Gargoyling

Silhouettes of gargoyles silently observe passersby below.

Soup's on

From creamy veloutés using winter vegetables to a Vietnamese grilled eggplant hot pot - not to mention my own minestrones (grazie to my Italian Aunt Maria in Rome) and soupe à l'oignon, just ask my French in-laws - there's enough chill left in the air to make soup the hottest thing since the return of bone broth (which, in my family, never went away). - BPJ

[More soups - plus where to find them and recipes - April newsletter]

Thigh high

At the Fontaine du Gros-Caillou, the neo-classical Fontaine de Mars shows mythical figures of Mars and the goddess Hygieia.

Books and beams

Upstairs at one of the world's most iconic bookshops.

Shakespeare and Company
37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005

Indoor architecture

Astounding architecture inside the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont.

Panthéon

Beneath the dome of the Panthéon.

Steeple chase

Turning a corner the steeple of Saint-Séverin shines in the background.