One of the world’s most important collections of 20th century art is displayed in the Palazzo Veneiri dei Leoni, overlooking Venice’s Grand Canal. The palazzo was the home of Marguerite (Peggy) Guggenheim and is now the home of the Peggy Guggenhein Collection, a museum much loved by admirers of abstract art.
The first time I saw Paris, many years ago, my friends and I headed for Montmartre. We’d seen the movies and heard the stories, and we weren’t about to miss this famous neighborhood. It seemed a bit tawdry, but we didn’t care. We went straight to the Moulin Rouge where we watched women in skimpy outfits dance […]
Last time I was in Paris, I met up with my good French friend and host sister (from my study abroad days in college) who had recently scored an amazing apartment in Paris’ coveted Montmartre neighborhood. When she asked where my husband and I would like to go for a drink, I responded that I […]
Montmartre Montmartre (18th Arrondissement) is known as the citadel of Paris. This quarter is the highest point in the city, standing at more than 300 feet high. The district was once home to a thriving artist community and was the quarter where Toulouse-Lautrec[1], Picasso[2], and Renoir mastered their brush. Today, Montmartre is no longer the […]