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Claude Lelouch’s 50th and last movie

2022-01-14 Elisabeth Perotin

Claude Lelouch is releasing his 50th movie, “Love is better than life” next week, which should end his successful career. Continue reading Claude Lelouch’s 50th and last movie

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ventrus restaurant

An eco-friendly restaurant by the water in Paris

2022-01-122024-10-16 Elisabeth Perotin

It is at the water’s edge, in the heart of Parc de la Villette, that the nomadic and eco-responsible restaurant Ventrus opened its doors. Continue reading An eco-friendly restaurant by the water in Paris

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A fantastic exhibition on Marcel Proust in Paris

2022-01-112024-10-16 Elisabeth Perotin

The Carnavalet museum commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marcel Proust (1871-1922). The exhibition questions the place of the city for the first time in the work of Marcel Proust. Continue reading A fantastic exhibition on Marcel Proust in Paris

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bunker Paris

A bunker hidden under a Paris station !

2022-01-08 Elisabeth Perotin

Hard to believe, but Paris hides in its basements … a bunker ! A place as chilling as it is intriguing. Continue reading A bunker hidden under a Paris station !

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marie antoinette syndrome

What is “Marie Antoinette Syndrome” ?

2022-01-07 Elisabeth Perotin

Before her beheading, Queen Marie Antoinette reportedly saw her hair turn white in a single night. The existence of this phenomenon, called since “the Marie-Antoinette syndrome”, is debated among scientists. Continue reading What is “Marie Antoinette Syndrome” ?

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The strange passion of Catherine de Medici

2022-01-062025-03-17 Elisabeth Perotin

If she was nicknamed “the Black Queen”, it is because Catherine de Medici paid great attention to esotericism and astrology. Continue reading The strange passion of Catherine de Medici

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The idiotic death of Lully

2022-01-05 Elisabeth Perotin

We all know the career of Lully, Louis XIV’s favorite music composer, but do you know how he died ? Continue reading The idiotic death of Lully

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madame de pompadour

Madame de Pompadour, lover of champagne

2021-12-28 Elisabeth Perotin

A great lover of Champagne, Madame de Pompadour would have been at the origin of the first form of the first cup of this French beverage. Continue reading Madame de Pompadour, lover of champagne

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aulps abbey

The mysterious abbey of the French Alps

2021-12-192021-12-19 Elisabeth Perotin

The Aulps Abbey, located in the French Alps, near Morzine, does not leave you indifferent, when we pass by, its remains give it a mysterious air and transport us a few centuries ago. Continue reading The mysterious abbey of the French Alps

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The inventors of cinema were French

2021-12-092021-12-09 Elisabeth Perotin

In 1895, Louis and Auguste Lumière gave birth to the big screen thanks to their revolutionary camera and projector set, called the Cinematograph. Continue reading The inventors of cinema were French

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