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Ajaccio

Near Ajaccio, the mysterious Iles Sanguinaires

2022-05-19 Elisabeth Perotin

The Iles Sanguinaires is an exceptional natural site near Ajaccio renowned for its flamboyant sunsets. Continue reading Near Ajaccio, the mysterious Iles Sanguinaires

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Toile de Jouy

History of the Toile de Jouy

2022-05-192022-05-28 Elisabeth Perotin

Toile de Jouy, the famous french fabric, has traveled the centuries and decorated our interiors, without ever going out of style. Continue reading History of the Toile de Jouy

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Cannes film festival 2022

The Cannes Film Festival 2022 starts today !

2022-05-172024-10-16 Elisabeth Perotin

After two disrupted years due to the health crisis, the 2022 Cannes Film festival returns to its usual date, it starts today ! Continue reading The Cannes Film Festival 2022 starts today !

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Chateaubriand house

The incredible residence of Chateaubriand

2022-05-17 Elisabeth Perotin

La Maison de Chateaubriand is an incredible residence that will immerse you in a romantic universe retracing the life and career of the famous writer. Continue reading The incredible residence of Chateaubriand

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versailles chapel

The Versailles Chapel, the masterpiece of Louis XIV

2022-05-162022-05-16 Elisabeth Perotin

The Chapelle royale, completed in 1710 is considered the pinnacle of Louis XIV’s achievements at Versailles. Continue reading The Versailles Chapel, the masterpiece of Louis XIV

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Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret and Yves Montant, a mythical couple

2022-05-162024-10-16 Elisabeth Perotin

Simone Signoret is the first French woman to win the Oscar, he is an icon of cinema. Simone Signoret and Yves Montand form a mythical couple . Continue reading Simone Signoret and Yves Montant, a mythical couple

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Anita molinero

An exhibition by Anita Molinero in Paris

2022-05-16 Elisabeth Perotin

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris presents the first retrospective dedicated to Anita Molinero in a Parisian institution. Continue reading An exhibition by Anita Molinero in Paris

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Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau’s haven of peace

2022-05-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Jean Cocteau, the famous novelist, spent the last 17 years of his life in this pretty haven of peace of Milly-la-Forêt, near Paris. Continue reading Jean Cocteau’s haven of peace

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Serge Gainsbourg's house

Soon a piano bar in the house of Serge Gainsbourg:

2022-05-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Café by day and piano-bar by night, “Gainsbarre” is soon opening within Maison Gainsbourg, artist’s home turned into a museum about him. Continue reading Soon a piano bar in the house of Serge Gainsbourg:

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Alfred Sisley

Moret-sur-Loing, the village of Alfred Sisley

2022-05-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Alfred Sisley settled in 1882 in Moret-sur-Loing, a pretty medieval village in the Paris region wher he lived the last 20 years of his life Continue reading Moret-sur-Loing, the village of Alfred Sisley

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