I recently spent a week in Paris’s 17th arrondissement, directly north of the Arc de Triomphe at the edge of the city. This charming, mainly residential district on the Right Bank is often called Quartier des Batignolles-Monceau, and its sections still feel like a collection of villages, including the Quartier des Epinettes, Quartier des Batignolles, Quartier de la Plaine Monceau and Quartier des Ternes. This is a district that few tourists experience, and gentle pleasures derive mostly from observing the details and rhythms of daily life. The north-eastern end, Batignolles, has a more artsy feeling, with bars and bistros where BoBos (bohemian-bourgeois) hang out. The Parc Monceau was painted by Monet numerous times, but is modern enough today to have free wi-fi.

Source: Forbes November 26, 2016 14:49 UTC