2013 marks the 850th anniversary of one of France's most enduring icons -- the Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame, in the heart of Paris.
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Notre Dame has a colourful history that includes surviving the French Revolution and two World Wars. Now at 850 years-old, a dedicated team keep it in top condition - cleaning the building and keeping it safe for the millions of v..
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Nearby the Chateau of Louis XIV, the Saint-Louis quarter is also well worth a visit. Discover it in pictures.
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No one knows where the tradition started... but for years now, lovers on holiday have been marking their commitment to each other by leaving padlocks chained to bridges in some of the world's most romantic cities. And Paris, the c..
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Wheelchair users will be able to get to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower for the first time, thanks to an upgrade of access facilities at the tourist attraction -- part of a raft of new features designed to add more appeal and ..
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Patrick Roger is no ordinary chocolatier. Not satisfied with selling chocolates to his customers, he's begun shaping the foodstuff into sculptures weighing up to 80 kilos each. His work has won him recognition across France and in..
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AFPTV meets up with a legend of the street art community -- Frenchman Jérôme Mesnager, whose white humanoid figures have been gracing urban walls around the world for some 30 years.
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Caviar has a reputation for being out of the reach of most kitchen budgets. But now a French caviar house is trying to bring it, if not to the masses, at least to a wider audience -- by running regular caviar workshops which give ..
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A new and colourful art installation is taking over Paris's Grand Palais -- a forest of coloured circles balanced on thin black-and-white pillars, designed by French artist Daniel Buren. It's all part of this year's "Monument..
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First study the colour, then the nose, the structure and taste: as for any good wine, tasting chocolate is both a treat and a serious art, requiring regular practice to fine-tune the senses. And one exclusive Paris chocolate club ..
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In 2010, the Gastronomic Meal of the French made the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Certain aspects of the formal meal date from the 17C, such as the marriage of food and wine, the sequence of dishes and the fine art of..
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On the one hand, Bambi Sloan: the famed Franco-American interior designer with a flair for the surreal. On the other, the Saint James Paris: a lavish neoclassic mansion in Paris’s 16th arrondissement. When the first gets her hands..
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The turret clock in Paris’s Hôtel de Ville, a masterpiece of 19th century horology, is kept in perfect condition by a dynamic young clockmaker.
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From 9th September to 23rd October New Zealand will be holding the Rugby World Cup for the second time in its history. Whether you’re making the journey to watch your team or staying at home in front of your TV, why not make the m..
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France is celebrating its 50th anniversary of Beef-burgers this year. This famous dish came into existence due to an appeal made by the French army in 1961. The idea was to provide the French soldiers with an essential ration of p..
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Clear cut, crisp and distinct, unsweetened champagne lends itself well to all kinds of festive occasions. David Biraud and Antoine Pétrus, the two famous sommeliers from Paris’ Hôtel Crillon agreed to sample and comment on a small..
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Historian and adventurer Hippolyte Courty has a quest to find the planet’s rarest and most delicious coffees and his aim is to open a window on a largely unknown world.
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Oddly enough, the immense majority of Parisians are totally unaware that Christ’s crown of thorns, considered to be Christianity’s second most important relic after the Holy Shroud of Turin, is presented in Notre-Dame cathedral on..
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After six years of work, the doors of the historical greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Gardens) are reopening. From a dry desert to a hot and humid jungle, four huge caskets of glass and metal put biodiversity and i..
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Montmartre, the village where Renoir, Suzanne Valadon, Utrillo and Picasso all lived and painted, is the Paris of postcards. Join us for a stroll which includes the ‘classic must-see’ sites, but also reveals a hidden side of the n..
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