Gustave Moreau: a Unique Museum in Paris!

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Musee Gustave Moreau in Paris – The spiral stairs in the studio

The Gustave Moreau Museum reopened last January after one year of renovation. It is really a unique museum in Paris as it is the house of the artist converted into a museum by the artist himself. It has an amazing charm, the charm of the ‘Belle Epoque’. When you visit such a museum you can really imagine how the painter and his family used to live. But the most impressive is the great number of works exhibited in the house: Can you believe that there are 25,000 paintings in the whole house? And that among them 15,000 were made by Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) himself? Let’s discover them while visiting the four-storey house.

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A must-visit in Early Spring: the Jardin des Plantes in Paris

The garden for plants and trees in Paris

If you are currently in Paris it is time to go for a walk in the Jardin des Plantes. This garden is one of the world’s foremost botanical gardens and it offers the widest variety of flowers, plants and trees which can be admired in Paris. And this week…  the Japanese cherry trees are in bloom! Once it has started the cherry blossom only last a couple of days. So do not miss it if you can: It is so beautiful! And if one petal falls on you, you will be lucky within the next year!

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Cherry blossom in the Jardin des Plantes

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The Best of Chocolate in Paris for Easter

Easter has arrived in all chocolate shops in Paris! I have selected for you the best places as they offer in the same time outstanding Easter shop windows and beautiful and delicious Easter chocolates. Here is my top five.

The most artistic: Patrick Roger

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