5 things you don't know about Marie Antoinette's life in Versailles
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The day when Marie Antoinette died
On October 16th 1793 a simple cart left the Conciergerie, the revolutionaries' prison on Ile-de-la-Cite. Marie-Antoinette was sitting on it, wearing a simple withe shirt and a bonnet, like a commoner. She was going to the guillotine. No famous last words were spoken by the "last" queen of France. She just said "Pardon me sir, …
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Notre Dame de Paris: after the fire
One year after the fire it is time to dismantle the melted scaffolding atop Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The church is still closed to public but it is finally possible to walk in the square and go closer to the building. For more info: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/workers-begin-untangling-charred-metal-web-notre-dame-71121731
Paris: slowly going back to normal life
Today in Paris starts a new phase. After months of lockdown Parisian restaurants' "terrasses" are opening again. After the re-opening of the parks during the last weekend this new step is bringing us back to (an almost) normal life. It may sounds a bit superficial but living in a Paris without cafes, restaurants and the …
PARIS ART AND HISTORY ONLINE TOURS, WEBINARS AND TALKS
Covid 19 and consequent travel restrictions actually obliged the tour industry to stop and unfortunately, as now, we do not know when we will be able to provide our services again. Hopefully starting from next Autumn. More realistically starting from next winter/year. This is frustrating. Not only for tour guides, who are actually loosing their …
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The best way to discover the City of Lights
Your tour in Paris was born with an idea in mind: transform a simple guided tour in Paris into a real experience, in a real city. Not in a tourist trap. Forget big groups and fixed itineraries. I published few tours, the ones I created for friends and family visiting me in this incredible city. Many …
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