A Collection of Ideas for Paris Weekends:
Staying Put and Getting Out of Town
Paris Apartment for Rent
In the heart of the Marais, just two blocks from Saint-Paul metro (line 1), around the corner from the historic rue des Rosiers and a few minutes’ walk from Place des Vosges. Les Miroirs du Marais is a 1-bedroom luxury apartment, sleeps up to 4.
Photography
I have been snapping photos since the age of five, when my uncle gave me my first camera. I earned a certificate from Madrid’s Keltia School of Photography and a diploma from The Photography Institute of London.
Itineraries
Food & Drink
The Full List
This is my full list of restaurant and bar recommendations, along with a few bakeries, ice cream parlors, and markets.
The Crème de la Crème
If you’re only in town for a short while, take a look at this list of my top restaurants & bars!
Just the Bars
This is my full list of bar recommendations, in order of arrondissement. I have indicated “**” for some of my real favorites!
Fête de la Musique
Fête de la Musique is in just five days. On June 21, the longest day of the year, hundreds of musicians—both amateur and professional—will perform on sidewalks, outside restaurants, in museums, parks and other public spaces… and it’s all free. For a bit of history...
Je veux être photographe! (I want to be a photographer!)
For those who speak French and would like to see Paris from a different perspective (while honing their photography skills), why not sign up for a photography workshop during your stay? Je veux être photographe! offers 4-hour sessions for €85, which includes...
Paris Picnics
With the glorious sunny days Paris has been enjoying recently, I will always prefer to picnic than to sit in a restaurant. My friends and I try to organize a picnic every week and our numbers have been growing. The trend is catching on. Our picnics are a bit of a...
Reflections on Walking to Work
Every morning I walk to work. Not when it’s pouring rain or when I’m dragging along a suitcase in preparation for a weekend getaway, but I average about four mornings each week. I started quite involuntarily back in December 2005 when the New York City Metropolitan...
Hiking Near Paris: Parc naturel régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
Determined to take advantage of this beautiful weather and do some hiking on Sunday, but preferring not to rent a car or travel too far, some friends and I headed for the Parc naturel régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse (oof, that’s a mouthful). It’s only about...
Corsica: Hiking the GR20
With less than six weeks to go before embarking on the second leg of our Corsica hike, I have posted the itinerary for part 1 of our hike under Longer Trip Itineraries. Corsica is a magical place, close to Paris and yet curiously exotic. For fervent hikers, the GR20...
About
Paris Weekender is for the visitor planning his or her first trip to Paris or 20th trip to Paris. For the expat trying to navigate a new system and a new culture. I hope even for the native Parien or Parisienne looking to discover a new corner of the city. Paris Weekender is also a resource for planning day trips and weekend trips from Paris. My goal is not to inundate you with information but to share with you some survival tips as well as my favorite things about living in Paris: walking the city streets, finding new restaurants and cafés, and adventuring beyond the périférique.
