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Horloge Astronomique
The base of 18th-century Cathédrale St-Jean s bell tower houses an incredible astronomical clock, powered by 11 weights, that has run the churchs bells since its installation in 1860. The ornate gadget has 30,000 moving parts and 57 clock faces and, among other things, tells the ti
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Église Notre Dame
A 13th-century Gothic church, across from the tourist office.
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Mercier
France’s most popular brand was founded in 1847 by Eugène Mercier, a trailblazer in the field of eye-catching publicity stunts and the virtual creator of the cellar tour. Everything here is flashy, including the 160,000L barrel that took two decades to build (for the Universal Expo
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Socoa
The heart of Socoa is about 2.5km west of Ciboure along the continuation of quai Maurice Ravel (named for the boléro composer, who was born in Ciboure in 1875). Its prominent fort was built in 1627 and later improved by Vauban. You can walk out to the Digue de Socoa breakwater or c
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Place St
Bastia’s buzzing focal point is the 19th-century square of place St-Nicolas, which sprawls along the seafront between the ferry port and the harbour. Named after the patron saint of sailors – a nod to Corsica’s seagoing heritage – the square is lined with plane trees and a string o
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Roman Gates
At the edge of town youll find the impressive remains of two of Augustodunums four Roman gates. The northern Porte dArroux was constructed during Constantines reign, wholly without mortar. It supports four semicircular arches of the sort that put the Roman in Romanesque: two for ve
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Caumont Centre dArt
Built over a period of 30 years beginning in 1715, the elegant Hôtel de Caumont was one of the finest residences during the heyday of the Quartier Mazarin. Now you can get a taste of this classic elegance thanks to years of restorations that were finished in 2015. There are grand g
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Abri du Cap Blanc
While most of the Vézère’s caves contain engravings and paintings, unusually, this rock shelter contains only carved sculptures, shaped using simple flint tools some 14,000 years ago. The 40m frieze of horses and bison is impressive, but the modern museum detracts from the mood a b
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Musée Eugène Boudin
Features superb 19th- and 20th-century paintings of Normandy’s towns and coast, including works by Dubourg, Dufy and Monet. One room is devoted to Eugène Boudin, an early impressionist painter, born here in 1824, whom Baudelaire called the ‘king of skies’ for his luscious skyscapes
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L’Atelier du Chocolat
Bayonne’s long association with chocolate stems from the Spanish Inquisition, when Jews who fled Spain set up their trade in the St-Esprit neighbourhood. By 1870 Bayonne boasted 130 chocolatiers (specialist makers of chocolate), more than in all of Switzerland. You can see chocolat
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Musée Cernuschi
The Cernuschi Museum comprises an excellent and rare collection of ancient Chinese art (funerary statues, bronzes, ceramics), much of which predates the Tang dynasty (618–907), in addition to diverse pieces from Japan. Milan banker and philanthropist Henri Cernuschi (1821–96), who
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Mont Faron
North of the city, Mont Faron (584m) towers over Toulon, and the views are, as you would expect, epic. Near the summit, Mémorial du Débarquement de Provence commemorates the Allied landings of Operation Dragoon, which took place along the coast here in August 1944. There are pleasa
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Mosquée de Paris
Paris’ central mosque, with striking 26m-high minaret, was completed in 1926 in an ornate art deco Moorish style. You can visit the interior to admire the intricate tile work and calligraphy. A separate entrance leads to the wonderful North African–style hammam , restaurant and sal
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Château
From the outside, Vitrés medieval castle, which rises on a rocky outcrop overlooking the River Vilaine, is one of the most impressive in Brittany – a real fairytale of spires and drawbridges. However, once beyond the twin-turreted gateway youll find the triangular inner courtyard s
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Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
This mammoth 23,000-sq-metre space is an ode on three floors to French architecture. The highlight is the light-filled ground floor with a beautiful collection of plaster and wood moulages (casts) of cathedral portals, columns and gargoyles, and replicas of murals and stained glass
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La Ferme des Courmettes
An organic goats-cheese producer, this farm welcomes visitors. To see its 70 goats being milked, arrive sharp at 8am. Farm tours (one hour, €63 for up to 10 people, available in English) include tastings of the cheese – divine and incredibly diverse in taste. Find the farm 4.4km al
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Le Castillet & Casa Païral
Like many medieval towns, Perpignan was once encircled by defensive walls. Today all that remains is the red-brick town gate of Le Castillet , at the northern end of the old town.Inside the gateway is the Casa Païral , a modest folklore museum which contains various bits and pieces
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Parc du Champ de Mars
Running southeast from the Eiffel Tower, the grassy Champ de Mars – an ideal summer picnic spot – was originally used as a parade ground for the cadets of the 18th-century École Militaire , the vast French-classical building at the southeastern end of the park which counts Napoleon
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Église Notre Dame la Grande
Every evening from 21 June to the third weekend in September, spectacular colours are cinematically projected onto the west facade of the Romanesque Église Notre Dame la Grande. The earliest parts of the church date from the 11th century; three of the five choir chapels were added
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Parc Floral de Paris
This magnificent botanical park is one of the highlights of the Bois de Vincennes. Natural landscaping and a magnificent collection of plants will keep garden lovers happy, while Paris’ largest play area (giant climbing webs and slides, jungle gyms, sandboxes, etc) will absolutely
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