Paris Travel Stories

Sep 18, 2019 • 8 min read

We’ve picked out ten of the best music festivals happening across the world between the months of September and March.

Sep 9, 2019 • 5 min read

From Friday night kicks in the bars of the Latin Quarter to Sunday morning strolls around fresh food markets, this is our guide to the perfect weekend in Paris.

Aug 30, 2019 • 6 min read

Cinema is known as le septième art (the 7th art) in France, and Paris has played a starring role in its evolution, today hosting some 900 film shoots per year…

Aug 11, 2019 • 6 min read

We’ve hit peak wedding season, and just like the rest of us, celebrities love a summer ceremony. The past few weeks have seen Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman…

Aug 1, 2019 • 4 min read

Glamour, glitz, theater, comedy, body positivity, freedom of expression and striptease – what’s not to love? The art of burlesque first came onto the…

Jul 1, 2019 • 5 min read

From seeking out vintage treasures at flea markets to finding the best places to drink France’s rarest spirits, Lonely Planet Local Catherine Le Nevez…

Jul 1, 2019 • 6 min read

Paris' multitude of markets plunge visitors into the heart of shopping in the French capital. Bustling street markets and rues commerçantes are piled high…

Jun 25, 2019 • 4 min read

Paris is a sprawling global hub, but it somehow works on a scale that kids can comprehend. Despite the Parisian reputation for treating tourists with…

Jun 10, 2019 • 5 min read

After arriving in one of Europe’s cultural capitals, you could check into your hotel and take time to rest and reset. Or you could hit the ground running …

Jun 7, 2019 • 5 min read

Killing Eve is back for its second season, with the femmes fatale manoeuvring their way back into our hearts – with a bullet.

Jun 2, 2019 • 3 min read

Home to awe-inspiring masterpieces (the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo) the Louvre is the world's most popular museum but lately it's beginning to suffer…

May 31, 2019 • 4 min read

The Women’s World Cup is being held in France from 7 June to 7 July this year, and football fans from around the world are expected to fill stadiums, bars…

May 23, 2019 • 4 min read

The French Open – one of the tennis world's four Grand Slams – takes centre stage in Paris at Roland-Garros from Sunday 26 May until Sunday 9 June and,…

May 17, 2019 • 3 min read

Internationally-renown modernist architect, I.M. Pei, designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings. From his iconic addition to the Louvre in…

May 2, 2019 • 6 min read

Doubtless every Paris traveller has heard of the Moulin Rouge – yet an alternative underground scene is rapidly emerging to challenge its dominion and…

Mar 25, 2019 • 5 min read

Jazz music has infused Paris since the Great War. Building on the genre’s rich, politically influential and often serendipitous history, an evocative jazz…

Nov 12, 2018 • 6 min read

Paris' prevailing popularity saw the greater area welcome more than 40 million overnight visitors in 2017, but despite these record-breaking figures, it's…

Oct 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Ambitious environmental initiatives are making the French capital cleaner and greener than ever. Visitors to Paris today will encounter riverbank parks…

Apr 20, 2018 • 6 min read

Genteel, peaceful Auvers-sur-Oise, just 34 kilometres from Paris, already had pedigree as an artists’ village when Vincent van Gogh arrived in the spring…

Mar 17, 2015 • 7 min read

Paris is foodie heaven, a showcase par excellence of French cuisine. But it's not all about dining in Michelin-starred haute cuisine temples and edgy…

Aug 19, 2012 • 2 min read

Heading to Paris? Read up on how to get the most out of this ville magnifique.

Apr 18, 2012 • 4 min read

Paris has more recognisable monuments than any other city in the world, but its tree-shaded boulevards, romantic bridges illuminated by wrought-iron lamps…