France
- Alsace-Lorraine and the Northeast (2)
- Bordeaux and the Southwest (18)
- Brittany and Normandy (18)
- Burgundy and Champagne (15)
- Ile-de-France and Paris (143)
- Languedoc-Roussillon and the Pyrenees (12)
- Loire Valley (3)
- Provence (46)
- The Alps (12)
- The Côte d'Azur (43)
- The Massif Central (10)
- The Rhone Valley and Lyon (4)
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Architecture
”Crossing the Tarn Valley in the Massif Central...” MORE>> |
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Passage des Deux Pavillons
Steps from the Palais Royale, connecting Rue de Beaujolais and Rue des Petits Champs Paris
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Arts Venues
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Bars
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”...get the same view while sipping pastis at port-side...” MORE>> |
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Clubs
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Events
”Held six times a year in and around Paris, the fair assembles in one spot up to 200 independent, small-scale...” MORE>> |
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Experiences
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Gardens
”...a 20th-century manor with grand gardens...” MORE>> |
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Historic Sites
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Hotels
”An affordable cornerstone......” MORE>> |
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Islands
”Ferries run from Quiberon or Lorient to the island...” MORE>> |
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”A toll bridge connects the island and the mainland...” MORE>> |
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”Penn Ar Bed (33-2/98-80-80-80) ferries depart daily from Brest or Le Conquet, in western France finistair.fr flies...” MORE>> |
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Museums
”When the French talk about the sea, it’s usually as a melodramatic need...” MORE>> |
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”...a respite from the stuffiness of Paris’s major museums....” MORE>> |
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”In St.-Tropez, Musée de L'Annonciade marks its 50th year with 'Éclats du Fauvisme: 1905–1907', a show of color-saturated canvases by...” MORE>> |
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”The vista at Place de la Concorde, looking onto the Orangerie and the Jeu de Paume, is a favorite....” MORE>> |
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”An exterior wall is covered in 150 exotic plant species, but the real eclecticism is inside, where ancient Olmec statuettes...” MORE>> |
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”...a museum in the neighborhood of Cimiez...” MORE>> |
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Neighborhoods
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Nightclubs
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Places of Interest
”Abbey where monks produce the renowned Citeaux cheese....” MORE>> |
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”The 13th-century home of counselors to the Dukes of Burgundy....” MORE>> |
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”Famed vineyard that provides grapes to wineries like Louis Jadot and Louis Latour....” MORE>> |
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”Antiquarian Pierre Passebon, the curator of Galerie du Passage, has impeccable taste and stocks the best 20th-century French furniture, made...” MORE>> |
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”Galerie J. Kugel, in the Palladian Hôtel Collot, is run by brothers Nicolas and Alexis Kugel, whose clients include countless...” MORE>> |
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”Showcases the sorcerous power of plants and the sometimes spooky medieval art of alchemy....” MORE>> |
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”This month, the building—vacant since 1996—reopens as La Cinémathèque Française, a museum of international cinema....” MORE>> |
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”Karl Lagerfeld devours books at a daily rate. The tomes at Librairie 7L are mostly photographic and are laid out...” MORE>> |
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”Palais de Tokyo, across the Seine from the Tour Eiffel, is a huge space with mile-high ceilings that exhibits the...” MORE>> |
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”The place rapidly became an important meeting place where gala balls were held for Surrealists and others. The Villa Noailles...” MORE>> |
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Sacred Sites
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Services
”Become a museum VIP and waltz right past the long lines...” MORE>> |
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Shops
”20 Sur 20 is every chic local's secret weapon. Bakelite charm necklaces jingling with cherries, along with other costume jewelry...” MORE>> |
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”One of those rare gems for which the Left Bank is famous is Adelline, where Adeline Roussel creates understated and...” MORE>> |
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”It is hard to resist the jewel-colored wallets, belts, watchstraps, and agendas in ostrich, crocodile, and shagreen at Atelier du...” MORE>> |
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”Vanessa Elia sells the best orchids in town at Au Nom de l'Orchidée. The exotic beauties are delivered in plain...” MORE>> |
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”books that really help one understand the region...” MORE>> |
