Guides

Exploring Paris, differently

Six guides written by the team that has been reconstructing the history of Paris with historians for ten years, and that works outdoors, on the banks of the Seine and on the Champ-de-Mars, every day of the year. The addresses, the timings and the drawbacks of each place come from there. Updated regularly.

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  Unusual things to do in Paris

  15 ideas sorted by mood: as a couple, with children, in the rain, after dark, without spending a euro.

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  The history of Paris in 6 eras

  From Lutetia to today, and above all: where to see, today, what each century left behind.

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  What to do near the Eiffel Tower

  12 ideas on foot, from the Champ-de-Mars to the Trocadéro, including when the lifts are sold out.

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  Proposing at the Eiffel Tower

  The best spots, the light, what is actually allowed - and our private option.

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  The Marais and the banks of the Seine

  Medieval lanes, free museums, Île Saint-Louis: a one-day itinerary, on foot.

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  Giving a Paris experience

  For whom, which occasion, what budget - and how to give when you are a day late.

For shorter, more time-bound pieces - what to do this month, why the Eiffel Tower was built, what medieval Paris looked like - the blog takes over. And if you want to see the Paris these guides talk about with your own eyes, our two experiences run in the open air, from €19.