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Usine Historique & Musée du Parfum
At the entrance to the old town, next to the Jardin des Plantes, is this ochre-coloured mansion where the Fragonard perfumery began in 1926 – perfumers were at work here as early as 1782. Visits take in the original equipment used for extraction and distilling, include a small Musé
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Sanger Cellars
At the Sanger Cellars, free tours of the high school’s (Lycée Viticole de la Champagne) impressive production facilities take in traditional equipment and the latest high-tech machinery, such as a Rube Goldberg gadget that removes sediment from the necks of bottles after remuage (r
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Pont Julien
Situated 6km north of Bonnieux, near the junction of the D36 and D900, is one of the Luberons most impressive Roman landmarks. Dating from around 3 BC, the 85m-long Pont Julien was built to allow the regions main Roman road, the Via Domitia, to traverse the Calavon River. Amazingly
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Institut de France
The French Institute, created in 1795, brought together five of France’s academies of arts and sciences. The most famous of these is the Académie Française (French Academy), founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu. Its 40 members, known as the Immortels (Immortals), have the Herculea
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Musée Bonnard
Easily recognisable by their intense, vivacious colours, the works of neo-Impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) form the backbone of the colourful permanent collection at this lesser-known art museum. Bonnard arrived in Le Cannet fresh from Paris in 1910 and lived in a s
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Salle du Jeu de Paume
In May 1789 Louis XVI convened the États-Généraux, made up of more than 1118 deputies representing the nobility, clergy and the Third Estate (‘common people’), to moderate dissent. Denied entry, the Third Estate’s reps met separately on this 1686-built royal tennis court, formed a
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Tour de la Lanterne
The conical 15th-century Tour de la Lanterne, so named because of its role as the harbours lighthouse (lit by an enormous candle), and one of the oldest of its kind in the world, is also referred to as Tour des Quatre Sergents in memory of four local sergeants, two of whom were hel
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Galeries du Panthéon Bouddhique
The Guimet Museum of Asiatic Arts is France’s foremost repository for Asian art and has sculptures, paintings, objets d’art and religious articles from Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Cambodia, China, Japan and Korea. Part of the collection, comprising Buddhist painting
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Musée des Archives Nationales
The greatest appeal of the National Archives and its small museum is the stunning twinset of hôtels particuliers ( mansions) they are squirreled away in – and the stunning gardens in which they languish. Dating from the early 18th century, Hôtel de Rohan and Hôtel de Soubise are ex
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Musée Jules Verne
Overlooking the river, this is a magical museum with 1st-edition books, hand-edited manuscripts and cardboard theatre cut-outs. Child-friendly interactive displays introduce or reintroduce you to the work of Jules Verne, who was born in Nantes in 1828. Signs are in French but Verne
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Lombrives
Twenty-two kilometres north of Ax-les-Thermes on the N20 near Ussat-les-Bains, Europe’s largest cave system burrows its way through the soft limestone rock beneath the Pyrenees’ peaks. Guided tours take more than 200 stalactite-lined tunnels, grottoes and galleries, including a san
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Villa Gallo
About 1.5km southwest of the bastide town of Montréal du Gers are the excavated remains of a 4th-century Gallo-Roman villa, once part of the agricultural estate of a Roman aristocrat. Archaeologists so far have revealed the villas baths, outbuildings and mosaic floors, still bright
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Réserve Naturelle Marais dYves
An easy 15km drive south of La Rochelle, the Réserve Naturelle Marais dYves has a free nature centre, where you can pop in and peer through telescopes to watch some of the 192-hectare reserves 250 bird species amid the wetlands. Depending on the season, you might see flocks of over
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Bois de Boulogne
On the western edge of Paris just beyond the 16e, the 845-hectare Bois de Boulogne owes its informal layout to Baron Haussmann, who was inspired by Hyde Park in London. Be warned that the Bois de Boulogne becomes a distinctly adult playground after dark, especially along the allée
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Palais Princier de Monaco
Built as a fortress atop Le Rocher in the 13th century, this palace is the private residence of the Grimaldis (official residence of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene today). It is protected by the blue-helmeted, white-socked Carabiniers du Prince; changing of the guard takes pla
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Hôtel dAssézat
Toulouse boasts more than fifty hôtels particuliers, private mansions built for the citys nobles and aristocrats during the 16th and 17th centuries. Among the finest is the Hôtel dAssézat, built for a woad merchant in 1555. Its now home to the Fondation Bemberg , which owns a fine
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Espace Pagès Maison Verveine du Velay
This tasting room sells various regional products and offers free samples of Le Puys fiery green liqueur, Verveine Verte, invented in 1859 using 32 plants and herbs. Despite its potency (55% alcohol-by-volume), Verveines refreshingly sweet taste makes it a popular ingredient in loc
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Jardin des Deux Rives
An expression of flourishing Franco-German friendship, Strasbourg and its German neighbour Kehl have turned former customs posts and military installations into this 60-hectare garden, whose play areas, promenades and parkland straddle both banks of the Rhine. The centrepiece is Ma
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Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
About 100m northwest of the Maison de Claude Monet is the Giverny Museum of Impressionisms. Set up in partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, among others, the pluralised name reinforces its coverage of all aspects of impressionism and related movements in its permanent collection and
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Musée Cognacq
This museum inside Hôtel de Donon displays oil paintings, pastels, sculpture, objets d’art, jewellery, porcelain and furniture from the 18th century assembled by Ernest Cognacq (1839–1928), founder of La Samaritaine department store, and his wife Louise Jay.Although Cognacq appreci
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