Saint-Étienne-du-Mont ? A church containing the shrine of Sainte Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, and also the tombs of Blaise Pascal and Jean Racine.

Where ? On the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the Ve arrondissement, near the Panthéon.

Who ? Famous French novelist Honoré de Balzac wrote some of La Comédie humaine on this desk.

Where ? La Maison de Balzac, located in the former village of Passy, now in the 16th arrondissement at 47, rue Raynouard.

Where ? 6th Arrondissement (St-Germain – Luxembourg), at the corner of the Boulevard Saint-Germain (172) and the Rue St. Benoit.
Famous visitors ? Many writers and artists, Sartre, Camus, Picasso, and Apollinaire frequented the Flore.
Decor ? Art Deco interior of all red seating, mahogany and mirrors.

What ? A huge painting (624 square meter).

Who did it ? Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy.

Where is it ? Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris), hosted in the Palais de Tokyo, 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Métro ? Iéna or Alma-Marceau.

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The next Fair will run from Friday 18th to Monday 21st March 2011 at the Porte de Versailles. Focus on Nordic literature (forty authors from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will be on hand to meet you) and four other main themes:  crime fiction and thriller, Buenos Aires World Book Capital 2011, France’s overseas territories, serial readers.

The Musée Albert-Kahn is based at Kahn’s former home at 14 rue du Port in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb west of Paris. From every corner of the globe, Albert Kahn’s teams of cameramen brought back testimonies of human life, in colour photographs and on film. Khan was a nineteenth century businessman and philanthropist, his Collection is one of the largest in the world in the 1900-1920s and his garden, a variety of garden styles including English, Japanese, a rose garden and a conifer wood. The museum and gardens are open daily between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from the beginning of May to the end of September and between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. for the rest of the year.

What ? A sculpture of a soldier of the colonian troops who is the meter of how high the Seine is.

Why ? Access to the footpaths by the river embankments usually is closed when the Seine’s level reaches the feet of the Zouave, and when the water hits the statue’s thighs, the river becomes unnavigable.

HOTELS: Hôtel de Crillon, one of the oldest luxury hotels in the world, located at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, 10 place de la Concorde, 75008. Amour, funky rooms individually decorated by Parisian avant-garde artists, close to Montmartre, 8 rue Navarin, 75009. Hotel d’Aubusson, a 17th-century town house in the historical district of Saint Germain Des Pres. Hôtel Luxembourg Parc, near the Luxembourg Gardens, a 17th-century house, the bedrooms are decorated in the styles of Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon III.

CAFES and BARS: Café de la Mosquée de Paris, 9 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 75005. Angelina, 226 rue de Rivoli, 75001. Ladurée, 75 Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008. Le Café Marly, Louvre, 93 Rue de Rivoli 75001. Café de l’Homme, Trocadéro, 75016. Ritz : Bar Vendôme, Bar Hemingway, Bar le Cambon, 15 Place Vendôme 75001.

RESTAURANTS:  L’ami Louis, bistro 32, rue de Vertbois 75003. Chez Allard, Bistro at Odeon, 1 rue de l’Eperon 75006. La Coupole, brasserie Art déco, 102, boulevard du Montparnasse 75014.

ICE CREAM: Berthillon, 31 Rue Saint-Louis en l’Ile  75004.

SHOPPING:  Galeries Lafayette 40 boulevard Haussmann, Printemps Haussmann no 64. Le Bon Marché: 24 rue de Sèvres, 75007. Haute Couture, avenue Montaigne and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The trendy rue des Francs-Bourgeois near Place des Vosges in Le Marais for fashion and decoration. The high-end rue de Seine, rue Jacob and rue du Bac in Saint-Germain des Pres for art and antiques. Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, samedi, dimanche, lundi, 10h – 17h30.

EPICERIE FINE : La Grande Epicerie de Paris, 38 rue de Sèvres, 75007. Fauchon, Hédiard, place de la Madeleine 75008. Lafayette Gourmet, 40 boulevard Haussmann, 75009.

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My Fair Lady, one of the most beloved musicals of all time based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1914 novel Pygmalion, is performed in English at the Theatre du Chatelet, from 09/12/2010 to 02/01/2011. Phonetics professor Henry Higgins takes it upon himself to transform Eliza Doolittle, a lowly Cockney flower-girl, into a duchess by teaching her to mimic the distinct and distinguished aristocratic accent. Don’t miss it!