Immobiliers de Charleston

I have a friend who loves to travel to Paris.  She’s an artist, and France draws artists from all over the world who enjoy their own type of pilgrimage.  It’s certainly easy to see why.  The French countryside is legendary for its beauty, and Paris could be called the art capital of the world.

This particular friend I would certainly list as a Renaissance person who is both well-traveled and knows a little about so many things.  She loves immobiliers de Charleston, and especially loves the Immobiliers de Charleston located in the historic area.  She says there are tucked away areas of the historic district that reminds her of a few alleyways she’s experience in Paris.  As an artist, she can see beauty everywhere she turns in Charleston, and is often inspired some of the architectural features we probably don’t even notice.

I suppose that’s what I like about Immobiliers de Charleston.  My first visit to the city was about 25 years ago, and it came after I had lived in several different areas of the country and experienced some very “European” cities.    In particular, New Orleans is famous for capturing the Old World charm of Western Europe.   My year spent in New Orleans opened my eyes to a different type of “colonial” architecture, such as in French and Spanish colonialism.  The first time I encountered downtown Charleston, the Immobiliers de Charleston reminded me so much of New Orleans.  The cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways, diverse architecture and bustling downtown areas had the same feel.  Even the rivers being so close to the residential area harkened to the Mississippi on the banks of the French Quarter.

Immobiliers de Charleston does have some very European features, and most likely comes from an intense desire to retain and restore the original look and feel of the historic areas.  The French also work hard to preserve their culture, and Paris is filled with examples of well-maintained buildings of all types.  Although there are other examples of preservation all around the city, the downtown area of Charleston provides the most European Immobiliers de Charleston.

I guess it’s no surprise that Charleston has an active arts community, with a number of working artist who live in the historic area as well as outside the city.  The Charleston gallery scene is vibrant, and there are a number of Gallery Walks in the fall.  I’m not sure if the arts scene happened because of the European feel of the city.  It’s hard to say which came first!

It’s no surprise that my friend also loves Charleston, and considers it a very European type of city.  She lives downtown, just off one of those narrow alleyways, and probably dreams of Paris every time she turns down the street to her house.  

As you stroll Charleston, wander through areas that time seems to have forgotten.  It may not be Paris, but you may be inspired just the same.