Duels at the Conciergerie: fencing fights and initiations in the Parisian monument
The Conciergerie will be transformed into a dueling ring on the weekend of May 10 and 11, 2025: come and admire fencing ...
The tiny island with a huge cathedral in the middle of a major capital city
Despite covering just 22.5 hectares (around 56 acres), the island has played a huge part in the history of the capital.
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Reliving the Storming of the Bastille: Paris Landmarks of the French Revolution
It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. Today, the fortress is no more, but the square remains a ...