A vineyard in Paris? It seemed unlikely. A Grape Harvest Festival as well? In Paris, France’s most populous city and Europe’s second-largest urban centre? No chance!
But so it was that my first solo trip to Paris serendipitously coincided with the annual Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival (or the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre). Suitably intrigued, I read that every year, as part of the Festival, “wine and gastronomic brotherhoods will come from all over France and border countries to represent their exceptional products! They will be joined by many inhabitants of the 18th [arrondissement], gathered in brotherhoods for the occasion” (from advertising material).
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Best parks and gardens in the 1st Arrondissement
The 1st arrondissement of Paris is the historic centre of the city, where it was first settled by the Parisi tribe, conquered by the Romans, and where the Kings and Queens of France lived. It is also home to some lovely gardens and parks, some like the Tuileries Garden well-known, and others more hidden and less visited.
Here, we will look at 5 of the best, as featured in the 1st Arrondissement Walk:
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