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Pâtisserie Bontemps

This summer, in between your tours of Paris, stop by for a tea break at the pâtisserie Bontemps in the Marais. Read more

Tuberose

Tuberose is considered to be the most fragrant plant in the world and gives off a strong, suave and captivating scent that heightens after sundown... Read more

August 15-18, 1969: Woodstock

"3 days of peace, love and music": this was the slogan of the music festival that would go down in history as THE festival of festivals. Read more

August 25, 1819: The Raft of the Medusa

A tragedy that inspired what is recognized today as the one of the most emblematic paintings of the French Romanticism movement. Read more

Patchouli

Patchouli is a plant originally from Indonesia and Malaysia. Patchouli is used in the composition of chypre, woody and oriental perfumes. Read more

July 1, 1751: Publication of the Encyclopedia's first volumes

The Encyclopedia, a simple translation that became a titanic work in order to avoid obscurantism. Read more

July 21, 1969: A small step for man

It's been 50 years since the mission Apollo 11 introduced humanity to a new era of space exploration. Read more

Restaurant to be

Located at the heart of the Marais, Dessance is a restaurant that serves unique dishes fusing vegetables and desserts in a plant-themed decor awarded "top design in Paris" in 2015. Read more

Restaurant to be: Terra

Located in the Haut Marais, the restaurant Terra which opened its doors in March of 2018, perfectly maries French design and cuisine to create dishes that are as generously portioned as they are r...

Rose

Native to Asia Minor, the rose has been crowned "Queen of the flowers" since antiquity, the rose is the icon of the flower world both because of her culture and symbolism. Read more