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New Year’s In Paris

December 27, 2018

If you are lucky enough to be in Paris for New Year’s, the difficulty is not finding out what to do but narrowing your choice of where to go. Notably, the metro is free until New Year’s early morning. There is just too…

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Brocante — Village d’Auteuil

June 13, 2012

For one of the better brocante shows to look for silver, fine china, goblets of Baccarat, antique necklaces, old framed art pieces and other fine brocante pieces, visit Porte d’Auteuil in the posh 16th Arrondissement the weekend of June 23 and 24. Saturday…

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Orphée et Eurydice — Palais Garnier

February 12, 2012

Begin your Valentine’s Day evening by going to the magical Palais Garnier to watch the ballet Orphée et Eurydice, for a 7:30 p.m. showing.  Afterwards, finish the evening at  Cafe de la Paix, just across the street.  For a very late night…

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Cézanne In Paris

January 24, 2012

Through February 26, Musée du Luxembourg hosts a special exhibition of Cézanne paintings he did while visiting Paris. Known best for his pastoral paintings of Provence, Cézanne also made over twenty trips to Paris, where he learned a style of painting that he…

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Brocante — Village d’Auteui

October 22, 2011

For one of the better brocante shows to look for silver, fine china, goblets of Baccarat, antique necklaces, old framed art pieces and other fine brocante pieces, visit Eglise d’Auteuil in the posh 16th Arrondissement the weekend of October 23 and…

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Brocante — Rue de Courcelles

May 27, 2011

Through this Sunday only, May 29, a chic brocante will be on Rue de Courcelles, near the beautiful Parc Monceau in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris. Parc Monceau includes statues of famous French figures including Guy de Maupassant, Frédéric Chopin, Charles Gounod, Ambroise Thomas, Alfred de Musset, and Edouard Pailleron. The park has…

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Saint-Sulpice Antiquaires

June 5, 2010

Tis the season of brocante and antique shopping in Paris.  In the grand Saint-Sulpice square, in the historic area of Saint-Germain, an excellent brocante and antique display will occur through June 14, everyday starting at 11:00 and lasting through the…

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