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May

‘Eccentric Concentric Circles’ in Carcassonne

Carcassonne

Until 30 September

1

June

Les Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon

Les Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon

Until 28 July

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Bread, a Parisian tradition

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9

July

"La Bohème, notre jeunesse" at the Opéra Comique in Paris

Opéra Comique in Paris

Until July 17

4

August

The Paris 2018 Association announces the 10th annual Gay Games,1- 12 August 2018 in Paris.

Until August 12

1

June

Les Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon

Les Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon

Until July 28

30

June

Exhibition: ‘Jan Fabre - My Nation: The Imagination’ at the Maeght Foundation, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Saint-Paul de Vence, Cote d'Azur

Until November 11

5

May

"Ocean Imaginings" exhibition at The MuMa in Le Havre

The MuMa in Le Havre

Until September 9

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Bread, a Parisian tradition

If the most beautiful Parisian love story is that of...

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Tour de France 2018
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How Chanel gets ready for the "Metiers...

In France, and especially in Paris, Haute Couture expertise is...

Golf

Ryder Cup: the countdown begins!

European centre of books

The new Humanist Library unveils its treasures...

This precious piece of French heritage, dating back to the...

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Glove-making: French savoir-faire for the skin

The story of a glove always begins at the heart...

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Paris : 24 hours at la Maison Nabis

After a year of rennovation, the hotel “Le Pavillion de...

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The Hotel de la Marine in Paris...

For the first time in more than two centuries, the...

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