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Noël au Balcon - Street Theatre Festival
This is a Christmas event with a difference. Rather than the ubiquitous "if you've seen one you've seen them all" Christmas markets that swamp France in December, Deauville hosts a one-day…
Claude Monet loved flowers and they were the inspiration for much of his work. He designed his garden at Giverny with the eye of a painter, highly aware of colour combinations and the effect…
In a stunning 1930s-era palace, opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Palais de Tokyo is a cutting-edge contemporary art museum. It houses an ever-changing succession of avant-garde and wacky…
Théâtre Le Guignol, in Vieux Lyon, is the small, atmospheric main venue for Lyon's unique Guignol puppet shows for children and adults. The comic, satirical stock characters represent the…
Among the most inventive redevelopment projects in Lille's 2004 European city of culture programme was the transformation of neglected buildings into cultural spaces - the "Maisons Folies".…
Le Palais Idéal de Facteur Cheval
What does a postman in Hauterives do on his days off? If his name is Ferdinand Cheval, he builds Le Palais Idéal, an awesome accomplishment for an unskilled sculptor featuring gods and…
Despite am initial shaky start, Honoré de Balzac became one of French literature's most famous names. His former home, the Maison Balzac in Paris, is open to the public, his writing desk still intact.
The wonderful prehistoric cave paintings of the Dordogne and Lot et Garonne regions are unrivalled. The finest original paintings still on show to the public are at the cave of Font-de-Gaume…
The Musée des Augustins is a magnificent fine arts museum housed in an impressive 14th-century former Augustinian monastery in the Old Town. Works by Ingres, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rodin…
A spectacular programme of opera, ballet and concerts by resident and guest companies is staged in the state-of-the-art auditorium of the magnificently reconstructed 19th-century Opéra de…
Modern and classical dance are highlights of the Lyon arts scene. The Maison de la Danse, in the Monplaisir district on the East Bank, is one of Europe's most acclaimed venues, especially for…
La Castre Castle is located above Cannes' old town and offers splendid views of the Croisette, the bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands. The medieval castle was once home to the Lérins monks…
Perched on a rocky outcrop in the village of Saint-Porchaire, La Roche Courbon is a striking medieval castle complete with silver turrets. A tour takes in the sumptuous Louis XIII-style…
Georges Bemberg's eclectic personal collection of fine art is displayed in the charming Hôtel d'Assézat, a beautiful 16th-century Renaissance mansion in the Old Town. Ranging from Renaissance…
Built in 1881, this sumptuous pink villa is one of Cannes' finest buildings. Its front rotunda is adorned with pink marble columns and its garden is rich with exotic plants and flowers. The…
The striking modern Théâtre National de Toulouse, in the heart of the Old Town, is the city's principal entertainment venue. It offers a world-class programme of innovative contemporary…
Ballet and classical music lovers should head to the Nice Opera in Central Nice. As well as having their own dedicated philharmonic orchestra, opera and ballet company, this 19th-century opera…
Cannes' Russian community is served by the St Michel Archange Church. It was built in 1894 at the request of Maria Alexandrovna, wife of the Russian tsar Alexander III.
The dreamy perched village of St Paul de Vence deserves its reputation as one of Provence's most beautiful villages. Surrounded by ramparts dating back to Francois I, it has inspired many…
The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is a jewel on the French Riviera. Built on the narrowest part of the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, its coral pink walls are framed on both sides by the…
