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Église des Dominicains
Lit by late-medieval stained glass, this desanctified Gothic church shelters the celebrated triptych La Vierge au Buisson de Roses (The Virgin in the Rose Bush), painted by Martin Schongauer in 1473. While the Musée dUnterlinden undergoes expansion until 2015, the church is also sh
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Petite Ceinture du 15e
Opened in late 2013, this former railway corridor of Paris historic Petite Ceinture steam railway stretches for 1.3km, with biodiverse habitats including forest, grassland and prairies supporting 220 species of flora and fauna. In addition to the end points, there are three lift/el
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Parc Zoologique de Paris
Reopened in 2014 after nearly a decade of renovations, Paris largest, now state-of-the-art zoo focusses on the conservation of species and habitats, with camouflaged vantage points (no peering through fences). Its biozones include Patagonia, with sea lions to cougars; the savannah
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Aquarium Mare Nostrum
Part of the Odysseum shopping centre, this aquarium recreates 15 different aquatic environments, from polar waters to tropical forests. Some of the tanks are really imaginative – there’s an Ocean Balcony where you stare down over submarine cliffs patrolled by sharks and rays, and a
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Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
To delve into the historic heart of the Marais long-established Jewish community in Pletzl (from the Yiddish for little square), visit this fascinating museum inside Hôtel de St-Aignan, dating from 1650. The museum traces the evolution of Jewish communities from the Middle Ages to
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Jardins de la Fontaine
The elegant Jardins de la Fontaine conceal several Roman remains, most notably the 30m-high Tour Magne , raised around 15 BC. Built as a display of imperial power, it’s the largest of a chain of towers that once punctuated the city’s 7km-long Roman ramparts. At the top of its 140 s
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Hôtel
Built in 1443, this magnificent Gothic hospital (until 1971) is famously topped by stunning turrets and pitched rooftops covered in multicoloured tiles. Interior highlights include the barrel-vaulted Grande Salle (look for the dragons and peasant heads up on the roof beams); the mu
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La Pinacothèque
The top private museum in Paris, La Pinacothèque organises three to four major exhibits per year. Its nonlinear approach to art history, with exhibits that range from Mayan masks to retrospectives covering the work of artists such as Edvard Munch, has shaken up the otherwise rigid
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Micropolis
It is a truth universally acknowledged that kids love creepy-crawlies – and they can indulge their insectivorous interests at the excellent Micropolis, the ‘Insect City’, 19km northwest of Millau. This high-tech centre brings the world of insects impressively to life: you can peer
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Pic du Jer
Panoramic views of Lourdes and the central Pyrenees are on offer from this rocky outcrop just outside town. There are two routes to the top: a punishing three-hour hike (ideal for penitents) or a speedy six-minute ride on the funicular (ideal for everyone else). There’s a choice of
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Parc de Bercy
Built atop the site of a former wine depot, this large, well-landscaped park is a great place to break for a picnic and let the kids run free. Bercy reached its height as the ‘world’s wine cellar’ in the 19th century: it was right on the Seine, close to Paris yet outside the city w
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Mémorial de Verdun
The village of Fleury , wiped off the face of the earth in the course of being captured and recaptured 16 times, is now the site of this memorial. It tells the story of ‘300 days, 300,000 dead, 400,000 wounded’, with insightful displays of war artefacts and personal items. Downstai
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Château dAncy
The Italian Renaissance makes a cameo appearance at Château dAncy-le-Franc , built in the 1540s by celebrated Italian architect Serlio. The richly painted interior, like the 32m-mural in the Pharsale Gallery , is mainly the work of Italian artists brought to Fontainebleau by Franço
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Citadelle
At the northwestern end of bd de la Liberté, this massive star-shaped fortress was designed by renowned 17th-century French military architect Vauban after France captured Lille in 1667. Made of some 60 million bricks, it still functions as a French and NATO military base. Guided t
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La Joliette
North of Le Panier along the waterfront, the old maritime neighbourhood of La Jolliette has been reborn. Ferries still depart for ports around the Med, but the long sweep of 19th-century commercial facades along Quai de la Joliette have been given an impressive scrub.Les Docks is a
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Statue of Liberty Replica
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Musée National Eugène Delacroix
In a courtyard off a magnolia-shaded square, this was the romantic artist’s home and studio at the time of his death in 1863, and contains a collection of his oil paintings, watercolours, pastels and drawings, including many of his more intimate works, such as An Unmade Bed (1828)
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Abbaye de Fontenay
Founded in 1118 and restored to its medieval glory a century ago, Abbaye de Fontenay offers a fascinating glimpse of the austere, serene surroundings in which Cistercian monks lived lives of contemplation, prayer and manual labour. Set in a bucolic wooded valley along a stream call
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Le 104
A former funeral parlour turned city-funded art space, Le 104 has provided a much-needed jolt of vitality to an otherwise neglected neighbourhood. Spread out over a massive 39,000 sq metres, the complex is a hive of activity: a random wander through the public areas will turn up br
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Tour Montparnasse
Spectacular views unfold from this 210m-high smoked-glass and steel office block, built in 1973. (Bonus: its about the only spot in the city you can’t see this startlingly ugly skyscraper, which dwarfs low-rise Paris.) Europe’s fastest lift/elevator whisks visitors up in 38 seconds
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