Localers is a Parisian agency specialized in walking tours that aim to provide customers with a unique and magical Paris experience. They have carefully selected their charismatic guides according to their expertise and each tour is studied and built by them. So if you take a culinary tour it will be guided by a specialist, and so on. Only small groups are allowed and it builts a bond between the guide and customers, to the point that we seem to be a group of friends wandering around Paris – which makes the experience even more genuine.

30 Jours à Paris readers have a 10% off on booking any of Localers’s tours, just use the promocode 30JOURSAPARIS

This February I took the “Literature Tour – Heminway & friends”. I love books and am fascinated by History. Is there a better place to combine these two passions than Paris??

I was anxious to meet the specialist who would guide me through Saint Germain for the next 3 hours and would retrace the steps of the most famous writers and poets who immortalized Paris in their works. At the meeting point I met the other customers, 3 Americans women, and the Localers guide Alberto, an Italian guy graduated in History and Politics in Milan who has lived in several countries in the last 7 years until choosing Paris to settle down. Alberto Rigettini is a poet, playwright, screenwriter and host of “Spoken Word Paris”. Among other literary awards, he is one of the writers included in the book “Strangers in Paris”, an anthology of short stories by Anglophone writers in Paris.

To go back in time and follow in the footsteps of legendary writers such as Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein, we would be discovering Saint Germain, in the Rive Gauche, but tour began on the other side of the river at the Palais Royal, with highlights of historical events from the end of the 19th century which included brothels in the royal property administered by the Duke d’Orléans, Louis-Philippe.

Alberto shared with us stories of a not so glorious time, but important for the change of course for the country. From there we walked to the Rive Gauche and discovered the hotels where the writers settled. The conversation naturally flowed and Alberto ended up including some other points that were not foreseen in the original script.

We had a delicious coffee break at a bistro. We could have chosen between one of the writers’ favorite bistros, but since we all have already been to Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore we took Alberto’s suggestion and went to a trendy place related to the world of books.

Our tour ended in the Latin Quarter, in front of one of the most famous bookstores in the city, not by chance. In spite of its recent fame acquired mainly because of the movies shot there, the place keeps many stories since its creation in another address that no longer exists.

Now I will leave you curious for more details, but I hope you take the tour, (re) discover Saint Germain and fall in love with this city. Remember that the 30 Jours à Paris reader has a 10% discount when booking any tour through the Localers website using the promocode 30JOURSAPARIS. Click and book your literary tour!

Bisous,

Carol

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• 39 Rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris
• Metro: Filles du Calvaire (line 8) | Temple (line 3)

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• 26 Place Dauphine, Ile de la Cité, 75001 Paris
• Metro: Pont Neuf (line 7)

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• 54 Rue de Saintonge, 75003 Paris
• Ⓜ️ Filles du Calvaire (line 8).

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Bisous,

Carol

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The entrance to the passageway is right after the famous restaurant L’As du Fallafel. It’s easy to miss it unless you are looking for it!

• Where: 35-37 rue des Francs-Bourgeois 75004.
• Metro: Saint-Paul (line 1)

Bisous,

Carol

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If you have ever been to Paris, you may have visited this square, but doesn’t know its name. In the end of Île de la Cité, under the Pont Neuf, behind Notre Dame, there is a green area right by the Seine.

The square pays tribute to Henri IV and his affairs. I love the quiet, bucolic and romantic atmosphere here! Perfect for a picnic on sunset time! Bring a towel to set it up nicely!

• Where: Place du Pont-Neuf, 75001 Paris.
• Metro: Pont-Neuf (line 7)

Bisous,

Carol

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Inaugurated in 2007, the Jardin Anne Frank pays tribute to the German-born Jewish girl, victim of the Holocaust. Anne died at age 15 in a concentration camp, but became a symbol against intolerance when her diary was found and published after the war. The document recounts her life during the period she had lived with her family in the “Secret Annex”, a hidden room at her father’s company in Amsterdam, during the Nazi occupation.

