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CHARTRES AND ITS GLORIOUS CATHEDRAL

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Just 50 kms southwest from Paris, Chartres is within easy reach if you’re visiting the capital.  Notre-Dame de Chartres looms over the surrounding countryside and its tall spires are clearly visible as you approach the town.  Its inscription as…
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DISCOVER RUE PONCELET’S OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR MARKET

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  According to the Mairie de Paris, there are more than 82 markets in Paris.  This equates to at least one market in every one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, and the number increases the further out you head from the centre. One…
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A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AT THE JARDIN DES PLANTES, PARIS

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This year’s Festival de Lumières at the Jardin des Plantes is the first time the event has been held in Paris and the region.  Called Especes en Voie d’Illumination, ‘Species in the Process of Enlightenment’, it’s an incredible visual feast for…
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TRAVELS WITH YOUR NAVIGO – CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES

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The history of Versailles is inextricably linked with Louis VIV, although there had been a residence there for centuries before he ascended the throne.  As Dauphin, Louis XIV had loved to hunt in the forests surrounding the small chateau that hi…
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