Archive for October 2014
Rue Mouffetard – Market street Paris
Rue Mouffetard, one of the oldest streets in Paris, a lively market street lined with restaurants and cafes and a stone’s throw from the Latin Quarter
Read MoreSainte Marie-Madeleine Church – Belcastel
Sainte Marie-Madeleine, a church dedicated to Mary Magdalene and located in Belcastel, a village in Aveyron ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
Read MorePastel – Woad – Isatis tinctoria – Facts
The production of Pastel, a wonderful blue dye that founded the fortunes of some of the principal cities of southwest France, revived after years of decline
Read MorePont de la Tournelle – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont de la Tournelle links the Ile St-Louis to the Left Bank and is adorned with a giant statue of Sainte-Genevieve, one of the patron saints of Paris
Read MorePont de Sully – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont de Sully connects the Ile St-Louis to the two banks of the Seine and was named after the Duke of Sully who was the minister of King Henri IV
Read MoreIsle sur la Sorgue – Luberon – Provence
L’Isle sur la Sorgue or Venice of Provence, a water town made of canals, islets, little bridges and narrow streets and known worldwide for its flea markets
Read MorePierre aux Neuf Gradins – Soubrebost – Limousin
Pierre aux Neuf Gradins in the Creuse, a cluster of granite boulders formed by erosion and carved by men, whose unknown origin has triggered many legends
Read MorePont de l’Archeveche – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont de l’Archeveche is one of the narrowest bridges of Paris and was built in 1828 to connect the Ile de la Cité in the Left Bank
Read MorePont Saint-Louis – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont Saint-Louis is a single-arch metal footbridge that connects the Ile de la Cité to the aristocratic Ile Saint-Louis
Read MorePont Saint-Michel – Paris bridge – Facts
Pont Saint-Michel connects the Ile de la Cité to the Left Bank, was rebuilt during the Second Empire and is adorned with Napoleon III’s imperial insignia
Read MorePetit Pont – Paris bridge – Historical facts
The Petit Pont, one of the oldest bridges in Paris was rebuilt 13 times but retained its original name and connects the Ile de la Cité to the Left Bank
Read MorePont Notre-Dame – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont Notre-Dame, the second oldest bridge in Paris, links the Ile de la Cite to Rue St-Martin, the ancient road connecting Paris to Northern France
Read MorePont au Double – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont au Double was built to transport the sick and indigents to the hospital Hôtel-Dieu and was named after the toll that people had to pay to cross it
Read MorePont d’Arcole – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont d’Arcole was the first bridge built in wrought iron in 1854 when it replaced a suspension footbridge linking the Ile de la Cité to the Right Bank
Read MorePont au Change – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont au Change connects the Ile de la Cité to the Right Bank and was named after the moneylenders who once settled on it by Royal Ordinance of 1421
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