Notre Dame, Paris’ most visited monument, receives 13 million visitors from all over the world each year.  That amounts to roughly 30,000 people each day, and same days jumps to over 50,000 pilgrims and visitors entering the cathedral. 2013 is … Continue reading →

Helmut Newton is one of our favorite artists and photographers and we strongly suspect that you would love to take a visit to Paris’ Grand Palais where the first show of Newton’s work is displayed in for the first time … Continue reading →

Established in 1903, Angelina has been serving tea and other gourmet delights to Parisians and foreign visitors for over a century! Here in 2012, it is still a must see place for those who enjoy the best that Paris has … Continue reading →

Ever wondered how many precious mornings you’ve lost, lazing around in bed on week-ends? We’ve found a real good reason to drag ourselves out of the sheets: the Vanves flea market on Saturday and sunday mornings. It is amazing and … Continue reading →

This past November rentals-paris.com hosted our contest winners, Patricia and her close friend, for a week stay in one of our beautiful Ile de la Cite apartments. They are both big fans of Paris so it was an easy trip … Continue reading →

The Cirque d’hiver (winter circus), located at 110, rue Amelot (Paris 11th), has been an outstanding venue for circuses, exhibitions of dressage, musical concerts, and other events, including fashion shows! The theatre was designed by the architect Hittorff and opened by Emperor … Continue reading →

One of the world’s latest spectacles, The Cirque du Soleil, is now in Paris until January 8th 2012.  This year’s show, CORTEO, goes above and beyond their past shows and is definitely worth the evening… The Cirque du Soleil comes … Continue reading →

From the outside, the new Shangri-La hotel in Paris (located next to Paris’ landmark Trocadero) has a French Riviera flavour, with snappy green awnings against a limestone façade and palms on the balconies. On the inside, however, a 19th-century Parisian … Continue reading →

Boat tours in Paris have flourished since the 1940′s and the Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches is the oldest company operating boat tour. Les Bateaux Mouches are open excursion boats that provide visitors to Paris with a view of the city … Continue reading →

The sunny days of summer are almost over and with them a need to get some exercise to get back in the swing of things! Luckily, Paris offers no fewer than 40 public swimming pools, with very flexible opening hours. … Continue reading →