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Massif des Maures
Massif des Maures Those looking for an outdoor experience on the Cote dAzur will find what theyre looking for in the Massif des Maures. This mountain range sits back from the coast and runs from east of Toulon to west of Cannes; the peninsula on which St-Tropez lies, roughly halfway between, is al
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Massena Art & History Museum (Musée Massena)
Massena Art & History Museum (Musée Massena) The Massena Art & History Museum (or Musée Massena) reopened in 2008 after an extensive renovation taking 8 years! In an impressive Italianate neoclassical mansion fronting onto the Promenade des Anglais, it has 23 exhibition rooms and lush gardens. The
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Marseilles Cruise Port
Marseilles Cruise Port Marseilles has grown from being a tiny trading port established by the Greeks in 600 BC to being France’s second largest city. Topped by the hilltop Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde cathedral, it rises from the lovely harbor front of the Vieux Port or Old Harbor out into a sprawling,
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Marseille Cathedral (Cathédrale La Major)
Marseille Cathedral (Cathédrale La Major) Marseille Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica minor located in the Old-Port of Marseilles and a national monument of France. Far from being just a run-of-the-mill church, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Marseille and the hobbyhorse of
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Marine Museum
Marine Museum Marseilles connection to the sea goes back millennia, and even today the city has one of the largest, busiest ports in Europe. While perhaps not the hottest ticket in town, the Maritime and Commercial Museum of Marseilles (Musée de la Marine et de lEconomie de Marseille, or simply th
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
Marche des Enfants Rouges Built by King Louis XIII in 1615, Le Marche des Enfants Rouges (the ‘Market of the Red Children) is Paris’ oldest covered food market, taking its name from a 16th-century orphanage nearby, where the kids were dressed in red. Today, the historic market remains among the to
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Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins
Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins Housed in a series of 17th-century buildings on Avenue des Gobelins, the Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins is a government-run tapestry factory and museum dedicated to showcasing the historic art of tapestry weaving and traditional crafts. Named after the Gobel
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Manufacture des Flandres
Manufacture des Flandres Plunge straight into Flander’s textile history at this historic manufacture located right outside of Lille. A professionally-trained guide explains visitors how textile is created from mere wool, how the different machines work, telling the story of these men and women who
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Manosque
Manosque Located on the limits of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department on the edge of the Luberon, Manosque is an old walled town filled with ancient doorways, fountains, meandering streets and charming squares like Place du Terreau, Place Marcel Pagnol and Place du Contrôle. Furthermore, Manosq
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MAC Contemporary Art Museum
MAC Contemporary Art Museum Marseilles Museum of Modern Art is also known as the Contemporary Art Museum, which is a direct translation of the French Musée dArt Contemporain and usually seen in print simply as MAC. The site is a bit out of the way, in Marseilles 8th arrondissement; but thats no re
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Lyon Ampitheatre Gallo-Romain
Lyon Ampitheatre Gallo-Romain Lyon (Lugdunum) was originally founded as a Roman city in 43 BC, strategically located atop Fourvière Hill, with views across the Rhône and Saône rivers. Though much of the original city has long since been paved over, the beauty of this Gallic stronghold can still be
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Lumière Institute
Lumière Institute When Lyon brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière created the world’s first “cinématographe” in 1895, it sparked the beginning of film. At the Lumière Institute, in the grand family home where the brothers invented the first moving picture, visitors can now learn all about the history
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Lourdes
Lourdes At even the most famous sites in France, the first thing that strikes visitors (to areas other than Paris) is just how small every other town is. With the exception of perhaps Marseilles, major French cities are mostly navigable on foot. And Lourdes, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, is no exce
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Longues-sur-Mer
Longues-sur-Mer Near the Normandy hamlet of Longues-sur-Mer, Longues battery was part of the Nazis’ fearsome Atlantic Wall fortifications, built by the German Navy between September 1943 and April 1944.Built with huge 152 mm naval guns able to fire up to 12 miles (20 km) away, the battery was stra
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Loire River
Loire River Known as the longest river in France, the Loire winds past epic medieval castles, breathtaking French countryside and vast vineyards famous for their sparkling whites and bold reds. Travelers who float down this scenic stretch (which was officially recognized by UNESCO in 2000) will fi
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Little Venice
Little Venice With such an evocative name, it’s not hard to imagine what Little Venice in Colmar looks like: a peaceful canal – the Lauch River, more precisely – flanked by colorful Alsatian half-timbered houses on either side of it. The canal really is at the center of Colmar’s history; on one le
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Little Palace Museum (Musée du Petit Palais)
Little Palace Museum (Musée du Petit Palais) The Musée du Petit Palais (or the Little Palace Museum) originally served as a bishops’ and archbishops’ palace during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was originally built for Cardinal Béranger de Frédol between 1318 and 1320, and Pope Benoît made it hi
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Lisieux Cathedral
Lisieux Cathedral With its grand Gothic façade overlooking the central Place François Mitterrand, it’s impossible to miss the Lisieux Cathedral, or Cathedral Saint-Pierre. Built on the site of a former Roman church, the cathedral dates back to the 12th century and is one of the earliest examples o
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Le Touquet
Le Touquet Some 250,000 people find their way to this quiet town in the north of France during summer months thanks to a well-earned reputation of being the nation’s most luxurious holiday destination. The seaside town attracts history and architectural lovers looking to get up close to some of th
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Les Halles de Lyon
Les Halles de Lyon The covered markets of the Les Halles de Lyon have been open since 1970. The full name of the markets includes the name Paul Bocuse, a legendary figure on both the French and international cooking scene. Many of the shops located here are star-rated by the Michelin guide, and mo
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