Known as the Fête des Jardins, this is your once-yearly chance to discover some of Paris’ amazing green spaces, including some which are closed the rest of the year…

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A short film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows you the whole of Paris in 15 minutes (in HD!) while being serenaded by more ‘frenchy’ music that most people could stand. Are you strong enough for this most extraordinary tour of Paris?… (lire la suite / continue reading)

Unmissable fun for some, hellish stupidity for others… try going down (or rather ‘up’) to Montmartre to rub shoulders with the 500,000 other people in attendance and form your own opinion…

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Being in the hotel trade has its benefits, like being invited to a private visit of Hôtel de Ville, for example!

Although we had been just last September for Open House, our visit last week – organised by the Paris tourist office – was much calmer, with all the time we needed to take photos that would have been impossible with all the crowds…

photos : JasonW

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For his irreverential blog - Paris 2ème – Cedric has the courage to lug his Canon EOS 450D around Paris (and a few other cities) and take some amazing shots. It’s a much bigger beast than the camera we usually use for the blog, so we understand the effort he makes, especially as the resulting photos are often astonishing. His view of the city and his sense of humour are something a little new, and when we saw that he had recently visited the Pantheon, we couldn’t resist sharing his experience with you…

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Originally devised for the Parisians who can’t leave the city during the summer (like, er, us), this yearly event has grown up and chilled out over the last 9 years. Now it has a host of deck chairs, sand (yep!) and events on two sites next to the water. Something for everyone for a whole month, and all free! Here’s the details…

photos : JasonW

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Sand by the Seine and eight days of free concerts, with all styles on offer and a mini-rave to finish it all off!

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Couldn’t make it to the the annual firework display by the Eiffel Tower or the military parade on the Champs Elysées ? Stuck on the other side of town? Or the other side of the world? Doesn’t matter: through the magic of the interwebs we can show you the highlights, in high definition no less! Here’s our selection (and don’t forget to use the ‘fullscreen’ button for a better look)…

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You can’t celebrate Bastille Day in Paris withouth haing rubbed shoulders with a tipsy (off duty) fireman or two! Here are all the addresses for the firemen’s balls for 2010 in Paris…

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Well, we’ve been talking about it for a long time, and now – finally! – we’re proud (really proud!) to be able to show you the first photos of the rooms from our new hotel, due to open in October 2010…

photos : Jérôme d'Almeida

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