Anne writes a few times about the existence of a majestic chestnut tree located in front of the Secret Annex window. A sprout of the same tree was planted by the garden’s entrance and it’s fortunately growing stronger year after year!

This pleasant garden is divided into three parts: the first one houses the famous chestnut tree; the second part is the central area that has existed since the 17th century and it used to belong to Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, a former mansion that houses the Museum of Art and History of Judaism nowadays; and the third part consists of a beautiful orchard!

Great place for kids or for those seeking a quiet place near the vibrant Rue Beaubourg, the Jardin Anne Frank has a children’s playground and some pleasant benches along the semicircular pergola at the central area, A perfect spot for resting and reading!

Tip: to explore new addresses in town I suggest you to combine a visit to Jardin Anne-Frank with two museums located a few steps away. The first one is the Doll Museum (Musée de la Poupée), adjacent to the green space, with its entrance on the Impasse Berthaud. The second attraction is on Rue du Temple, the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme.

Where: Jardin Anne-Frank
Address: 14 Impasse Berthaud, 75003.
Hours: open every day – free admission.

Bisous,

Carol

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Every year the City of Light prepares a huge celebration to delight Parisians and visitors, so if you are in Paris right now and want to join the festivities, follow the schedule below:

• Military parade on Champs-Elysées Avenue at 10am;
• Lyric concert with the National Orchestra of France on Champ de Mars starting at 9:30pm;
• Traditional fireworks at the Eiffel Tower at 11pm;
• The Firemen’s Ball (see the location here)

Important:

• Eiffel Tower is open only in the morning due to the preparation for fireworks.
• Arc de Triomphe is only open in the afternoon due to the military parade.

The other monuments, attractions and museums such as Louvre, D’Orsay, Picasso, Sainte-Chapelle and Conciergerie, Les Invalides, Notre Dame and Sacre-Coeur, Versailles, among others, will be open.

Whatever you do on the 14th of July, do not miss the fireworks at 11pm! If you do not want to face the big crowd gathered at the Trocadéro and the Champ de Mars, my suggestions are:

• Montparnasse: the top of the Montparnasse Tower or the Blvd Pasteur (between the Place de Catalogne and the Pasteur metro);
• Montmartre: in front of the Sacre-Coeur.

Those places will be also packed, but it’s nothing compared to the Eiffel Tower area. Don’t forget to bring a good sandwich and some wine bottles to celebrate La Fête Nationale in style!

Bisous,

Carol

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Present in the fashion, beauty, jewellery, interior decoration, gourmet food and catering service segments, Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann houses more than 2,500 brands from around the world, ranging from the affordable to luxury, distributed among three buildings!

I’m very happy to announce a partnership with Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann that provides incredible benefits to my readers !!!

1. an exclusive gift by Galeries Lafayette;
2. 10% discount on your purchases (which can be added to the 12% tourist tax refund *) !!!!

Get your voucher here.

– In order to get the 10% discount, print and present this voucher + your passport at any cashier before payment. Keep the voucher with you and use it on your next purchase;

– The discount is not valid for services, food & beverages, books, items marked with a red tag, on-sale tags or online purchases (galerieslafayette.com);

– The discount is not refundable once payment is made and cannot be cumulated with other discounts later (except with the 12% tax refund);

– To receive your exclusive gift by Galeries Lafayette, present this same voucher + passport at our “Le Concierge” desk on 5th floor – main building. Minimum purchase: 40€. One gift per person and per voucher – until stock lasts;

– Valid until December 31st, 2016.

Have fun!!!!

• Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann
• Where: 40 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris
• Hours: 2f Sab (9h30 to 20h) and Sunday (9am to 11am)
• Metro: Chausée d’Antin – La Fayette (lines 7 and 9) or Opera (lines 3, 7 and 8).

Bisous,

Carol

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