Posts about Paris
Useful information about Paris from the staff of Context Travel.
This Saturday, Europe will welcome the annual Nuit des Musées with art museums open throughout the night in Paris and several other European cities. For the 8th consecutive year, Paris will celebrate art throughout the night of May 19th as hundreds of museums open, free of charge, for the Nuit des Musées (Night of Museums). The UNESCO sponsored event, held in over 40 European cities, continues to be a great suucess in the City of Light. This year its varied program, includes traditional art exhibits, concerts, family activities, and much more. Read on for our top suggestions:
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May 15th, 2012 under Art, Culture, Museums and Monuments, Paris, Special Events.
In the past four months I was fortunate enough to visit seven different countries and meet lots of lovely people. Along with business meetings and cultural visits, I also got a chance to try some spectacular food. Here is a brief summary of my favorite meals and snacks: Read more »
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March 27th, 2012 under Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, City Life, Food and Wine, Istanbul, Madrid, Paris.
Paris is certainly a world capital for museums and exhibitions and this Spring’s line up  will not disappoint. From Impressionist masters Edgar Degas and Berthe Morisot to international contemporary superstar Ai Weiwei and from photographer Robert Doisneau, Paris chronicler extraordinaire to quirky filmmaker Tim Burton, there is something for all tastes.
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March 21st, 2012 under Art, Culture, Museums and Monuments, Paris, Special Events, Uncategorized.
Last summer we had a client approach us with a new idea. She was spending nearly a month in Paris with her children and had heard about our Family Program of walks designed for kids and led by museum educators. We normally think of these as tours—one-off experiences that families enjoy during a visit. But what if, this client asked, she string together many of these—including a number of customized walks—into a kind of immersive, cultural summer camp. Wow, we thought, what a great idea. Read more »
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February 14th, 2012 under Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Context Travel, Culture, Family Travel, Florence, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Naples, New York, Paris, Rome, Venice, Washington.
Social Media, whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Four Square or the latest new means, is rapidly changing the way we communicate and, consequently, how we share travel news. Next week, February 11-17th, is World Social Media week, read on to learn more and see what event we recommend in Paris ….
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February 8th, 2012 under Context Travel, Culture, Paris, Special Events.
At Context, our philosophy has always been about promoting and protecting the cultural heritage in each of the cities in which we operate. This heritage most familiarly comes in the form of monumental sites such as the Colosseum or iconic topics such Gothic architecture in Paris. But it also exists in smaller, sometimes more interesting, off the beaten path sites such as the Croton Aqueduct in New York or topics such as Thomas Jefferson’s time in Paris. Very often, however, these less well known aspects of a city’s heritage can be overlooked by enthusiastic visitors and busy locals.
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January 31st, 2012 under Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Context Foundation, Culture, Edinburgh, Florence, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Naples, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Rome, Venice, Washington.
Every year, we do our best to create new interesting walks that will make visiting our cities more exciting for everyone. Working with our docents to create new itineraries is often the most exciting part of our job.
This year, we have launched a few walks that we are particularly proud of. Here is a shortlist of our favorites:
Philadelphia:Â Public Art in Philadelphia: From William Penn to Rocky Balboa Read more »
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December 29th, 2011 under Art, Context Travel, Edinburgh, History, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Venice.
I hate to be a groaner about all the travel I get to do for my job. And mostly I feel gratitude whenever I am in one of our amazing cities. However, my travel is about experiencing the walks, meeting the docents, learning, studying, and documenting. All of which is a lot of fun, but also a lot like work. There are moments when I’m in transit that I tick off in my head what I would do with an empty day, and I confess there are a lot of shopping stops on that list. Here’s the top shops I would visit—and probably patronize—if I had that empty day (and full wallet) in Paris:
1. Chocolate. In the 6th there are a couple of my favorite places to buy chocolates: for gifts, for inspiration, for their artistry. Patrick Roger at 108 Boulevard Saint-Germain and Pierre Marcolini at 89 Rue Seine. I’m sure there are more and even better ones. Please add your ideas below.
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December 6th, 2011 under Family Travel, Food and Wine, Paris, Shopping, Uncategorized.
The Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent is currently celebrating the life and works of German photographer Gisèle Freund entitled L’Å’il frontière 
Paris 1933-1940. While she may not be a household name, Gisèle was an extremely influential 20th century photographer and a pioneer in color photography. We had the chance to have an insider visit of the exhibit with Context docent and assistant curator of the exhibit, Lorraine Audric.
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December 5th, 2011 under Art, Culture, Museums and Monuments, Paris, Special Events, Uncategorized.
Paris is a beautiful and magical place to spend the holidays. The streets are laced with glowing lights, Christmas markets serve up hot cider and delicious tartiflette and creative window displays entice shoppers looking for the perfect gifts or delicacy to enjoy over Christmas dinner. Here is a special idea to create your own Parisian version of the 12 days of Christmas:
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November 14th, 2011 under Architecture, Art, City Life, Culture, Family Travel, Food and Wine, Music, Theater, and Dance, Paris, Shopping, Special Events, Uncategorized.
