Balzac was obsessed with money all his life — an obsession that led the writer to some rather unusual ventures...
Unusual
A funny story of art. Or how a stolen Picasso was found by chance in the undergrowth of Val-d'Oise.
An unknown curiosity to discover in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, a few steps from Val-de-Grâce.
This article dealing with popular slang from the Halles de Paris in the 19th century is almost impossible to translate... If you speak French, refer to the...
Or the diabolical business of a barber and a pastry chef.
A mythical river whose mysterious origins, linked to a Celtic deity, have contributed to the legend.
How a dog can serve revolutionary causes. And give birth to a popular name.
One of the prettiest streets in the 14th arrondissement, a symbol of architectural research at the start of the 20th century.
A passage ignored since its creation in 1798.