Latest update: 10/06/2010

Alain Baraton, Versailles gardener

Alain Baraton is the head gardener at the Grand Trianon and the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. It was after closely studying this painting that he decided to restore the gardens to how they would have looked in the 18th century.

LIFESTYLE

By Electron Libre

Adress :

Château de Versailles

Place d'Armes

78000 Versailles

www.chateauversailles.fr

11/05/2013 - LIFESTYLE

More and more wildlife parks in France are now proposing lodge stays. This unusual way to see animals is the latest in a series of unusual places to stay such as yurts, or tree houses. It's a concept that has enjoyed huge success in recent years.

04/05/2013 - LIFESTYLE

Quality restaurants

Fifteen top name chefs such as Joël Robuchon and Alain Ducasse have launched the “quality restaurant” distinction. They wish to promote establishments serving only fresh products, cooked in-house by real chefs.

30/04/2013 - LIFESTYLE

Beer in Paris

Lager, brown ale, wheat beer, pale ale: beer is back. A number of classic brews and legendary brands that disappeared in the sixties are now enjoying something of a revival in Paris.

30/04/2013 - LIFESTYLE

Customised art

Customised art work is the new must-have for your interiors. Painters, graffiti artists, illustrators, graphic designers: more and more people are now commissioning such artists to personalise their homes.

29/04/2013 - LIFESTYLE

The new urban fauna

Sheep to mow the lawns, bees to monitor pollution levels, and hawks to scare off pigeons... Fauna is returning to the city with new-found functions. We take a look.