An Olympian effort: my struggle to cycle from London to Paris
Step away from the Games: four unsung Paris museums to visit during the Olympics
June 2024
Retro Paris: stepping back into the 70s
Take a nostalgia trip at a newly-opened hotel in the bohemian heart of the French capital
March 2024
Light fantastique: Paris through the eyes of the impressionists
Entrance fees, visitor zones and taxes: how Europe’s biggest cities are tackling overtourism
February 2024
The romance of Paris was lost on me – until Mark Rothko lured me back
I’d only ever scratched the surface of the French capital, preferring to travel to exotic places further away. But now I’m back – and I’m impressed
January 2024
Visiting Paris: I saved money by staying in Chantilly and catching the train
Notes and queries
Why are Parisians nice now?
December 2023
Beyond the Tower: the other star attractions of Gustave Eiffel’s Paris
We pick top sites in the French capital that show off the great engineer’s genius. And who knew that it’s thanks to him the Statue of Liberty didn’t fall into New York harbour?
November 2023
Paris for art lovers
New must-see exhibitions and canalside boutiques and indie stores make the French capital the perfect place for an autumn getaway
October 2023
I spent two weeks travelling in Europe on my own – if you get lost, you delay no one’s breakfast but your own
Maddie Thomas
Going on holiday solo is a rare opportunity to call all the shots, remind yourself what you like and learn to enjoy your own company
French made: the Paris festival celebrating centuries of unique crafts
Couturiers, spirit-makers and neon-sign merchants are among the 600 artisans opening their ateliers next month to showcase their traditional trades
Where best to enjoy autumn in Paris
Forget Paris in the spring … autumn is the best time of year to enjoy the city’s parks, gardens and forests. A local garden expert picks her favourites in the fall
September 2023
In the tracks of the Orient Express: my train ride from London to Istanbul
The fabled railway service returns in 2025. But you don’t need to wait until then, or pay the eyewatering fares, to ride this classic route
July 2023
Parisian panache: six of the most spectacular Paris Métro stations
Grand designs will feature in a major expansion of the Paris Métro, but there is plenty of theatricality, beauty and swagger on show at existing stations
February 2023
Remade in Paris: new life for capital’s abandoned buildings
Across the French capital, old stations, factories and a university campus are being transformed into artists’ studios, theatres and some of the city’s hottest clubbing venues
January 2023
A solo trip around Europe, with my travel phobia? I only wish I’d done it sooner
A local's guide
Paris on the cheap: a local’s guide to flea markets, baguettes and funky bistros
June 2022
From Paris to Galway: expert foodies reveal the very best places to eat on holiday
Fred Sirieix’s guide to Paris, Girorgio Locatelli on Sicily, plus hidden gems in Copenhagen, Seville, Cornwall, Limassol, Amsterdam and Lisbon
March 2022
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: Paris-Marseille 50 years after Interrail began
In the first of a series of favourite train trips, our slow travel expert retraces a countryside route to mark 50 years of the beloved rail pass
