Beneath the romantic streets of Paris lies a world that feels anything but charming. The Catacombs of Paris stretch for miles under the city, twisting through tunnels stacked with skulls and femurs ...

I first learned of the Paris catacombs in a guidebook several years ago. The single paragraph describing the final resting place of some 6 million people was almost dismissive. But the photo of a wall ...

Paris’s fabled monuments, sublime churches, and iconic sites were created from limestone excavated from a vast maze of subterranean quarries, starting in the Middle Ages. Deserted over time, the ...

Beneath Paris’ grand boulevard lies a hidden history filled with buried secrets, ancient passageways, and forgotten worlds. For adventurous travelers and history enthusiasts alike, these underground ...

Charming. Historic. Romantic. Paris’s allure remains undimmed. The City of Light is a shining beacon, welcoming in visitors from all over the world keen to indulge in a spot of joie de vivre. For two ...

Workers at the historic catacombs of Paris are rebuilding a wall containing remains of martyrs from the French Revolution. The massive underground gravesite houses up to 7 million bodies transferred ...

Paris may be most famous for its catacombs, explored officially by tourists in some areas, illicitly by “cataphiles” in others, but did you know that catacombs exist all around the world, including in ...

In July 2024, Queens of the Stone Age became the first band ever permitted to perform in the underground Catacombs of Paris, an experience soon to be chronicled on the aptly named film Alive in the ...

These macabre newlyweds made the vow “until death do us part” their entire wedding personality. An American couple who eloped in the Catacombs of Paris on Halloween have gone viral on social media ...