Sunday Church Series - Saint Séverin

Another image from one of many beautiful churches in Paris, and a personal favorite. Église Saint-Séverin, built in the 15th Century is, in my opinion, a must see when you visit Paris.

Sunday Church Series - St. Severin

Saint-Sèverin is one of my favorite churches in Paris, mainly for its beautiful stained glass windows and twisted pillars,  but I loved the light on the painting here.

Sunday Church Series - Église Saint-Séverin

This charming courtyard with the graceful old tree adjoins the church. In the summer there are  hollyhocks!

1 Rue des Prêtres Saint-Séverin

75005 Paris

Sunday Church Series - Église Saint-Severin

One of the oldest churches on the Left Bank, I especially love this church for it's beautiful palm tree shaped pillars and of course the colorful and more contemporary stained glass windows by artist Jean Renée Bazaine created in 1970. We revisited this special church this last November. It is one of my favorites.

1 rue des Prêtres Saint-Severin

75005 Paris

Today I pray for the safety of all those coming into Paris to march and show their solidarity, but also for my dear friends who live there. My heart is heavy with worry for you all.

Sunday Church Series - Saint Severin

 My advice to friends touring Paris is to look beyond Notre Dame de Paris. There are sooo many beautiful sacred spaces in Paris. Saint Severin, one of the oldest on the Left Bank, is one I love for it's beautiful twisted columns and abstract stained glass, but this visit, I found this lovely space.

Sunday Church Series - Église Saint Séverin

 

The afternoon light in this small, contemporary chapel  is a quiet place for prayer. This in one of my favorite churches in Paris. I love the very contemporary stained glass windows and unusual columns. Next  Sunday, I will share those photos.

Église Saint-Séverin

3 rue des Prêtres Séverin

75005 Paris

Metro: St. Michel

Pollenating in Paris

Today's photos were taken with Genie and Marie last June at  Église Saint-Séverin, one of my favorite churches in Paris.  This lovely enclosed courtyard adjoins the church. We all three had great fun trying to shoot through the iron fence!

Église Saint Séverin

Today's Sunday Church Series takes us back to the beautiful Saint Séverin in the Latin Quarter. I've shown you many photographs from inside, but this last visit we all stuck our cameras through the iron fence to capture the lovely courtyard and flowers growing there. It always amazes me how many delightful things I discover when I revisit places in Paris. I had never noticed this lovely angle before. ( I have another one to share later on!)

Église Saint Séverin

I'm pleased that I can resume my Sunday focus on Paris churches for a while. Today, the beautiful Église Saint Severin on the left bank of Paris.

A Day and Night With la Tour Eiffel

Author Jill Jonnes

Another day full of new sights, new tastes and old and new friends. I started my day with Mary and Peter at a wonderful little cafe, Aux Marches du Cafe, just minutes from the Eiffel Tower. After a delicious lunch we headed to Paris' Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine. Only a little over two years old, this gorgeous museum is housed in a wing of the Chaillot Palace overlooking the tower itself. Stunning replicas of architectural features dating back to 11th century cathedrals to ultra modern architecture of today makes this a musuem you will want to add to your list when you visit Paris. After your tour you can stop by their extensive bookstore and have a cafe on the terrace and enjoy the spectacular view. We bid Peter good bye and headed to BHV . If you haven't visited their bottom floor hardware department, put that on your list as well. We loaded up on their great tote bags for 3.50 euros and headed for Shakespeare and Company on the banks of the Seine. I found the new Paris Magazine which features in its premier issue, an article by Meredith Mullins. We swung in Eglise Saint Severin for a few photos and walked ( I was getting pretty tired by then) to a nearby hotel for a talk and book signing by American author Jill Jonnes, who has written a fascinating new book called Eiffel's Tower. It was nice meeting Jill and several Americans living in or wanting to live in Paris. Richard Nahem of Eye Prefer Paris , fame joined us and we all had dinner at Pizza Chic. Time to say bonne nuit everyone!

Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine
We stopped many times to admire the commanding view of la tour from the museum's windows!

Chapel Eglise Saint Severin

The stained glass windows at Saint Severin are remarkable
The ummmm view from the terrace!