The Oldest Café In Paris - Le Procope

One of life’s pleasures is undeniably going to a café and enjoying the atmosphere of such a place. When that café is based in Paris, the experience is even more enjoyable. The oldest café in Paris has an astonishing history. The seeds of some of the greatest ideas that shaped the world we live in today were planted there.
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[@carola-lifeinparis]

how fascinating. I knew it was old but did not know it was the oldest

[@livesandhistories]

Thank you for watching, Carola.

[@christinebuckingham8369]

Thank you for your very interesting videos!

[@livesandhistories]

Glad you like them! Thank you for subscribing.

[@indramontrichard6439]

Love to be there soon.

[@livesandhistories]

A nice place. Thank you for watching Indra.

[@flygirlfly]

Wow, he lived a long life [for that time]..must have been all that coffee! Lol

[@livesandhistories]

That was what I thought too.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

Procops was a genius, it appears, and a prolific little devil. He engendered a small town, not a family!! Thank you. Pat.
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[@livesandhistories]

Thank you for watching Pat.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

@@livesandhistories It has been my experience, the most interesting and well presented videos are done by the most well mannered. Thank you for your time and effort on our behalf. Pat

[@livesandhistories]

@@patriciapalmer1377 Thank you for your kind words Pat. Sending you my best wishes.

[@rubyc5664]

Amazing 👏 from street vendor to cafe man ❤

[@livesandhistories]

Yes. Thank you for watching.

[@susprime7018]

Thanks Francesco.

[@livesandhistories]

You are welcome! :) Thank you for watching.

[@gilmacastaldi9552]

Even today Sicilian ice cream is know as the best in Italy .
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[@indramontrichard6439]

Love

[@crystalharris7394]

💗💗💗

[@takispapas9887]

Nice video but the portrait supposed to be of Procopio, can't be his. The portrait's fashion (wig etc) is of a much later period, around 1750's and later, long after Procopio's death. So whose is the portrait we see?

[@livesandhistories]

According to Wikimedia commons, the portrait is supposed to represent Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli. It is by an unknown author and displayed at the entrance to the Café Procope. You could be right, it looks as if it belongs to a later period. Thank you for watching.

[@takispapas9887]

@@livesandhistories Probably Procopio's grandson then. It would match the fashion and time of the portrait

[@lisapop5219]

Napoleon's ideals?

[@sinbad5531]

Poor sound 😢

[@tamaragerasimova2405]

Napoleon waw born at Korsika,he was NO Italian

[@livesandhistories]

His family was of Italian origin. Thank you for watching.

[@meeeka]

And yet, his first language was Italian, his parents fought a rebellion against the French. Napoleone di Buonaparte became French only after he was accepted into the French military academy at Brienne, before the 1789 revolution.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

We'd all think very highly of you if you thanked him for his effort as well, and kindness is free as was his informative video. My best regards, Pat

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

@@meeeka His mother never learned French!

[@danemon8423]

@@meeeka not really tho , when he was born corsica was officially a french territory and was incorporated into the kingdom. Napoleon was an officer way before the revolution