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LAtelier des Chefs Cooking School
LAtelier des Chefs Cooking School L’Atelier des Chefs is an organization with 14 locations throughout France (including six in Paris), 10 years of operation and one mission: to rekindle the love affair with cooking that they feel the French have lost somewhere along the way. Over the years theyve
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Paris-Story
Paris-Story A unique museum devoted to telling 2,000 years of Paris’ history through multimedia displays and interactive exhibitions, the Paris-Story offers a fascinating and fun introduction to the French capital.The Paris-Story features three main exhibition areas, starting with a unique film
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Mugler Follies Cabaret
Mugler Follies Cabaret Moulin Rouge, Le Lido, Paradis Latin-- these historic cabarets still light up the night in Paris, but theres a newcomer to the city’s nighttime entertainment scene. Legendary fashion designer Thierry Mugler and his sizzling Mugler Follies show have breathed new life into thi
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Château de Chantilly
Château de Chantilly One of the most fabulous of France’s extravagant stately homes, moated Chantilly is 40 km (25 miles) north of Paris. Building work began on a mansion suitable for the aristocratic Montmorency clan in the late 15th century and over the centuries Chantilly has also been home to
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Basilique St-Michel (Basilica of St Michael)
Basilique St-Michel (Basilica of St Michael) The Basilique Saint-Michel is a Gothic gem built between the 14th and 16th centuries. Its charms include an altarpiece depicting the triumph of Michael, its patron saint, over the dragon and some fine stained glass (although a lot of its stained glass w
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Les Ombres Restaurant
Les Ombres Restaurant In the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Les Ombres restaurant is as famous for its view of the Eiffel Tower as it is for its menu designed by chef Jean-François Oyon. Set in a glass and iron-ceilinged atrium on the top floor of the Musée du quai Branly, the restaurant’s outdoor p
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Annecy
Annecy Dreamy Annecy is France’s answer to Venice, folded around the northern end of Lac d’Annecy and littered with twisting canals, dainty bridges and arcaded shopping streets. The lanes of the medieval Vieille Ville all seem to lead to the triangular, 12th-century Palais de lIsle, encircled by t
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Uzes
Uzes If youre traveling through western Provence, no doubt youre going to visit the Pont du Gard, a Roman-era aqueduct that is truly worth seeing. But many see it as simply a monument to Roman times, and lose its context. And thats where a visit to Uzès can help. Uzès, located in the eastern part
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Palais Longchamp
Palais Longchamp The colonnaded Palais de Longchamp, constructed in the 1860s, was designed in part to disguise a château deau (water tower) at the terminus of an aqueduct from the River Durance. The building of this water storage and the associated canals and aqueducts was a major turning point i
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Iles du Frioul
Iles du Frioul The Iles du Frioul is a collection of 4 islands off the coast of Marseilles. They are Pomègues, Ratonneau, If and Tiboulen. Until the 16th century they were largely uninhabited although visited by passing sailors needing a rest from trade or war. But in 1516, Francois the Ist visite
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Centre de la Vieille Charite
Centre de la Vieille Charite Designed by Marseillais architect Pierre Puget and constructed between 1671 and 1749, the 3-storey, arcaded courtyard of the Centre de la Vieille Charité wraps around Provences most imposing Baroque church. Initially built as a charity shelter for the towns poor but it
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Menton
Menton Many visitors to Nice note its Italian influences; but Menton, even further east and directly on the French/Italian border, is about as Italian as a place can get without actually being in Italy. From its dialect (which has Italian roots) to its name (which came from the Romans), Menton may
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Bassin de la Villette (La Villette Basin)
Bassin de la Villette (La Villette Basin) Once a port for industry and trade, the Bassin de la Villette is now a Parisian hub for travelers looking to explore the arts and culture that make the City of Lights so unique. A popular youth hostel, three-star hotel, famous restaurants and plenty of liv
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Nimes
Nimes Although Nimes is in the Languedoc Region, its close proximity to Provences Avignon make it a natural day trip destination – particularly if youre following the trail of Roman history that is so prevalent in the South of France. And what a history it has!Its a history that stretches back to
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Place de la Bourse (Place Royale)
Place de la Bourse (Place Royale) The Place de la Bourse (or Place Royale) faces onto the river Garonne. It was laid out in the 1700s by Louis XVs architect, Gabriel, to act as a dramatic frame for an equestrian statue of the monarch. The Place de la Bourse is framed on one side by the Stock Exch
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Le Grand Rex Cinema
Le Grand Rex Cinema The Grand Rex is a Parisian shrine to the Golden Age of cinema and the largest film theater in Europe. Famous for its Art Deco design, the main auditorium features a starred ceiling, water displays and whimsical decorations surrounding a huge 55-foot-wide screen. The theater ho
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Les Invalides
Les Invalides Les Invalides began as the army hospital, initiated by Louis XIV in 1670 and finished six years later. These days, it is a complex of buildings including a collection of museums, a hospital and retirement home for war veterans, and a chapel which is a burial place of war heroes inclu
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Opéra Bastille - Opéra National de Paris
Opéra Bastille - Opéra National de Paris Paris’ most eye-catching modern theatre is the Opéra Bastille, located in the 12th Arrondissement of Paris and cutting a striking silhouette against the city’s many traditional baroque theatres.It was the 20th century composer Pierre Boulez who spearheaded
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Trocadéro
Trocadéro The Trocadéro area is made up of a large square and incorporates a number of museums. It is dominated by the Palais de Chaillot, a neo-Classical building dating from the 1937 Exposition Universelle, and designed in two wings with a gap between to frame views of the Eiffel Tower across th
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La Défense
La Défense A sea of high-rise office towers and modern skyscrapers encompassing 1.6 square kilometers at the western tip of the city, La Défense is Paris purpose-built business district -- a modernist showcase of Paris in the 20th century.La Défense was developed back in the 1960s by then Presiden
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