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Maison de Hansi
Peer into the imagination of celebrated Colmar-born illustrator Jean-Jacques Waltz (1873-1951), aka Hansi, whose idealised images of Alsace are known around the world. On display are the artist’s posters, children’s books, engravings and even wine labels.
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La Maison à Pondalez
This beautifully restored half-timbered house dating back to the 16th century is a typical example of a Morlaix maison à pondalez (house with an inner gallery and spiral staircase). A combined ticket for both the Maison à Pondalez and Musée de Morlaix costs €4.50.
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Champs Libres
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.
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Citadelle Vauban & Musée dArt et dHistoire
The dramatic citadel, strengthened by the architect Vauban in 1682, dominates little Le Palais port. Inside, the various displays concentrate on the history of the islands defensive system, though there are also sections on the local fish trade and island life.
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Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie
France’s National Museum of Natural History within the Jardin des Plantes incorporates the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie , which has an amazing exhibition of giant natural crystals and a basement display of jewellery and other objects made from minerals.
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Bateau Lavoir
At No 11bis you’ll find the Bateau Lavoir, where Max Jacob, Amedeo Modigliani and Pablo Picasso – who painted his seminal Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) here – once lived in great poverty. Originally at No 13, the Bateau Lavoir burned down in 1970 and was rebuilt in 1978.
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Musée Mémoire 1939–1945
Housed in a concrete bunker built as a German naval headquarters, this WWII museum displays thousands of period artefacts, including weapons, uniforms and proclamations. Situated incongruously in flowery Parc St-Pierre , next to a boules ground and a childrens playground.
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Plage de Calvi
Calvi’s stellar 4km-long sandy beach has some of the best views of Calvi’s citadel. It begins at the marina and runs east around the Golfe de Calvi. Rent kayaks and windsurfing sailboards on the sand, and hook up with local diving schools by the tourist office at the marina.
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Colonne Vendôme
In the centre of the square, this column consists of a stone core wrapped in a 160m-long bronze spiral made from hundreds of Austrian and Russian cannons captured by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. The statue on top depicts Napoleon in classical Roman dress.
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Château de Cordès
Fans of French gardens definitely shouldn’t miss the 15th-century Château de Cordès , The château itself is closed to the public, but visitors can tour the magnificent formal grounds laid out by Versailles’ garden designer Le Nôtre. It’s just north of Orcival off the D27.
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Grotte de Ste
A 40-minute forest trail leads from La Ste-Baume to the Grotte de Ste-Madeleine (950m), a mountain cave where Mary Magdalene is said to have spent the last years of her life. Its entrance offers a breathtaking panorama of Montagne Ste-Victoire, Mont Ventoux and the Alps.
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Musée du Débarquement
Down in Arromanches itself and right on the beach, the Musée du Débarquement makes for a very informative stop before visiting the beaches. Dioramas, models and two films explain the logistics and importance of Port Winston. Written material is available in 18 languages.
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Palais de l’Élysée
Some 400m north of av des Champs-Élysées is rue du Faubourg St-Honoré (8e), the western extension of rue St-Honoré. It has renowned couture houses, jewellers, antique shops and the 18th-century Palais de l’Élysée , which is the official residence of the French president.
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Jardin des Arènes
The ruins of the citys amphitheatre, designed to hold over 20,000 baying spectators, was one of the largest such structures in Gaul. Today the tops of the arches have been revealed and embrace a peaceful park and fountain, the Jardin des Arènes, popular with local families.
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Tour de Nonza
From the village church, weave your way up between rocks and sun-warmed cacti to the Tour de Nonza. The old Genoese watchtower, one of Corsica’s best-kept, boasts staggering coastal views (and, unfortunately, a ticky-tacky souvenir shop inside its thick stone walls).
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Place de la Carrière
Adjoining place Stanislas – on the other side of Nancy’s own Arc de Triomphe built in the mid-1750s to honour Louis XV – is this quiet square. Once a riding and jousting arena, it is now graced by four rows of linden trees and stately rococo gates in gilded wrought iron.
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Maison dAdam
Behind the Cathédrale St-Maurice on place Ste-Croix is the Maison dAdam (c 1500), a half-timbered house on whose ornate façade wooden sculptures run riot. The Tree of Life, on the corner, used to be flanked by Adam and Eve (another lovey-dovey couple can be seen nearby).
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Museu Municipal
Inside whats alleged to be the worlds oldest pharmacy building (dating to 1415) unfurl the regions history from Neolithic to modern day. The highlight is a curiosity chest of mortars and pestles, ancient maps and bottles of unguents linked to the medieval pharmacy.
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Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère
This emotive, well-presented museum presents the history of Grenobles famously vigourous resistance to Italian and then German forces during WWII and the deportation of a thousand local Jews, including 80 children, to Nazi camps. Signs are in French, English and German.
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Musée de la Pêche
This excellent museum delves into Concarneaus seafaring traditions using everything from archive film to scale models and vintage boats. You can even clamber aboard the museums very own fishing vessel, the retired LHémérica, permanently docked just outside the city walls.
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