
Albi, also known as the Episcopal City, was classified in 2010 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with good reason. Dominated by the towering brick fortess of Sainte Cecile Cahedrale and bordering on the murky calm of the River Tarn, Albi also ...
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Touring the palace at Versailles today, it’s impossible not to wonder What It Was Like: the well-preserved main buildings and grounds do nothing so much as to evoke refined courtiers and glamorous ladies-in-waiting swanning around the gardens or ...
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Every wondered where all the treasure and junk from the ages ends up? Ever wanted to visit the site of a Woody Allen movie in action (just, without Woody..)? Ever wanted to mix with the locals, find a bargain, and listen to the best gypsy Jazz ...
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There's something essentially anachronistic about this part of the south of France. Hidden away from the Mediterranean and the holiday-makers near Barcelona, the Aude has dug itself a little place in my heart over the course of the six years ...
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Quartier Montorgueil, a small and mostly pedestrian neighborhood sandwiched between the expansive chaos of les Halles and boulevard Sebastopol in central Paris, has recently rediscovered its magic after years of disrepair. Suddenly, the ...
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Matisse: Pairs and Sets
Paris, Centre Pompidou, ends June 18
A selection of masterpieces by the artist
Die Brücke (1905 – 1914)
Musée de Grenoble, ends June 17
Exhibit about The Origins of Expressionism
Cima da Conegliano
Paris, Musée du Luxembourg
Master of the Ventian Renaissance France
Bob Dylan, the Rock explosion
Paris, Cité de la Musique
An exhibit about this great musician.