Blog | HPRG Archives des A Parisian experience - Hotels Paris Rive Gauche Blog

A Parisian experience

It’s time to rediscover the incredible Grand Palais
28th March 2026

Built for the Universal Exposition of 1900, the Grand Palais ('grand' as in 77,000m² grand!) has had a chequered history....

We visit the Army Museum – impressive and edifying
28th February 2026

After a fascinating visit to the Military Healthcare Museum two years ago (much more interesting than it sounds), we realised...

A historic Paris street now trending – we explore rue Soufflot
29th January 2026

At 30 metres wide and 300 metres long, with the Luxembourg Garden at one end and the jaw-dropping Pantheon at...

We visit the church of Saint-Sulpice
30th December 2025

We've visited quite a lot of wonderful churches for the blog, most of them very close to our hotels -...

We visit the new Cartier Foundation – contemporary art in an incredible new space
29th November 2025

A lot more central than their former home on boulevard Raspail, the new Cartier Foundation exhibition space for contemporary art...

We visit the astonishing French Senate building
1st November 2025

One of the highlights of Open House Weekend in Paris, and well worth queueing for, is the Luxembourg Palace, home...

Astonishing architecture and surprising green spaces – discover boulevard Arago
25th September 2025

Simply walking around Paris is one of the great free pleasures of the city for visitors, with lots to see,...

Once a railway through Paris, now a nature walk – discover a new section of the ‘petite ceinture’
6th September 2025

True Paris-lovers will already be familiar with the Petite Ceinture, a former railway slowly being reopened piece by piece as...

Bétonsalon – a modern art space in a great area to explore
31st July 2025

We were getting prepared to write our article about a new modern art space we'd discovered on the Left Bank,...

The pet cemetery of Asnières-sur-Seine
28th June 2025

The Paris cemeteries are very popular with visitors to our beautiful city. Père Lachaise is probably the best known, but...