Hotel Lutetia Paris

"Cara Lutetia"....The words of Julian Caesar (362AD) referring to Dear Paris as it was in his day.  Describing this locale in endearing terms the Roman Emporer was taken at his word.  Paris has been highly sought out ...

... ; I hate flying. Our hotel was very nice on the outside and pretty much everywhere except for our room.  Hotel Lutetia is a 5 star hotel but I can say from experience that not all the rooms are 5 star rooms.  Our first room (we had 3 ...

... here. Paris was settled in around 300 BC by a Celtic tribe, the Parisii, and the town that grew up was known as Lutetia. In 52 BC, it was overrun by Julius Ceasar's troops. The Counts of Paris became kings of France around 987AD. The Frankish kings ...

... village on an island in the river that is the present-day Ile de la Cité -- the center around which Paris developed. Known as Lutetia (Lutece) in ancient times, Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, and existed as a regional center under the ...

... tons of artifacts and also some Roman ruins that were part of the building (it was part of the Roman settlement of Lutetia). On Yvonne's THIRTIETH birthday (June 29), I got up early and walked to town to buy fresh croissants, pastries and champagne. I ...