For the longest time, Parisians have enjoyed a passionate relationship with their streets. Let’s take a look at the outpouring of joy that were the
Of the great “open air” shows, those that most pleased the royals were the “carrousels”. Much more aristocratic, they consisted of exceptionally refined equestrian displays.
Napoleon III had some pretty fixed ideas when it came to urbanism. He envisaged razing the hill of Montmartre to the ground in order to
In Paris, everything ends up on the chopping block. Or, everything starts there. It all depends on your point of view… Hot or cold, heads
It’s long been argued that London has more trees than Paris, yet our Capital counts close to half-a-million (including parks and gardens).
Amongst his many grandiose plans, Napoleon wanted the Louvre to be linked to Trône (today, Nation) by a grand avenue. At the centre of this,
2015 marks the arrival of the Franco-British partnership concluded between Varenne and Savills. Hugues de la Morandière, co-founder of Agence Varenne, and Will Woodhead, president
What’s la Bièvre?! A marvellous… ghost! Its legacy still has Parisians dreaming today. The notion that Paris was once split by another river than the Seine
There was a time when Paris lived according to the masses, to their feasts. In order to be seen, and to talk to each other,
Initially rich with an abundance of pagan temples, Paris welcomed its first churches in the 4th Century. But it was the arrival of the Merovingians