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”Inès de la Fressange calls Calesta Kidstore the Colette for kids. This sparse concept store sells the trendiest European accessories...” MORE>> |
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”Oil is sold alongside glassware, honey, pottery, quilts, and the Estoublon wine...” MORE>> |
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”For a truly one-of-a-kind gift, visit Claude Nature, a taxidermist's treasure trove of pink flamingos, foxes, and deer's heads. The...” MORE>> |
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”At Colette, I can always find music I can’t get anywhere else....” MORE>> |
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”For a great selection of coffees, teas, tisanes, and housemade jams, Comptoir Richard is a sure bet. Two must-have items:...” MORE>> |
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”Steak and more, with tables in an open-air courtyard....” MORE>> |
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”Channel your inner Jackie O. or Kate Moss and check out the sunglasses at the celebrated E. B. Meyrowitz Opticiens...” MORE>> |
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”The latest of his three boutiques in Paris employs 'smelling modules,' in which clients can sample a spritz of his...” MORE>> |
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”If you're heading to Paris to fill your trousseau, look no further than Fifi Chachnil. Fans of the lingerie designer's...” MORE>> |
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”It would be imprudent to visit Flanders without perusing the weighty linens, austere oak and beech furniture, and faïence and...” MORE>> |
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”Picnic treats (olive breads and pizza with sautéed onions) are for sale...” MORE>> |
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”The packaging at Fouquet—glass jars with dark brown–and-white labels—makes for an amazing presentation of this store's very expensive (and addictive)...” MORE>> |
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”The flagship Guerlain boutique has been superbly spruced up by style arbiter Andrée Putman. Take the gold mosaicked stairs, designed...” MORE>> |
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”When the French talk about the sea, it’s usually as a melodramatic need...” MORE>> |
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”...tea towels and aprons as well as great cookbooks...” MORE>> |
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”A seductive selection of lavender honey, tapenades, black and white nougat/...” MORE>> |
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”Sushi chefs at the hot spot Nakombi, slice fish inside a VW bus....” MORE>> |
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”Follow the lead of savvy Parisians to L'Habilleur for last season's designer clothes—both men's and women's—at exceptional prices....” MORE>> |
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”Every Parisian quest should start with a visit to the major fashion houses—Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and the like—to marvel at...” MORE>> |
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”Find sumptuous estate pieces—necklaces made of enamel pansies, intricate diamond rings, chunky gold bracelets—at Lydia Courteille....” MORE>> |
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”Madame André sells the Gilles Dufour collection plus a mix of inexpensive items, such as perky underwear by I. C...” MORE>> |
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Marché d’Aligre Market
Between Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine and Rue de Charenton Paris
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”The stylish Mona Blonde picks only the crème de la crème of the latest collections for her eponymous store Mona...” MORE>> |
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”Nouez-Moi is the only place from which renowned hostess Comtesse Jackie de Ravenel buys her sheets. The shop will embroider...” MORE>> |
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”For the past several years, Odorantes has cornered the market on roses and other flowers known for their alluring scents...” MORE>> |
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”Fashion insider Amanda Ross recommends Papier+ and never leaves Paris without stocking up on lavender diaries, simple blue notecards, a...” MORE>> |
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”To find the season's status-symbol shoe, go to Roger Vivier. Parisiennes are smitten with la Belle Vivier, a high-heeled black...” MORE>> |
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”Or head to Scarlett, just off the Avenue Montaigne. Though tiny and cluttered, the impressive stock gives forth singular items...” MORE>> |
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”...fashion editors can’t get enough of this boutique......” MORE>> |
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”Talmaris is the destination of choice for Dior's de Castellane and YSL's Stefano Pilati for their engraved personal stationery. Heavy...” MORE>> |
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Spas
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”Hotel Bel-Ami in Paris, overseen by trendsetting hotelier Grace Leo-Andrieu, recently launched Espace Harmonie, a new spa headed by a...” MORE>> |
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Theater/Performance Spaces
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Tours
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Wineries
”This proto–micro estate occupies just 35 acres at the foot of the lunar Alpilles mountains...” MORE>> |
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