30-chapter guide to moving to Paris — apartments, bureaucracy, banking, healthcare & daily life. By an American who's lived here 13+ yrs & helped 50+ relocate.
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ALT A classic French strawberry tart on a white plate, the berries whole and glossy, dusted with powdered sugar
ALT Square Boucicaut in the 7th arrondissement on a sunny day — an Araucaria monkey puzzle tree in the foreground, a palm tree and Paris buildings beyond
ALT A crowded outdoor riverside bar in Paris at golden hour, people at pallet-wood tables and benches, a barge visible on the water, Haussmann buildings in the background
ALT A lit scale model of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica displayed inside the basilica itself, behind glass, showing the full exterior with miniature figures around the base
ALT A blue and white ceramic portrait tile mounted on a Paris building wall above a green bronze mascaron fountain head on Rue Saint-Martin
ALT A French fish counter with whole fish on ice — mackerel, dorade, sole, rouget — with handwritten price tags and lemon garnish
ALT An ornate tiered fountain in Place Saint-Ferdinand, 17th arrondissement, surrounded by green trees and a quiet square
ALT A cobblestone street leading toward Place Dauphine on the Île de la Cité, with the Palais de Justice behind and a small café visible on the right
ALT The grand interior gallery of the Petit Palais in Paris — vaulted ceilings with frescoes, arched windows, marble floors, empty and bathed in natural light
ALT A Paris street flower stall under a green and red awning, buckets of cut flowers covering the sidewalk, trees overhead
ALT Sunset view from Montmartre over Paris rooftops toward the Eiffel Tower silhouetted in a golden-orange sky
ALT A large cherry blossom tree in full bloom in front of a Haussmannian building with a clock in Montmartre, people walking on the street below
ALT Close-up of an ornate Paris ironwork balcony railing with fuchsia flowers hanging through it, Paris apartment buildings soft in the background
ALT Fresh French strawberries spread on a white surface, vibrant red, wet and just-washed from the market
ALT A corner brasserie at night in the Marais, decorated with pink cherry blossom branches and a pink neon sign, the Haussmannian building glowing above
ALT The lobby of a Paris apartment building on Île Saint-Louis, looking through glass-barred doors to a cobblestone courtyard and the street beyond
ALT The living room of a furnished apartment in a Marais hôtel particulier — exposed wooden ceiling beams, high ceilings, terracotta tile floor, fireplace, artwork, and tulips on the dining table
ALT A G20 supermarket in Paris at golden hour, produce displays covering the sidewalk — vegetables, fruit, melons — bathed in late afternoon light
ALT Sunny café terrace on Rue de Bretagne in the Marais, with red and white striped umbrellas and bistro chairs dappled in tree shadow