Truly Paris

Mornings at Le Vrai Paris ("the true Paris") feel like you truly are in Paris.

Le Vrai Paris

33 rue des Abbesses 75018

Homage to Steinlen

Sculpture of Swiss-born artist Théophile Steinlen with his wife atop a fountain in a small square.

[Steinlen's well-known poster Le Chat Noir is often misattributed to Toulouse Lautrec]

 

On a curve

Mild August evenings see side streets lined with tables chairs and locals.

Le Jardin d'en Face

29 rue des Trois Frères 75018

Love glory botox

Street artist Miss.Tic leaves her mark yet again, this time on the wall of a Montmartre gallery.

Breakfast on the butte

Large ceramic bowls of café au lait, hearty breakfasts and artisanal breads give this café-bakery the feel of a French country inn.

Coquelicot
24 rue des Abbesses 75018

La vie en bleu

 

Montmartre is "the" quartier to cool down in August.

Above: street used as film set for La Vie en Rose (2007) starring Marion Cotillard as Édith Piaf, winning Oscar for Best Actress

- Starting tomorrow more vignettes from Paris' artsy hilltop village -

Marais in August

A pedestrian only medieval street in the Marais district.