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RENNES – BRITTANY’S MEDIEVAL TREASURE

The capital of Brittany, Rennes is a picture-perfect gem that will richly reward a couple of days’ exploration.  At a little over an hour and half by TGV from Paris, it’s the ideal starting point for a tour of Brittany.

BELLE-ÎLE-EN-MER – THE IMPRESSIONISTS’ FAVOURITE ISLAND

Like many people familiar with the rugged coastal landscapes of Monet and other Impressionist painters, we had long been curious about this small island, 15 kms off the southern coast of Brittany.  As its name suggests, Belle Île is certainly on…

ATELIER DES LUMIÈRES – THE NEW DIGITAL ART CENTRE IN PARIS

An exciting new venue for the arts opened in Paris in mid April 2018.  Located in the former Plichon cast-iron foundry built in 1835, it has over 3,000 sq. metres of surface area and walls up to 10 metres high.  It took two years to prepare the…

WHAT’S ON IN PARIS – CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

  If you’re heading to Paris this year, you’ll make the most of your stay by checking out well in advance what exhibitions will be on.  The French are great exhibition goers, and if there’s something important at one of the many venues i…