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Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 1,300th birthday
The most-visited site in all of France, Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 13th century of life this year. Many festivities, including a photo exhibition honouring pilgrimage to sacred monuments, are planned for the occasion.
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- WORLD UNESCO PATRIMONY
- Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 1,300th birthday
- Wednesday 16 July 2008
- The most-visited site in all of France, Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 13th century of life this year. Many festivities, including a photo exhibition honouring pilgrimage to sacred monuments, are planned for the occasion.
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- FASHION
- Seeing through haute couture
- Tuesday 15 July 2008
- Located near the luxury boutiques in Paris's Place Vendome, Meyrowitz is one of the last remaining creators of handmade eyeware in France. Specialising in tortoise shell, frames sell from 2,000 to 18,000 euros.
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- FASHION
- When espadrilles became trendy
- Monday 14 April 2008
- Originally espadrilles were made for traditional Basque sport players. But as more and more people started buying them for holidays, designers began turning them into trendy accessories. Today they come in all different designs and prices.
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- ART
- Welcome to Ben's
- Friday 11 July 2008
- Long know for its seaside "Promenade des Anglais," the southern French town of Nice can boast a new landmark perched up in the hills. The house of Ben, the Franco-Swiss artist famous worldwide for his written mottos, is impossible to miss.
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- TEXTILE
- Basque cloths enjoy second life
- Thursday 10 July 2008
- Once used to cover the backs of animals, cloths from the Basque region today decorate the tables of some of the biggest restaurants. Prized for their robustness, Basque textiles are weaved into ornate and colourful patterns.
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- CANDY
- Bergamotes, made in Nancy
- Wednesday 09 July 2008
- Nancy, capital of the French region of Lorraine, is famous for its main square, the Place Stanislas, and its classic sweet, the bergamote.
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- CINEMA
- Paris's Cinémathèque opens to house film treasures
- Tuesday 08 July 2008
- This temple for cinema fans has reopened in a new building with exhibition rooms, a museum, and three projection rooms to pay tribute to celluloid masters.
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