“Do more and differently for Ukraine”: France announced a meeting of EU ministers
In Paris, the heads of defense and foreign policy departments will discuss “concrete progress in the issue of assistance to Ukraine.” EU defense and foreign ministers will…
At the Louvre, the “Mona Lisa” was doused with soup by environmental activists: what did they mean by this (video)
What happened to the environmental activists after the action is not reported. Two women poured soup on the Mona Lisa / screenshot from video At the Louvre,…
Pathologically hated migrants: the motives of the shooting in Paris became known
The police reported that the elderly man who committed the shooting was not in his right mind. In Paris, a man shot three people \ photo ru.depositphotos.com…
5 of the best holidays for the price of a return rail journey from London to Manchester
Below we round up five holiday options which highlight how much further your 36,940 pennies can go – where your window view will be slightly more impressive…
Why Disneyland Paris was almost built in Norfolk – and how wine saved it from ruin
Three decades can go by in a flash. Today (April 12) marks a precise 30 years since the opening of Disneyland Paris (disneylandparis.com) – the French-accented off-shoot…
At the music hall with actor-turned-artist Walter Sickert
At the close of the 19th century, Britain went wild for music halls. In 1888, Parliament recorded 473 in London alone. Comic ditties were their bread and…
Don’t be put off by the current travel chaos – the good times are just around the corner…
Maybe you are struggling to find reasons to be cheerful at the moment. But take heart. We may be going through a spasm of chaos as airlines…
The grey guide to interrailing: why midlife is the time to travel Europe by train
From Patras, holiday options are numerous and include the Ionian islands themselves, such as Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca. On the mainland, head to Olympia, sail through the…
C’est si bon! Joanna Lumley falling in love with Paris is the pick-me-up TV we all need
Bonjour, my gorgeous darlings. We’re watching Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World (ITV), and this first episode is in Paris. Oh, it’s heavenly. Divine. Just look…
40 fascinating facts about the Eiffel Tower, the landmark that has just grown taller
The Eiffel Tower has grown. Thanks to a new antenna, the Parisian landmark is now 330 metres tall – six more than it was last week. Interestingly…
Paris, 13th District, review: a sultry love story – and the birth of a new star
“Strong sex”, declares the British Board of Film Classification in their verdict on Jacques Audiard’s latest. And I’d have to agree: the sex here really is rather…
Julie Manet, the orphan raised by the impressionists
As a child, Julie Manet – the only daughter of the impressionist painter Berthe Morisot and the sole niece of Édouard Manet – counted Renoir, Degas, Pissarro…
Police fire tear gas as anti-restrictions ‘Freedom Convoy’ enters Paris
French police fired tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs-Elysees avenue and other places in Paris on Saturday after a “Freedom Convoy” protesting against Covid-19 restrictions made…
Suicide bombers won’t think twice about blowing themselves up if you convict me’ says IS survivor of 2015 Paris attack
But he has claimed he discarded his suicide vest and fled the French capital in the chaotic aftermath of the bloodshed, eluding an intense manhunt to return…
Five Valentine’s getaways you can still book – in the UK and abroad
The rules: No Covid rules. Just bring your walking boots, spare socks and Scrabble. Book it: Canopy and Stars has a range of wonderful glamping options in…
Five Valentine’s getaways you can still book – at home and abroad
The rules: No Covid rules. Just bring your walking boots, spare socks and Scrabble. Book it: Canopy and Stars has a range of wonderful glamping options in…
Paris is no longer a city of culture. It’s a city of despair
Things have come to a pretty pass when the chief Paris arts fair, FIAC, held in its present form for almost half a century, gets kicked out…
Reverend Richard Coles: ‘One of the lowest moments of my life was being pushed into a pond in Paris’
I found a cheap hotel in the least salubrious arrondissement in Paris, Barbès-Rochechouart. The hotel was basically a knocking shop and a rickety, dirty place that smelt…
10 Paris hotels for all budgets this spring
This spring promises to be an exciting time to visit Paris. After two years of lockdown and reopening, or what was known here as ‘confinement’ and ‘déconfinement’, …
Why Paris should be your first city break this year
It’s little wonder that some three million of us used to come each year. Reminders of our intertwined lives are everywhere, from the Hermès Birkin to restaurants…
The affordable travel trend that’s shining a new light on city breaks
When it comes to retail therapy, there is surely no greater joy than that of unearthing a rare find tucked away on a rail in a thrift…
‘Like a sexy Annunciation’: Alan Hollinghurst on Fragonard’s erotic masterpiece
Not long after I’d first seen the Fragonard Room at the Frick in New York, I was trying to describe the four great canvases of The Progress…
‘Like the Loch Ness monster’: how Richard Rogers’s Pompidou Centre shocked Paris
Soon after the opening of the Pompidou Centre in 1977, Richard Rogers, who died at the weekend aged 88, was standing outside, looking up at the spaghetti…
Emily in Paris, series 2 review: now as offensive to the British as it is to the French
As I keep telling my children, homework is important. And so, when asked to review the second series of Emily in Paris (Netflix), I felt duty bound…
Our ‘Chrexit’ plans have been scuppered by Covid
To travel over Yule is to take advantage of “free holiday”, a dead time when no one actually notices whether one is working or not. The truly…