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Mémorial des Reporters
This landscaped promenade, a joint project of the City of Bayeux and Reporters Without Borders (http://en.rsf.org), lists the names of over 2000 journalists killed in the line of duty around the world since 1944. Situated just northwest of the Bayeux War Cemetery, a bit off bd Fabi
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Musée Maritime
Moored at Bassin à Flot are the meteorological research ship France 1, a chalutier (fishing boat) and a tug, which together make up the Musée Maritime. If you think your job is tough, just wait until you see what the crew on these sorts of boats have to put up with on the average w
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Musée International des Arts Modestes
This offbeat gallery is refreshingly free of big names – here the emphasis is on the art of everyday objects, curated by local artists Hervé di Rosa and Bernard Belluc. From religious icons to kitsch china and travel souvenirs, it’s like wandering round a jumble sale curated by an
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Fontaines Salées
Located along the D958, the Fontaines Salées are saltwater springs that were the site of a neolithic development, then later a Celtic sanctuary (2nd century BC) and Roman baths (1st century AD). Tickets allow access to Le Musée Arcehéologique in St-Pére, which holds finds from the
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Maison Denoix
Since 1839 this traditional distillery has produced the favourite Corrèze firewater, l’eau de noix (walnut liqueur), alongside concoctions such as chocolate and quince liqueurs. See their copper stills, and sample the wares, including grape must mustard, or take a summer-only guide
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Grotte du Grand Roc
Around 3km northwest of Les Eyzies along the D47, this cave contains an array of glittering stalactites and stalagmites. A joint ticket (adult/child €9.50/6) includes adjacent Abri de Laugerie Basse , a rock shelter originally occupied by Cro-Magnon people and still used until rece
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Fondation Louis Vuitton
This stunning contemporary art centre, designed by Frank Gehry in the Bois de Bologne, opened its doors in late 2014. As impressive as the world-class works of art destined to be displayed here is the iceberg architecture - imagine 12 curvaceous giant sails crafted from 3600 glass
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Bibliothèque Mazarine
Within the Institut de France , the Mazarine Library is France’s oldest public library, founded in 1643. You can visit the bust-lined, late-17th-century reading room or consult the library’s collection of 500,000 volumes, using a pass valid for five consecutive days obtained by pro
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Place du Martroi
Three of Orléans’ main boulevards (rue Bannier, rue de la République and rue Royale) converge on place du Martroi, where you’ll find a huge bronze statue (1855) by Denis Foyatier, depicting St Joan atop a prancing steed. A Friday evening vegetable and flea market (from 5pm to 10pm)
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Vieux Port & Le Suquet
On the western side of the Palais des Festivals lies the real Cannes. The yachts that frame the Vieux Port don’t seem to impress the local men playing pétanque on sq Lord Brougham . Follow rue St-Antoine and snake your way up Le Suquet , Cannes’ oldest quartier, for great views of
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L’Estaque
LEstaque lured artists from the impressionist, Fauvist and cubist movements. A trail follows in the footsteps of Renoir, Cézanne, Dufy and Braque around the port and shabby old town. On the water’s edge buy chichi frégi (sugar-coated doughnuts) and panisses (chickpea-flour cakes) t
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Rébénacq
Rébénacq is one of the few fortified ‘bastide’ towns of the Pyrenees, built in 1347 by a lieutenant of Gaston Fébus, the 11th Count of Foix. Like all bastides, it’s set around a central square, the place de la Bielle, whose buildings and dimensions have barely changed in seven cent
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Musée du Papier Peint
More stimulating than it sounds, this is a treasure-trove of wallpaper (some of the scenic stuff is as detailed as an oil painting) and the machines used to produce it since the 18th century. To reach it, take bus 18 from the train station to Temple stop, or the Rixheim exit on the
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Éspace Météorite Paul Pellas
Two hundred million years ago a 1.5km-radius intergalactic rock slammed into Earth 4km west of Rochechouart at 72,000km/h with the force of 14 million Hiroshima bombs, creating a crater 20km wide and 6km deep. Small Éspace Météorite Paul Pellas explores it through minerals, models
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Bourse de Commerce
At one time the city’s grain market, the circular Trade Exchange was capped with a copper dome in 1811. The murals running along internal walls below the galleries were painted by five different artists in 1889 and restored in 1998. They represent French trade and industry through
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Stade Roland Garros
The Stade Roland Garros, home of the French Open tennis tournament, also shelters the world’s most extravagant tennis museum which traces the sport’s 500-year history through paintings, sculptures and posters. Guided stadium tours in English depart at 11am and 3pm; reservations req
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Château de Pompadour
Equine aficionados won’t want to miss the Château de Pompadour, home to one of France’s foremost national haras (stud farms). Established in the 18th century by the mistress of Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour (born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson), it’s particularly known for its Anglo-Ara
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Musée de l’Érotisme
The Museum of Erotic Art attempts to raise around 2000 titillating statuary, stimulating sexual aids and fetishist items to a loftier plane, with antique and modern erotic art from four continents spread out across several floors. Some of the exhibits are, well, breathtaking, to sa
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Musée dHistoire Naturelle Henri
Clermont-Ferrands natural history museum is named for the celebrated pharmacist and natural scientist who lived here in the 19th century and amassed rocks, fossils, plants and stuffed animals from the region. Highlights include the gallery of Auvergnat butterflies and over 50 nativ
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Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue
Enclosed by the Petit Rhône and Grand Rhône rivers, most of the Camargue wetlands fall within the 850-sq-km Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue, established in 1970 to preserve the areas fragile ecosystems while sustaining local agriculture. Get information at the Musée de la Camargu
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