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Sep 2024
39m 19s

The most 'fitting' thing to see in each ...

Oliver Gee
About this episode

What’s the most “fitting” thing to find in each of the 20 Paris districts? Something – a bar, a cafe, a street, a park… something that’s representative of its neighbourhood?

For example… the eighth arrondissement is something of a business district that’s affluent and beautiful. What site matches that energy? (Spoiler alert: a private art museum).

We posed the challenge to Bertrand d’Aleman from award-winning travel company My Private Paris. Here’s what he suggested. 

My Private Paris is a local deluxe agency, crafting Paris itineraries. See what they offer here

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