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Paris secrets

Paris secrets

Meet the contestants: The 2023 Paris Bucket List team

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Oliver Gee

Meet the gang that made our 2023 Paris Bucket List – and learn why they chose their activities.

Entertainment / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Ten excellent Paris museums that are criminally overlooked

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 Oliver Gee

Keen to check out museums in Paris but want to avoid the huge crowds? Here are ten lesser-known museums to add to your travel plans.

Paris secrets

An even closer look at the secret cemetery in Montmartre (the smallest in Paris!)

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Oliver Gee

Do you want to see inside Paris’s smallest and most secretive cemetery? Here are 33 photos to show you everything you’ll find behind the sculptured bronze door.

Paris secrets

Inside the smallest Paris cemetery with the mayor of Montmartre

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s a look inside a very small and well-hidden cemetery in Montmartre, together with local mayor Eric Lejoindre.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Have you explored the secret passages of the 11th arrondissement?

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

A little-known Paris treasure is the open-air passageways that are dotted throughout the 11th arrondissement. Here’s how to find them.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Did you know about the king’s enormous globes hidden in a Paris library?

April 29, 2022March 4, 2023 Charlotte Pleasants

The Globes of Coronelli are perhaps the most incredible Paris site you’ve never heard about. Here’s how to find them – and the story of how they came to be.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

The Paris apartment that became a treasure trove of antique maps

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Oliver Gee

In an apartment in the 13th arrondissement, untold treasures line the bookshelves and hang on the walls. Join me on a visit to the antique map specialists, the Librarie Loeb Larocque.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Vanves: Why you should visit the OTHER Paris flea market

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Charlotte Pleasants

Everyone talks about the famous market to the north of Paris, but you should really be heading to the Vanves flea market in the 14th arrondissement. Here’s why.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Guide to the 14th arrondissement of Paris: The surprise package

April 18, 2022December 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

This truly is an underrated Paris destination, featuring everything from iconic diners, village-style streets, and curiosities that’ll leave your eyes wide with wonder.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

‘Swan Island’: The beautiful Paris walk you’ve never heard of before

April 14, 2022April 15, 2022 Charlotte Pleasants

Take a stroll with us along the wonderful Île aux Cygnes, the long island near the Eiffel Tower you’ve probably never seen.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Guide to the 15th arrondissement of Paris: The overlooked district

April 11, 2022December 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

The best view of Paris, a bistro steeped in local history, and a delightful bakery. Here’s what you should track down in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Corkscrews & Canes: The five best museums in the 16th arrondissement of Paris

April 8, 2022June 6, 2022 Oliver Gee

From Monet’s impressionist art to the most ornate wooden desk you’ve ever seen: Here are five great museums in the 16th arrondissement.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

The Hunt for Hector: Where to find Guimard’s Art Nouveau facades in the 16th arrondissement

April 7, 2022June 6, 2022 Oliver Gee

The 16th arrondissement is rich with incredible Art Nouveau buildings by architect Hector Guimard. Here’s how and where to find the key buildings.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Psst: Want to see inside the most glorious mosaic lobby in Paris?

April 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Oliver Gee

Take a look inside this incredible building entrance in the 16th arrondissement.

Food and drink / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

This tiny Parisian bar from 1911 is an Art Nouveau paradise

April 5, 2022May 25, 2022 Oliver Gee

Take a look inside the amazing Cravan bar, tucked away in a Hector Guimard building in the 16th arrondissement.

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Guide to the 16th arrondissement of Paris: The sweet life

April 4, 2022December 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

Ah, the 16th arrondissement. Ignored by many tourists for being too “boring”, perhaps even too expensive – but there are plenty of treasures to find (and we found them).

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

A unique Paris apartment: Inside a domed rooftop home

March 31, 2022May 24, 2022 Oliver Gee

Ever wondered what it looks like inside a domed Paris apartment? Well let’s take a look!

Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Guide to the 17th arrondissement of Paris: A slice of family life

March 28, 2022December 13, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s your guide to the 17th arrondissement of Paris with all the treasures we found there.

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Meet Oliver Gee

Hello! I’m Oliver Gee, the guy behind The Earful Tower – a channel about Paris and France. It all started as a podcast in 2016, now it’s one of the top travel shows in the world.

I wrote Paris On Air, Kylie the Crocodile, Roger the Liger and Grace the Giraffe.

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“The sewer is the conscience of Paris”. That’s what Victor Hugo said, and he should know. I went and checked out the Paris sewer museum, here’s what it looks like. Antiques roadshow. I got the six canes from the trash valued. Here are the results - from cheapest to most expensive :) Cane reveal! Here’s the “unboxing” video of the six canes we found in the trash. Part two coming soon. Who’d have thought!!!??? A listener sent me this picture last week - six antique canes in a paris trash can. I got excited and made a dash for them. This photo sparked a mad cross-city white-knuckle treasure hunt that plays out on today’s podcast episode of The Earful Tower. And just like that, we’ve left the seventh arrondissement. Gone are the days of wide avenues, expensive mangoes, strolls on rue Cler, and a little hatch that opened up onto our rooftop with a spectacular view of all of Paris. I’ll miss it all. Farewell rue Cler. After two years of walking this street every single day, we’re starting a new Paris adventure in another part of town.

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