Ken Osei
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For Any Serious “Foodie” a Trip to Rungis is Worthwhile: An article that I had read on this website about the Marché Rungis inspired me to include a Rungis market visit as part of our Paris trip itinerary in early January 2013. Rungis offers group guided tours of the market on the second Friday of [...]
New Year’s Concerts in Paris
December 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New Year in Paris: Enjoy a Range of New Year Concerts at Famous Churches in Paris: If you’re spending New Year in Paris, I’m envious! For those looking to enjoy the New Year in Paris with some beautiful classical music, the City of Light has much to offer. Paris has some of the most beautiful [...]
Grand Theâtre and the Opéra de Dijon
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Grand Theâtre – The Grand Opera Venue of the Opéra de Dijon: As the name implies, the Grand Theâtre de Dijon on Place Theâtre is a grand opera house in the historic centre of Dijon. Each season, the Opéra de Dijon and a variety of different companies perform an eclectic mixture of operas, from the [...]
Salle Pleyel – A Celebrated Concert Hall in Paris
December 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Salle Pleyel – A Celebrated Concert Hall in the Most Fashionable Paris Street The Salle Pleyel is a performing arts centre on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, one of the most fashionable streets in Paris. The concert hall hosts some 200 concerts each year and the building is also home to the Orchestre de Paris and [...]
My Top 10 Free Things to Do in Paris
October 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Paris resident Allison Lounes chooses ten of her favourite free activities in the City of Lights! Going to Paris can be expensive. Unfortunately, most of the popular tourist attractions like the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are pricey too. While you certainly shouldn’t neglect the most famous museums and attractions in the world, you don’t [...]
Christmas Concerts in Beautiful Paris Churches
October 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Christmas in Paris: Enjoy a Range of Christmas Concerts at Famous Churches in Paris: Paris has some of the most beautiful and historical churches and many of these are regular venues for classical music performances. During the festive season these famous churches traditionally host special Christmas concerts. If you’re spending Christmas in Paris, you can [...]
Immerse Yourself in the Music World at the Cité de la Musique
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Cité de la Musique – Paris City of Music: The Cité de la Musique in Paris is a venue which offers music lovers the opportunity to be totally immersed in the music world. More than just a venue for music performances, the Cité de la Musique contains the Musée de la Musique which has an [...]
Christmas in Paris – What to Do in Paris at Christmas 2012
November 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
At Christmas time Paris is dressed to kill. “Christmas Illuminations” brings on the magic of Christmas to this top tourist destination and ushers in the New Year in the grandest of Parisian style.
Locations and Dates of Paris Christmas Markets 2012
November 19, 2011 by 2 Comments
Marchés de Noël 2012 – Where to Find Paris Christmas Markets and Dates: For those who love Christmas markets, there are more Marchés de Noël in Paris than just those in the Champs-Elysées and central Paris. From the gigantic Marché de Noël at La Défense to the smaller village-like market at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, there are plenty of [...]
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