The Exile of Lenin in Paris
At first glance, it is very difficult to make a connection between Paris and Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Communist Party. Yet it is in the City of Light that the famous revolutionary lived one of the most important chapters of his life. Paris, City...
The Giant Tortoise Who Attracted All of Paris
The journey of this giant turtle began far away from Paris with its discovery in 1907 in Concarneau, Brittany. It must have been a bit lost, as this species usually comes from the West Indies. Weighing in at 350 kilos and 1.90 meters in length,...
A Vegetarian Canteen Full of Surprises
In recent years, vegetarian cuisine has progressively appeared in the capital. In the face of prejudices and criticism, institutions like Elaichi compete against other restaurants with originality to surprise customers ...
Where to find the best Macarons in Paris?
The macarons are one of the must-have delicacies of Paris . You only have to see the long queues in front of the specialty shops to understand that a photo of this wonder one's Instagram is compulsory during a stay in our this beautiful city. We...
Who was Genevieve, the Patron Saint of Paris?
The former church that became the Pantheon, the hill that occupies the greater part of the Latin Quarter, and the library built in 1851; the places reminding us of the importance of Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, are numerous. But who was this woman who...