• Why Paris

NO WORRIES PARIS

~ great Paris walks on and off the beaten path

NO WORRIES PARIS

Tag Archives: Square Jean XXIII

Postcard from Notre Dame’s backyard and the bees

12 Wednesday Nov 2014

Posted by Trailblazer Travel Books in Paris Wanderings

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

bee hive, Notre Dame concert schedule, Notre-Dame de Paris, Square Jean XXIII

notre dame Paris

A good share of tourists never wander beyond the front plaza, interior or bell tower. Walk behind the cathedral to Square Jean XXIII for a little tranquility. Shaded benches will be your friend and the view of the flying buttresses and gothic Fountain of the Virgin will entertain your camera.

bee photo Notre Dame

A little known fact: not far, on the roof of the sacristy is a specially placed bee hive. From ND’s website: “Notre-Dame de Paris, accommodating this hive, matches the preservation of the dynamic biodiversity and hopes to remember the beauty of creation and the responsibility of Man towards her.” Wow! This hive belongs to beekeeper Nicolas Géant who disposes many hives on the roofs of Paris. Bees of this hive are the gentle Brother Adam variety, an essential virtue for urban beekeeping.

Notre Dame offers many programs. Visit their website for their concert schedule, prayer requests, light shows, 360 degree photo tour and much more.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

“NO WORRIES PARIS: a photographic walking guide” – available in both print and ebook form on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Look Beautiful

Shop SallyBeauty.com!

Twitter Updates

  • Paris soon? Read “No Worries Paris” before you go. https://t.co/ZsjVOMMF7R 1 year ago
Follow @noworriesparis

Find the BEST VACATION RENTALS

Travel in style. For less than a hotel. Search for vacation rentals in over 12,000 destinations.

Like Us On Facebook

Like Us On Facebook

Recent Posts

  • The Paris Opera, all you need to know
  • Snow, rain, sunshine in Paris
  • Cleaning off my desktop – a flurry of fashion week photos

Archives

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • NO WORRIES PARIS
    • Join 18,098 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • NO WORRIES PARIS
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: