The Musée d’Ennery is a unique collection of Japanese and Chinese artworks that belonged to the late 19th-century collector Clémence d’Ennery. She spent most of her life acquiring pieces she loved, especially fantastical little chimeras, and then built a mansion near the Bois de Boulogne to showcase them. Clémence left it to the French state […]

by Paris Perfect Published: July 17th, 2026 For many buyers, the dream of owning an apartment in Paris starts with a feeling, whether it’s a favorite street, a view of the Eiffel Tower across the rooftops or the classic beauty of a Haussmannian building. But behind every search is an important question: what is really […]

This month’s update includes some tips on dealing with a heatwave in Paris, the latest Bastille Day changes, my visit to the Maison and Musée Guimet, the opening of Paris Plage, renting bikes, articles about two of the 2027 French Presidential elections, and some vintage video footage of Paris in 1965. Désolé, this content is […]

La Fête Nationale celebrating the 1789 French Revolution is one of the biggest holidays in France, celebrated since 1880 with a popular military parade and flyover on the Champs-Elysées and an evening of fireworks and music at the Eiffel Tower. But there are many more events taking place throughout the city to celebrate, and most […]

Outdoors & Summer Fun July 2Le Food Market is a monthly open-air food festival on Boulevard Belleville (between metro Ménilmontant and Couronnes) with over a dozen stands serving up tasty dishes of all kinds at affordable prices (kind of like a gathering of static food trucks, but without the wheels) from 6pm-10:30pm. This month they’re celebrating […]

by Federica Brandi Last Updated: July 1st, 2026 |  Published: June 29th, 2026 Plan your Paris stay now to see Céline Dion. (credit) The weeks are counting down to the legendary Céline Dion’s long-anticipated return to Paris this fall. If you’ve got the tickets, now is the time to plan the perfect fall getaway. Dion’s September […]

Did you know the banks of the Seine River and the Bassin de la Villette turn into a Parisian beach resort each summer? Ever since 2002, when Mayor Bertrand Delanoë launched the first “Paris Plages” for all of the Parisians who couldn’t join the annual exodus from the city for the summer, it has become […]

This month’s update is filled with museum visits, from Freemasons and medical history to Madame de Sévigné, Lafayette, and Hilma af Klint, along with a few new discoveries around Paris. I’ve also included an important reminder on Navigo passes at the airport and a video visit of three new street art projects across the city, […]

The perfect apartment reveal – the Les Pierres Dorées in the 7th arrondissement! On one of Madelyn’s first visits to the apartment that would become Les Pierres Dorées, she stepped out onto the long balcony and immediately saw what made this property so special. The balcony ran along the double living room and spacious main […]

Paris je t’aime I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to […]