Ever wonder where Louis XIV got the inspiration to create the Château de Versailles? How did he decide which architect, decorator and landscape architect to choose? Well, it turns out that he wasn’t the first person to pick that winning team.

Read on to find out more.

You know, of course, that July 14th 1789 was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. But do you know why? Read on to find out more

I remember being slightly dumbfounded when asked ‘Et toi, Antonia, es-tu un juillettiste ou une aoûtienne ?’. I looked at my colleague blankly for a few seconds, then smiled and asked what he meant. It turns out that he was asking me whether I was taking my holidays in July or in August.

A visit to the beautifully renovated Bourse de Commerce in Paris, some surprising contemporary art and dinner

Ever think you might like to do a day trip from Paris to visit Versailles? To discover the Sun King’s oeuvre, the Château, its gardens, and Marie-Antoinette’s pastoral idyll? But it seems too far out of Paris, too much hassle to work out how to get there? Here’s how!

How I became French

Being Irish, thus European, becoming French wasn’t a necessity. But I was, and still am, proud to belong to this generous country.

I couldn’t find a great place to work, so I decided to create one!

Bel-Ami, a novel by Maupassant, gives us the keys to the Third Republic and to an enchanting life in Paris

Cobblestones - pieces of history, a famous cycling race and a delicious dinner!

Whoever thought buying bread could be so nerve-wracking?