In the year of the Parisian cathedral’s 850th anniversary, a look back reveals religious upheaval, a dare-devilish high-rise artist and a grisly pack of wolves.
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24 April 2013
The Louxor, a legendary cinema that is decorated with scarab beetles and mosaic columns, should be on any visitors list of interesting – and quirky – Parisian sites.
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18 April 2013
Travellers visiting the French capital this winter can make like its spring at an exhibition that unites Delacroix’s flower paintings with contemporary floral sculptures.
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18 February 2013
Beyond Paris and Brussels, here are five high-speed train trips you may not have considered, from hot springs with history in Germany to skiing in the French Alps.
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23 November 2012
The iconic Paris museum continues to link heritage and innovation with a new golden-hued wing dedicated to Islamic art.
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15 November 2012
With its first wave of street art appearing in the 1980s, today the French capital is home to exciting works by both home-grown talent and international street art superstars.
10 October 2012
Provocative works by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye are showing in Paris, interspersed among the Louvre’s permanent collection as a quirky treasure hunt.
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06 August 2012
Step back in time in one of the city’s tucked away 19th-century shopping arcades.
31 July 2012
Paris is making waves with a new type of gallery that is blurring the line between art and design.
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18 July 2012
Drive from France to Spain, and from Fauvism to Surrealism, all in second gear.
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19 September 2011
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