Ring the secret bell, climb down the stairs and discover a crappy-looking apartment dressed-up like a restaurant
As far as flea markets go, you won’t find them more elegant than the second hand book market in Lille’s prestigious Vieille Bourse. The 17th-century building consists of 24 identical housings surrounding an elegant courtyard. Upon entering, you’re meeting the intimidating gaze of Mercurius, god of trade. Every afternoon, from Tuesday till Sunday, the courtyard comes alive with countless stalls…
This surprising public-swimming pool-turned-hotel counted as thé place to swim for le tout Paris in the twenties
Props to the coolest garden spa in the world! There are donkeys and goats too.
Hogwarts meets Miss Minchin’s Seminary For Young Ladies: I have found the school of every novelist’s dream!