ParisNews from the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau n°64 - October 2011
Paris News n°64 - October 2011
Inaugurations Autumnal Paris is full of new addresses with two hotels and a restaurant, brand new and surprising. Paris’s top cultural sites also have surprises in store and the business tourism sector boasts the opening of a new business centre.
Trends Paris Cinema. Paris is a city that is easily-recognizable throughout the world. Many film directors have been attracted by its charms and atmosphere to make it the backdrop for their greatest films. These film locations offer a different approach for rediscovering the capital.
In the spotlight A hot spot for design and creation, the 3rd arrondissement of Paris in and around the Marais district is one of the liveliest and trendiest in the French capital. Far from the urban planning of Haussmann, it has retained the charm of the Paris of the late Middle Ages, with narrow streets and superb mansion houses. An invitation to explore urban and living culture in a unique historic environment.
Buzz on meetings Parisian caterers offer services that are worthy of the reputation for excellence of French gastronomy: some caterers are amongst the most prized in the world. Whether traditional or with a taste for culinary daring, the range is sufficiently wide to organize the ideal meal or cocktail reception, with or without a venue, and whatever the number of guests or budget allocated.
Paris seen by ... Guest of the month is the Japanese master cake and pastry chef Sadaharu Aoki, a great fan of Paris, who shares his views on the French capital and patisserie with ParisNews.