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Espace des Sciences
Rennes futuristic cultural centre is home to the Musée de Bretagne, with displays on Breton history and culture. Under the same roof is Espace des Sciences , an interactive science museum, along with a planetarium, a temporary exhibition space and a library. A combined ticket for a
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CAPC Musée dArt Contemporain
Built in 1824 as a warehouse for French colonial produce like coffee, cocoa, peanuts and vanilla, the cavernous Entrepôts Lainé creates a dramatic backdrop for cutting-edge modern art at the CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain. Entry to the permanent collection is free but there is a cov
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Parc de la Tête dOr
Spanning 117 hectares, Frances largest urban park was landscaped in the 1860s. Its graced by a lake (rent a row boat), botanic gardens with greenhouses, rose gardens, a zoo and a puppet theatre . Take Bus C1 (from Part-Dieu train station) or Bus C5 (from Place Bellecour and Hôtel d
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Collection de Voitures Anciennes
Highlights of the 100-odd classic cars displayed in the Palaces regal Collection de Voitures Anciennes include a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, a wedding present from local shopkeepers to Rainier III; a black London cab (Austin 1952) fitted out for Grace Kelly; and the first F1 racing c
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Musée Angladon
Tiny Musée Angladon harbours Impressionist treasures, including Railway Wagons , the only Van Gogh in Provence (look closely and notice the ‘earth’ isn’t paint but bare canvas). Also displayed is a handful of early Picasso sketches and artworks by Cézanne, Sisley, Manet and Degas;
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Musée Tomi Ungerer
A tribute to one of Strasbourg’s most famous sons – award-winning illustrator and cartoonist Tomi Ungerer – this museum, just northeast of Grande Île, is housed in the fetching Villa Greiner. The collection discloses the artist’s love of dabbling in many genres, from children’s boo
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Jardin de la Serre de la Madone
Beautiful if slightly unkempt, this garden was designed by American botanist Lawrence Johnston. He planted dozens of rare plants picked up from his travels around the world. Abandoned for decades, it has been mostly restored to its former glory. Guided tours (1½ hours) take place d
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Bassin de Neptune
The gardens largest fountains include the 17th-century Bassin de Neptune, a dazzling mirage of 99 spouting gushers 300m north of the palace, whose straight side abuts a small pond graced by a winged dragon (Grille du Dragon). On the same days as the Grandes Eaux Musicales fountain
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Abri Pataud
About 250m north of the Musée National de Préhistoire this Cro-Magnon abri (shelter) was inhabited over a period of 15,000 years starting some 37,000 years ago and now displays bones and other excavated artefacts. The ibex carved into the ceiling dates from about 19,000 BC. Admissi
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Moët & Chandon
Flying the Moët, French, European and Russian flags, this prestigious maison offers frequent one-hour tours that are among the region’s most impressive, offering a peek at part of its 28km labyrinth of caves (cellars). At the shop you can pick up a 15L bottle of Brut Impérial for j
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Musée de lHospice Comtesse
Housed in a remarkably attractive 15th- and 17th-century poorhouse, this museum features ceramics, earthenware wall tiles, religious art and 17th- and 18th-century paintings and furniture. A rood screen separates the Salle des Malades (Hospital Hall) from a mid-17th century chapel
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Immeuble des Bons Enfants
Home to the Ministère de la Culture et Communication (Ministry of Culture & Communication), this inspired structure (Francis Soler and Frédéric Druot, 2004) is actually two separate and disparate buildings ‘linked’ by a metallic web of ‘tracery’ that lets in light and allows th
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Volcan de Lemptégy
At Volcan de Lemptégy , just across the D941B from Vulcania, you can set off on foot or aboard a little motorised ‘train’ to discover volcanic landscapes (chimneys, lava flows and more). The intense ‘dynamic 3-D’ exploding mine film makes a fitting finale, though it’s not suitable
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Grotte du Sorcier
About 8km west of Les Eyzies, near the hamlet of St-Cirq, this privately owned cave features several animal engravings dating from around 15,000 BC to 17,000 BC, but it’s best known for a male human figure known as the Sorcier (Sorceror), who’s endowed with a phallus of truly enorm
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Musée Paul Valéry
Sète was the birthplace of the symbolist poet Paul Valéry (1871–1945), and the town’s main museum houses a huge collection of his works, along with over 700 paintings and 1000 drawings. The local area around Sète features heavily – especially the sea, Valéry’s main poetic inspirati
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Place de la République
Many of Strasbourg’s grandest public buildings, constructed when the city was ruled by the German Reich, huddle northeast of Strasbourgs Grande Île area around place de la République. The neighbourhood that stretches eastwards to Parc de l’Orangerie is dominated by sturdy stone bui
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Place du Marché
Life spirals around this market square, put to use each Thursday morning, where you’ll find the 16th-century hôtel de ville (town hall building) embellished with baroque trompe l’œil; the Renaissance Puits à Six Seaux (Six Bucket Well) just across rue du Général Gouraud; and the be
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Le Ballon Air de Paris
Drift up and up but not away – this helium-filled balloon remains tethered to the ground as it lifts you 150m into the air for spectacular panoramas over Paris. The balloon plays an active environmental role, changing colour depending on the air quality and pollution levels. Confir
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Musée du Bastion
Cocteau loved Menton. It was following a stroll along the seaside that he got the idea of turning a disused 17th-century bastion (1636) on the seafront into a monument to his work. He restored the building himself, decorating the alcoves, outer walls, reception hall and floors with
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Musée dArt Oriental Asiatica
Out on the edge of town is this unexpected treasure trove of ancient Indian, Chinese and Tibetan statues, monuments and temple artwork. The layout is a bit haphazard, but the information cards (in several languages) clearly explain the significance of the objects. Its generally con
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