Alternative Paris archives

Place where the Treaty of Sèvres was signed: Musée National de la Céramique – National Ceramics Museum

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) Musée National de la Céramique - National Ceramics Museum, which I would like to introduce to you in this article, has a special importance in terms of being the place where the Treaty of Sevres was signed, which has a different meaning for all of us in the history of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey. Therefore, in this article, I would like to share details about the National Ceramics Museum and show you the hall where the Treaty of Sevres was signed. Of course here

Important days

Journées du Patrimoine – Cultural Heritage Days

September 7, 2018 9 reviews

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) If you ask me what the most important events in Paris excite me, I will undoubtedly say that one of them is Journées du Patrimoine - Cultural Heritage Days. Within the scope of this event, which is held every year in mid-September and should not be missed, countless government institutions, palaces, museums and many monumental buildings that you would not have the chance to visit in normal times open their doors to visitors.

Eating and drinking

The Recyclerie

August 24, 2018 8 reviews

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) We continue to explore Paris and its surroundings, corner by corner. This time, we all get to know a very interesting place in the city center of Paris but a little to the north, La Recyclerie, which used to be a station building but is now a café restaurant (actually much more). La Recyclerie (la rösiklöri or la rösiklöği) is the city that once surrounded Paris.

Important days

Paris Beaches – Paris Plages

July 6, 2018 2 reviews

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) Don't say "There are no beaches in Paris"... Summer months in Paris can sometimes be autumnal and sometimes incredibly hot, and since 2002, the City of Paris has been organizing a very nice Paris Beaches event called Paris Plages every summer in July and August, regardless of the weather. As part of this event, the banks of the Seine River, the Saint Martin Canal and the Bassin

Practical information

Paris – London by Eurostar Train

June 8, 2018 15 reviews

(Last Update: 02.06.2025) I previously wrote an article about the Eurostar High Speed Train (Formerly known as Thalys), which is the easiest way to go from Paris to Brussels and Amsterdam; Now I am here with a detailed article about the Eurostar High Speed Train, which is the most practical way to go from Paris to London. Yes, it is possible to reach London from Paris directly, easily and quickly by train. Come on this journey

Loire Valley Castles

Blois Castle – Château Royal de Blois

February 9 2018 2 reviews

(Last Update: 01.06.2025) Blois Castle, one of the most beautiful castles you can see during the Loire Valley Castles Tour, is known in French as Château Royal de Blois, which is actually the Royal Castle of Blois. Located in the commune/city or even town of Blois, approximately 180-190 kilometers away from Paris, the castle was built on a slope overlooking the Loire River. When you look from below, even the main entrance

Loire Valley Castles

Chambord Castle – Château de Chambord

January 26, 2018 2 reviews

(Last Update: 01.06.2025) I am here with the article Chambord Castle - Château de Chambord, the first and most important stop of the Loire Valley Castles Tour, one of the most special activities you can do around Paris. Chambord Castle is just one of the 80 important castles located on and around the Loire River. Although I have only been able to visit 10 of these castles so far, but this is something.

Museums-Palaces

Freemasonry Museum – Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie

17 Nov 2017 Not commented

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) Paris is an interesting city. It is possible to find many interesting events or places here that are suitable for everyone and every taste and that you cannot easily see anywhere else. In this article, we will get to know one of such places, the Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie, which we can call the Masonic Museum or Freemasonry Museum, which I think may interest many people. Since I don't like making judgments on subjects I don't know, I'll make an evaluation on Freemasonry.

Museums-Palaces

Wine Museum – Musée du Vin

3 reviews

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) There are so many things to see, discover and enjoy in Paris, this time we are going to the Passy side to see an interesting place again, a very special museum in a very central place but a little secluded, Musée du We visit Vin - Wine Museum. Wine Museum – Musée du Vin (museum du van) in the 16th arrondissement, Passy of the M6 metro line

Places to visit

Square des Peupliers

September 1, 2017 1 Review

(Last Update: 03.06.2025) In Paris, sometimes you can suddenly come across completely different neighborhoods, streets and houses among the magnificent Haussmanien buildings on those wide boulevards and sometimes among the neighborhoods consisting of contemporary multi-storey buildings. In this article, I would like to introduce you to one of such places, Square des Peupliers and the Village des Peupliers right next to it. I often say that I do not go to the eastern side of Paris, because