Before I get to today's courtyard, I wanted to tell you that I am very proud of the cover article I wrote for the premier luxury gay travel magazine Passport, titled 10 Ways to Say I Love You in Paris. Click here to read it. You may also buy it at the newsstands.
This courtyard totally took me by surprise one day a few months ago. I had passed this building many times without giving it a thought. One day the doors were open and inside was a most charming courtyard. The most pleasant part was the basin filled with goldfish swimming madly. Also quite striking was the indigo colored tiled wall with the quirky oval porthole. The only information I could find about the Hotel de Savourny was that it was built in 1586 by an Italian man.
Again, for all of you history sleuths, especially Yurly, I am enlisting you to see if you can find out anything more about the history of this building.
4 rue Elzevir, 3d arr.
Metro: St. Paul
Coming soon: Eye Prefer New York Tours
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, and Friday
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