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Musée du Quai Branly
No other museum in Paris so inspires travellers, armchair anthropologists and those who simply appreciate the beauty of traditional craftsmanship. A tribute to the diversity of human culture, Musée du Quai Branly presents an overview of indigenous and folk art. Its four main sectio
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LAventure Michelin
Next door to Clermonts mammoth Michelin factory, with a 5300kg tyre (the worlds largest) out front, this brilliant museum recounts the rubber empires evolution while also shedding light on Michelins wide-ranging impact on aviation, rail, maps, restaurant guides, and GPS technology.
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Synagogue de Carpentras
Carpentras’ remarkable synagogue dates to 1367 and is the oldest still in use in France. Although Jews were initially welcomed into papal territory, by the 17th century they had to live in ghettos in Avignon, Carpentras, Cavaillon and L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue: the synagogue is delibera
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Eiffel Tower
No one could imagine Paris today without it. But Gustave Eiffel only constructed this elegant, 320m-tall signature spire as a temporary exhibit for the 1889 World Fair. Luckily, the art nouveau tower’s popularity assured its survival. Prebook tickets online to avoid long ticket que
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Musée de l’Annonciade
In a gracefully converted 16th-century chapel, this small but famous museum showcases an impressive collection of modern art infused with that legendary Côte d’Azur light. Pointillist Paul Signac bought a house in St-Tropez in 1892 and introduced other artists to the area. The muse
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Musée Balzac
Saché, once home to American sculptor Alexander Calder (one of his mobiles sits in the town square), still celebrates the life of long-time inhabitant, Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), author of La Comédie Humaine . The lovely Musée Balzac inhabits the towns château where Balzac was a
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Cours Mirabeau
No avenue better epitomises Provence’s most graceful city than this fountain-studded street, sprinkled with Renaissance hôtels particuliers and crowned with a summertime roof of leafy plane trees. Named after the revolutionary hero Comte de Mirabeau, it was laid out in the 1640s. C
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Musée des Arts et Métiers
The Arts & Crafts Museum, dating to 1794 and Europes oldest science and technology museum, is a must for anyone with kids – or an interest in how things tick or work. Housed inside the sublime 18th-century priory of St-Martin des Champs, some 3000 instruments, machines and work
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La Croisette
The multi-starred hotels and couture shops lining the iconic bd de la Croisette (aka La Croisette) may be the preserve of the rich and famous, but anyone can enjoy strolling the palm-shaded promenade – a favourite pastime among Cannois at night, when it twinkles with bright lights.
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Pont St
Legend says Pastor Bénezet had three saintly visions urging him to build a bridge across the Rhône. Completed in 1185, the 900m-long bridge with 20 arches linked Avignon with Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. It was rebuilt several times before all but four of its spans were washed away in t
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Bibracte
Bibracte , the sprawling archaeological remains of a Celtic city, sits atop beautiful Mont Beuvray , 25km west of Autun. Bibracte was the capital of the Celtic Aedui people during the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, and it was here, in 52 BC, that Vercingétorix was declared chief of the
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Abbaye Notre
Situated 4km northwest of Gordes off the D177, this supremely peaceful spot provides one of the classic postcard images of this part of Provence: a graceful Cistercian abbey surrounded by swathes of purple lavender. The best displays are usually in July and August, but you certainl
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Théâtre Antique
Still used for summertime concerts and plays, this outdoor theatre dates to the end of the 1st century BC. For hundreds of years it was a source of construction materials, with workers chipping away at the 102m-diameter structure (the column on the right-hand side near the entrance
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Château de Josselin
Guarded by its three round towers, the extraordinary town château is an incredible sight that remains the home of the Rohan family today. Beyond the entrance gate, the castle fans out into tree-filled grounds and a central courtyard, which affords a great view of the castles Flambo
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Medieval Town
Author François Rabelais (c 1483–1553), whose works include the Gargantua and Pantagruel series, grew up in Chinon; you’ll see Rabelais-related names dotted all around the old town, which offers a fine cross-section of medieval architecture, best seen along r ue Haute St-Maurice an
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Place des Lices
St-Tropez’ legendary and very charming central square is studded with plane trees, cafes and pétanque players. Simply sitting on a cafe terrace watching the world go by or jostling with the crowds at its extravaganza of a twice-weekly market , jam-packed with everything from fruit
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Musée Rabelais
La Devinière, the farm where François Rabelais – doctor, Franciscan friar, theoretician and author – was born (sometime between 1483 and 1494; no one is sure), sits among fields and vineyards with sweeping views of a private château in Coudray Montpensier. This farm inspired the se
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Musée International de la Parfumerie
This whiz-bang museum is a work of art: housed in an 18th-century mansion, daringly enlarged with a modern glass structure, it retraces three millennia of perfume history through beautifully presented artefacts, bottles, videos, vintage posters, olfactive stations and explanatory p
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Alpha, Le Parc des Loups
The grey wolf was hunted to extinction in France by 1930, but in 1992 two funny-looking dogs were spotted near Utelle, presumably having loped across the Italian border. Since then, the animals have made a comeback in the French Alps, and though theyre hard to spot in the wild, you
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Palais Rohan
Hailed a ‘Versailles in miniature’, this opulent 18th-century residence is replete with treasures. The basement Musée Archéologique takes you from the Palaeolithic period to AD 800. On the ground floor is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs , where rooms adorned with Hannong ceramics and
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