Georges Méliès, beekeeping, Stiv Bators, Charles Messier in the news
Père Lachaise in the news
Dates for 2019 Lachaise Musical music walks in Père Lachaise
Dates for 2019 Lachaise Musical music walk in Père Lachaise.
Watch a new Père Lachaise documentary by Arte.tv through December 31
Père-Lachaise cemetery is a surprisingly diverse natural habitat, a hidden biosphere in the heart of Paris.
Guided live music tour in Père Lachaise for the Fête de la Musique
The Fête de la Musique is on Wednesday June 21 this year. Our friend, Thierry Le Roi, Père Lachaise guide extraordinaire, has programmed a special guided live music tour this coming Sunday to celebrate the Fête de Musique and honour musicians in Père Lachaise. You don’t want to miss this!
Lachaise Musical #3 : A Music and Visual Arts Walking Tour in Père Lachaise
A unique experience guaranteed If you’re in Paris this weekend, don’t miss this exceptional walking tour of Père Lachaise. The theme for this 3rd edition of Lachaise Musical will be “Music and Visual Arts.” The walking tour is organised and performed by music students at Paris-Sorbonne and Sorbonne Nouvelle. Honouring artists in Père Lachaise with... Continue Reading →
Instagram takeover: Gilles Prin
I’m happy to announce that this week I invited French photographer, Gilles Prin, for the first takeover of the accompanying Instagram account to this blog dedicated to Père Lachaise cemetery. Gilles will be sharing a series of black and white photographs for one week starting today. Join us! Follow on Instagram instagram.com/perelachaiseparis. If you have... Continue Reading →
TF1 Reportages Découverte documentary on Père Lachaise
Don’t miss this documentary on Père Lachaise on Saturday, October 29 at 1:30 pm With Thierry Le Roi, André Chabot, Philippe Landru and Jean-Louis Sacchet. https://twitter.com/TF1/status/792320092411273217 Replay The replay will also be available on the TF1 Reportages Découverte webpage.
Père Lachaise cemetery, “the silent soul of Paris”
Eternity’s “It” Destination Podcast You don’t want to miss this recently published podcast on Père Lachaise by @ThomasBett. ‘The Père Lachaise Cemetery: Eternity’s “It” Destination’ explores the iconic individuals buried at a Parisian cemetery and their lesser-known graveyard neighbours. It depicts the many stories behind those individuals, how they have ended up with this one... Continue Reading →
Père Lachaise tour guides in the news
The Wall Street Journal has just published an interesting article on the “stiff competition” among the numerous tour guides in Père Lachaise. Our friend Thierry Le Roi gets a mention!! http://twitter.com/WSJ/status/502385461776904193 Vincent de Langlade Also mentioned in the article is Vincent de Langlade, who Thierry Le Roi calls a “master”. He published a book years... Continue Reading →
