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A FEAST OF FESTIVALS IN FRANCE

One of the many fabulous displays made of citrus fruit during the Fete du Citron, Menton. From history to fantasy, and everything in between, there are plenty of festivals i…

LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES DE FRANCE

The village of Polignac and its fortress, listed in Sept. 2021.  In September 2021 two more villages achieved the highly prized acceptance into the association of Les Plus B…

THE MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET – A LITTLE-KNOWN GEM IN PARIS

‘Impression, Sunrise’ by Monet, which inspired the name of the Impressionist movement. A description that’s often used to describe the Musée Marmottan Monet is that it’s a “…

ART NOUVEAU TREASURES OF THE PARISIAN BELLE ÉPOQUE

Cnr. rue de l’Eglise & Place Etienne Pernet, 15th arr.  The Belle Époque lasted from the 1870s to the beginning of World War One, and was at its height in Paris during t…