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Open-air operas
Paris' Jardins du Luxembourg get ready to host a representation of Offenbach's famous opera "The Tales of Hoffmann". One of the objectives: for opera to reach a larger audience, more comfortable in a relaxed atmosphere.
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- GARDENS
- On the Loire, an unusual paradise for gardeners
- Wednesday 25 June 2008
- The Chaumont-sur-Loire Festival has been an annual meeting since 1992 for international gardeners and architects. They are invited to experiment in new ways of making gardens around a common theme. This year it was all about "sharing".
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- MUSEUM
- Pigalle's hymn to Romanticism
- Tuesday 24 June 2008
- The Museum of Romantic Life is hidden not far away from one of Paris' best-known kinky boulevards, Pigalle. The house revisits the period when George Sand, Chopin and Delacroix symbolized French lifestyle.
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- FASHION
- Avant-garde fashion by Courrèges
- Monday 23 June 2008
- Created in 1961, the Courrèges brand became famous in the fashion world thanks to its recognisable style. Here is a reminder of the name's elegant history.
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- CUISINE
- DIY gastronomy
- Friday 20 June 2008
- Fed up with the same old recipes and take aways? You can now cook like a chef thanks to a gastronomic kit that gives you the right ingredients and formulas to come up with the perfect meal.
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- HOTELS
- Palaces, the luxury side of Paris
- Thursday 19 June 2008
- With six palaces open and two more to come by 2010, Paris has become Europe's top capital for luxury hotels. While the standards required are most demanding, extravagant rates make for a lucrative business.
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- TOURISM
- In memoriam Leonardo da Vinci
- Wednesday 18 June 2008
- In a tribute to its most illustrious guest, Leonardo da Vinci, the Clos Lucé castle in France's famed Loire Valley seeks to recreate life in the Renaissance. The restaurant even offers a Renaissance menu, though customers pay in modern euros.
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- PAINTING
- Monet and his not so secret garden
- Tuesday 17 June 2008
- One of France's best-known impressionists, Claude Monnet spent half his life arranging the garden of his residence in Normandy. The lily-covered Giverny has become famous as the scenery of his "Nympheas" paintings.
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