Paris

The Église Notre Dame de Lorette, with its gilded ceiling and profusion of paintings and frescoes, is one of the most ornate churches in Paris. Constructed in the neoclassical style of architecture, the austere façade of the church stands in sharp contrast to…

If you're looking for a budget-friendly European holiday destination that won't break the bank but still provides plenty of heritage and history, the results of a new travel survey suggest bypassing Paris and London and heading to Krakow, Poland instead.  Fo…

Mario Kart Tour is headed to Paris, France. According to developer DeNA, the upcoming time-limited events will unlock at 6am UK time (1pm PT) on 6th November, 2019 and take in the sights across Paris. There'll be the usual time-limited unlockable items up fo…

Napoleon Bonaparte wasnt the first or the last leader to steal art from conquered territories, and he wasnt the largest wartime looter (that was Adolf Hitler), but he and his troops pillaged art on a vast scale. What did they take and what happened to Napoleo…

Anne McLellan, seen here on Dec. 13, 2016, worked with the Trudeau government on the legalization of cannabis and new rules for interactions with the Attorney-General after the SNC-Lavalin affair. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press The Prime Minister has hired …

A 13th century painting that had been hanging on a kitchen wall in French woman's home sold for $26.8 in auction this weekend. The painting, titled Christ Mocked, is by Florentine artist Cimabue (Giotto's teacher), and was made around 1280. From Smithsonian …

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has yet to present any evidence against a French-Iranian academic and her French colleague held on security charges, their lawyer said on Monday, in a case that may complicate French efforts to defuse tension between Washington and Tehr…

SENLIS, France, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A long-lost painting by 13th century Italian master Cimabue that was found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman was sold for 24 million euros ($26.6 million), more than four times the pre-auction estimate, auction Acteo…

Following my OECD visit, I have been thinking about how Paris has changed in the almost thirty years I have been going there.  I came up with the following mental list: 1. It is much less of a working class city in the center. 2. Many more immigrants, most …