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Mar 08, 2024

First Time in Paris Guide for Art Lovers

Paris is the city I could visit a few times per year and never get bored with it. I used to live three hours by train from Paris, so I was there quite often. However, I still visit it frequently. After visiting it on a school trip, with friends, as a couple and on a solo trip, I’ve become a first-time-in-Paris expert among my friends. To help you plan your perfect first visit to Paris, I created this first time in Paris guide for art lovers. Here, you’ll find a list of sites you should visit, the best museums, French food and souvenirs to look for, and some other valuable tips for your trip to the French capital.

Mar 10, 2023

Impressionists in Paris

Paris was the birthplace of one of the most famous painting styles in art history – Impressionism. It’s exceptional because it was the first modern painting style that changed the course of art history. Most of its members lived and worked in Paris in the mid-19th century. In this article, you’ll learn more about where its members met, learned to paint together, discussed art and created some of their most beautiful paintings.

Aug 05, 2022

Ile-de-France travel diary: Paris, Fontainebleau & Moret-sur-Loing

There are some places I could visit over and over again. And Paris is definitely one of them. Something in that city inspires me and gives me a feeling of belonging. I love everything there: art, architecture, lifestyle and people! So, when I got a chance to attend a conference in the Ile-de-France region a few weeks ago, I made a nice trip to Paris and its surroundings out of it. So, here it is, my travel diary from Paris, Fontainebleau and Moret-sur-Loing.

Jul 15, 2022

The Louvre Museum Highlights: What to see at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris is one of the biggest and most visited museums in the world. It is located in a former Royal Palace of French kings and is a historical landmark in Paris. But also art heaven for culture tourists and art lovers. This cultural institution is home to some of the most famous artworks in the world, like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. However, being one of the world’s largest museums, it could take weeks to see everything on display there. To help you plan your visit to the Louvre Museum, here is the Culture Tourist’s guide to what to see at the Louvre Museum with the Louvre Museum highlights.

Jun 24, 2022

What to see in Musée Marmottan – Monet in Paris

What to see in Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris

Paris is the world capital of fine arts and home to numerous fantastic museums. It’s pretty hard to choose the best one among all of them. However, the one that’s closest to my heart is Musée Marmottan – Monet. Located in a historical city palace and home to one of the world’s best collections of Claude Monet’s paintings, it’s a place that shouldn’t be missed in Paris. After visiting it numerous times, here is a short Culture Tourist’s guide on what to see in Musée Marmottan – Monet in Paris.

Sep 17, 2021

Virtual Museum Visits: Impressionists at Musée d’Orsay

Musée d’Orsay is one of the most famous museums in Paris. And a place where you can see one of the best collections of Impressionist paintings in the world. From the beginnings of the style, through the different genres Impressionist painters choose, to an influence to the later generations of artists.

May 28, 2021

Book Review – Ernest Hemingway: A Moveable Feast

Besides being a fantastic writer and the Noble Prize in Literature winner, Ernest Hemingway was an expat, traveller and someone with a severe case of wanderlust. Many of his books are reflecting events from his life, happening during his travels or life abroad. However, our next book is an ode to the city, people he met while living in it, and the historical time he lived there. So here it is, Culture Tourist Book Review: Ernest Hemingway and his A Moveable Feast.

Nov 24, 2020

Locations linked to Vincent van Gogh in Paris

After the Netherlands and Belgium, my search for places linked to life and work of Van Gogh brought me to Paris next. Vincent lived there on several occasions. But, the most important one was between 1886 and 1888 when he decided to pursue his career as a painter and learn at the art centre of his time. There are many places related to him there, so here is my guide with some of the must-see locations linked to Vincent van Gogh in Paris.

Nov 20, 2020

Bring Paris to your home for a day

Truth to be told, after eight months with no international travel, I feel some serious wanderlust. And I am aware there are bigger problems in the world right now, but I can’t help myself. I miss flying, strolling around the new city, visiting museums and falling in love with a new place. Living in Amsterdam made Paris only a three-hours-train-ride-away, and I’d visit it regularly. I called those trips my yearly pilgrimages to Paris. Since we can’t travel right now, I decided to recreate a bit of a French atmosphere in my home. And made a little guide on how to bring Paris to your home for a day.

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