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AIGUES-MORTES – FROM SALTY SWAMP TO MEDIEVAL FORTRESS

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Sitting on the flat marshes of the Camargue in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Provence, this fortified medieval town is regarded as the purest example of 13th century military architecture extant in France.  The rectilinear town is surrounde…
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FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON – FRANK GEHRY’S MODERN MASTERPIECE FOR PARIS

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“I dream of designing a magnificent vessel for Paris that symbolises France’s profound cultural vocation.” With these words, the famous Canadian-American architect, creator of Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum (1997), gave his blessing to the openin…
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THE VIADUC DES ARTS—ARTISANS’ PRECINCT & ELEVATED LINEAR GARDEN OASIS

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Built in 1859, this former elevated railway viaduct came into Paris from the east, terminating at Place de la Bastille in the 12th arr.  After the creation of the RER A line in 1969 the Viaduc de Bastille became redundant, gradually declining in…
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DISCOVER SOME OF THE BEST FLEA MARKETS IN FRANCE

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France is a great place to pick up bargain vintage wares.  If a visit to a flea market, rummaging through racks of vintage fashion, or just the thrill of the chase, hoping to find that diamond in the rough, is your idea of a great day out, then…
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