🇫🇷 Paris | Grande Mosquée de Paris: A Purple Wisteria Dream 🕌💜
Why Visit? 🌸 Enchanted April: Mid-April transforms the courtyard into a lavender waterfall of wisteria, draping Moorish arches in floral lace. Year-Round Charm: Even sans blooms, the 1926 Hispano-Moorish architecture (think: emerald tiles + honeycomb ceilings) whisks you to Granada. Hidden Oasis: Sip mint tea in the secret garden café where Parisians whisper over baklava. ☕🌿 Fun Fact: The mosque’s minaret was the first built in Paris since medieval times! Visitor Tips 📝 ✔ Best Time: 10 AM weekdays for empty flower tunnels (weekends = Instagram crowds 📸). ✔ Tickets: €3 (cash only!) – includes access to hammam & tearoom. ✔ Dress Code: Shoulders/knees covered (scarves lent at entrance). Nearby: 5-min walk to Jardin des Plantes’ rose garden 🌹 #ParisMosque #WisteriaHysteria #SecretsOfThe5th