I pass this door frequently on my Marais tours and clients ask me if it was ever featured as a Door of the Month, and I am sometimes embarrassed to say I haven't, since it's such an outstanding door.
The door is connected to a branch of the MIJE hostel chain, which has three locations in the Marais. The hostels are clean and very well run and are in sumptuous 17th century former hotel particulers, and the one on rue de Barre nearby is in a 14th century former grainery.
Now I can lift my chin up and proudly say "Yes, this was my Door of the Month for April 2012".
11 rue du Fauconnier, 75004
Metro: Pont Marie or St. Paul
New Eye Prefer Paris Photos for Sale
I am happy to announce the sale of a new set of prints of my Eye Prefer Paris Photos. I am offering 20 of my most popular and iconic images for sale including my doors, architectural details, statues, and monuments. They will make great gifts for all your Francophile friends, relatives, and colleagues but don't forget to buy some for yourself.
Click here to see photos and for full details including sizes, prices, and shipping. Here is a sample of some of the photos.
New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
Tours cost 195 euros for up to 3 people, and 65 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
I think the handles are extraordinary!!
Posted by: Linda | April 24, 2012 at 07:26 PM
A beautiful door. Too bad they had to put the "defense de fumer" sticker on the glass!
Posted by: Peggy | April 25, 2012 at 10:36 AM
LOVE your door photos. Every time I have been to Paris, I have taken so many pictures of doors (as well as other parts of France). They are so ornate and every door is different. Just love the designs.
Posted by: LimogesBoxCollector | April 28, 2012 at 07:47 PM