Tip #1: Navigating Your Way to the Markets
…there. Many tourists consider Métro trains the only option for getting around, but in fact it’s easy and sometimes preferable to take a bus instead. The RATP site calculates the…
…there. Many tourists consider Métro trains the only option for getting around, but in fact it’s easy and sometimes preferable to take a bus instead. The RATP site calculates the…
…piece that won’t fit inside your suitcase, shipping can be arranged. There are usually shipping companies on site during the fairs. Even if you don’t buy a thing, it’s rewarding…
…Moorish archway which is a remnant of when the building had seven large horseshoe arches and the site was a shipyard. (The sea used to reach to the market’s edge.) At…
…of what I’d paid for. This was my mistake, not the vendor’s. Individual sellers don’t provide on-site shipping, but it’s possible to arrange for shipping elsewhere. There’s a UPS/FedEx outlet…
…“Enfants Rouges” refers to the orphanage that once stood at the site, and whose children were clothed in red garments to identify them. This market was almost demolished in the…
…(Previously, gourmet foods were in the Men’s Store.) Foods and wines occupy the entire ground floor and lower ground floor in the new site. Several restaurants offer limited seating. The…
…at 186 rue Martainville. A mass burial site in 1348 when three-quarters of the city’s population died from plague, the cemetery was pressed for space again by an outbreak of…
…spaces. If you’d like to learn more, here’s a link to the detailed description on the Times Journeys website. Maybe you’ll join me? Lacoste (site of the château that once…
…It’s an accredited culinary college offering several well-rounded degree programs as well as hands-on programs for food & wine enthusiasts and professionals. Located in Hyde Park on a site that…
…Other highlights include the archaeological site at Glanum on the outskirts of Saint-Rémy which is thought to have been inhabited starting about 500 BCE and rose to prominence during the…