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Festivals + Events

9 Paris Olympic Activities That Are Free—No Reservations or Tickets Required

Come as you are, leave when you want.

June 14, 2024 04:17 PM

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Kristy Alpert

Restaurants + Cafés

Paris’s Best Restaurants—and What to Order There

Restaurants, brasseries, bistros, and bars line the streets of Paris. The only question is how many you can pack into one trip.

May 30, 2025 02:35 AM

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Eleanor Aldridge

A loft with wooden bench, king size bed, and a movie being projected on a wall

Family Travel

6 Chic Paris Hotels With Rooms Big Enough for Families

Certain rooms at these stylish Paris hotels are spacious enough for families to spread out.

May 2, 2025 03:03 AM

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Celeste Moure

Saint James Paris is housed in a 19th-century private mansion in the 16th arrondissement.

Hotels We Love

Where to Stay in Paris: 21 Hotels for Every Kind of Traveler

These are the top places to stay in the City of Light.

September 25, 2025 09:02 AM

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Lindsey Tramuta

A deluxe room at the Hôtel Brighton in Paris with a gilded portrait and a view of green space.

Hotels We Love

These Are the 14 Best 4-Star Hotels in Paris

The French capital is filled with stylish hotels that are big on personality—and easy on the bank account.

November 15, 2024 01:42 AM

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Mary Winston Nicklin

The entryway of Relais Christine, on Paris's Left Bank

Hotels We Love

Looking for a Different Paris? Book One of These Left Bank Hotels

Once home to artists and writers, Paris’s Left Bank still delivers cobblestoned charm and leafy boulevards—and these timeless hotels will put you in the center of it all.

September 4, 2025 12:34 PM

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Mary Winston Nicklin

Le Grand Mazarin is located in the heart of the Marais.

Hotels

The New Paris Hotels to Book for the Summer Olympics—or Anytime

These are the 8 most exciting new hotels to book in Paris—whether you plan to attend the Paris Summer Olympics or are simply plotting your next trip to the City of Light.

January 5, 2024 09:00 AM

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Mary Winston Nicklin

Paris, France - 06 April 2025: Tuileries gardens in spring

Cities We Love

How to Spend One Perfect Day in Paris

Locals recommend neighborhoods, antique book stalls, gallery-like designer shops, and—most importantly—towers of pastries, seafood, and natural wine.

February 11, 2026 01:38 PM

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Lane Nieset

Hotels

The Best New Hotels in Paris to Book in 2022

There have been some exciting developments since your last trip.

August 12, 2022 02:39 PM

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Sara Lieberman

PARIS, FRANCE, on JULY 6, 2016. Saint Martin channel (fr. canal Saint-Martin). Embankments and their reflection in water

Cities We Love

5 Trés Local Neighborhoods That Will Make You Feel Like a Paris Insider

If you’ve already been to the Latin Quarter and Saint Germain-des-Prés, consider exploring these other parts of the city on your next trip to Paris.

April 17, 2026 03:40 PM

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Sara Lieberman

The cafe in Le Jardin de Verre by Locke in Paris has wood floors, green chairs, and colorful paintings on the walls.

Hotels

This New Hotel in Paris Sits Inside an 18th-Century Townhouse With a Private Garden—and It Starts at $160

Stylish, central, and surprisingly affordable—Locke’s new Paris hotel brings townhouse elegance to the Latin Quarter.

June 9, 2025 11:03 AM

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Laura Rysman

Restaurants + Cafés

Kyoto’s Favorite Coffee Shop Opens First U.S. Location

The % Arabica New York Dumbo Roastery in Brooklyn opened on June 11.

June 25, 2021 02:36 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Hotels

The Unexpected Paris Neighborhood to Stay in on Your Next Trip

The new residential-feeling J.K. Place has opened on the Left Bank, and it’s putting guests within walking distance of some of the 7th arrondissement’s best patisseries and museums.

April 6, 2020 04:37 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Bassin de la Villette swimming pools in Paris

Cities We Love

Where to Go to Avoid the Crowds in Paris This Summer

As postpandemic travelers return to Paris in droves, here’s a cheat sheet of new hotels and restaurants, under-the-radar exhibits, and other off-the-beaten-path discoveries.

July 10, 2023 07:45 PM

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Mary Winston Nicklin

A man in a suit stands in front of grand doors in a historic stone building

Art + Culture

A Guide to the Chic Paris Filming Locations From Apple TV+’s New Drama About Chanel and Dior

Set during and after World War II, The New Look follows the famous designers through hotels, brasseries, and boutiques that are still around today.

February 14, 2024 01:14 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

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