Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

If Georges Bizet had written only Carmen, he would still have earned his place in classical music’s Hall of Fame, yet there ...

Emma Donoghue’s novel takes as its inspiration the true story of a 19th-century accident on a French railway.

In 1895, a passenger train in France was running late, so the driver put on some extra speed to make up lost time, resulting ...

By Nigel Westmaas The longstanding Guyana-Venezuela land boundary dispute occupies a distinct place in the annals of regional ...

For a real step back in time, join us on May 18, 2025 at the top of the Butte-aux-Cailles, for a free guinguette ball open to ...

just like how Napoleon’s remains were removed from Saint Helena to Paris in 1840.

It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. Today, the fortress is no more, but the square remains a ...

When the French novelist died in 1885, he left behind The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Les Misérables – and a fragile cache of jaw-dropping art ...

The countdown to Paris Fashion Week fall 2025 officially commenced last September, when dual announcements came out that Sarah Burton and Haider Ackermann were taking the helms of Givenchy and Tom ...

I’ve lived in Paris for a decade and have hosted dozens of visiting friends over the years. Deciding where to stay in Paris is never simple choice, but this guide breaks down everything you need to ...

An unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War was discovered near tracks serving the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris on Friday. France's national train operator SNCF said in a ...