Category: Paris

(CNN) — “We’ll always have Paris,” says Rick in cinematic classic “Casablanca” — but what if Paris was replicated thousands of miles across the globe, in China? That’s the premise of Tianducheng — an unassuming suburb of the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou that also doubles as a large-scale replica of the French capital. Parisian […]

Paris (CNN) — You know it’s spring in Paris when the after-work picnics begin popping up along the Canal Saint Martin. There’s still a chill in the air of northern France and darkness descends before the wine is finished, but after a dark, rainy winter cooped up in tiny apartments, young Parisians can’t wait to […]

(CNN) — If you love flowers while you travel, you don’t have to go outside to enjoy nature’s beautiful. Just check into one of these hotels, from Mumbai to Manhattan to Monaco, for some of the world’s most elegant and opulent floral displays all year round. These 11 will dazzle you with their flowers when […]

(CNN) — For the past century the Art Nouveau Hotel Lutetia has been a Paris icon, known as much for its popularity with artists as its unusual Left Bank location. Now, after closing its doors for a four-year, €200 million (roughly $234 million) refurbishment, the Lutetia is back, adding to the ranks of fashionable luxury […]

(CNN) — Want to spend an afternoon following in the footsteps of Beyoncé and Jay Z? In the striking video, filmed on location in the Paris museum, celebrated works of art including the “Mona Lisa” form the backdrop of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s first musical collaboration as The Carters. The video — which has had more […]

(CNN) — The first nudist restaurant in Paris is set to close after just over year of serving classic French dishes to diners in the buff. O’Naturel, in the French capital’s 12th district, will close on February 16, according to a Facebook post from the owners. Twins Mike and Stéphane Saada told the AFP news […]

(CNN) — Imagine being inside the Louvre, the world’s largest and most popular museum, with no other tourist in sight. Instead of being one of 10.2 million people per year clamoring for a front-and-center view of Leonardo DaVinci’s “Mona Lisa,” the institution’s — and maybe the world’s — most famous painting. Throw down enough money, […]

Paris (CNN) — A peal of high-pitched laughter rises sharply above the din of restaurant chatter from a table of three older French women — likely friends, perhaps sisters — who have just shared a moment of mirth over empty, chocolate-stained dessert plates. A few tables over, a pair of scholarly looking silver-haired gentlemen in […]

(CNN) — A trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower has long been one of the highlights of any visit to Paris, despite the crowds. But a temporary attraction is allowing visitors the chance to experience the iconic landmark in an even more thrilling way. French mineral water brand Perrier has set up a […]

There’s an on-site mansion, sprawling André Le Nôtre-designed gardens, Michelin-starred gastronomy and a five-star hotel. But, crucially, no sea of tourists. In recent years, city-weary Parisians in the know — and in the money — have been escaping to the Domaine de Chantilly, a retreat just 40 minutes away by train or car from the […]