So youngly Guccio Gucci developed competences within the fashion field and came nearer the luxury world working into palaces. In 1921 Gucci’s brand was founded and a first shop opened in Florence offered saddlery products, luggage and riding accessories. This first shop was followed by many others and the brand branched out quickly.
On Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September 2026, Paris will welcome Pope Leo XIV as part of his first apostolic journey to France. From Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Champs-Élysées, several of the capital’s most iconic landmarks will provide the setting for this exceptional visit. The programme will include a public procession in the popemobile, a… Read more »
On the corner of Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail, the La Rotonde brasserie is one of the most iconic addresses of artists’ Paris. Recognisable by its façade and red awning, it has crossed more than a century without losing any of its soul as a grand Parisian brasserie. A place you come to as much for… Read more »
The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… Read more »