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The Roman Games in Nimes May 17 & 18th 2014
For the last five years, the Roman city of Nîmes has staged a spectacular show. The Great Roman Games lives up to its name with 500 people parading through the streets of the town, staging a ceremony...
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European Night of the Museum, Saturday May 17th 2014
Every year there’s one night when you can visit museums until 1am. This year it’s on Saturday May 17th. It was started in 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and has proved wildly...
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Antibes Antiques Fair to May 5th 2014
Antibes, ideally located on the Cote d’Azur between Cannes with its famous film festival and Nice, is always buzzing with events. Currently filling the Port Vauban down by the sea is the prestigious...
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Ooh la la! Quelle scandale! Where to see Picasso’s art
The opening of the refurbished Picasso museum in the Hôtel Salé in the Marais district in Paris, due to open in June (already delayed), is now slated to open in September. But don’t hold your breath....
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Cannes Film Festival, May 14th to May 25th, 2014
It’s just around the corner and the pace is hotting up in Cannes on the Côte d’Azur where everybody is preparing for the annual celebration of the great and the good in the international film world....
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Marqueyssac Hanging Gardens in the Dordogne
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it’s time to plan the odd garden visit on a France trip. And there’s plenty to choose from. If you’re in the Dordogne, try to get to the...
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Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival in Lyon
Location, location, location…plays a major part in the pleasure of festival going, so the famous Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon has a head start. Performed in the Fourvière park high on a hill, the Roman...
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Avant! La Musica! The Annual Italian Festival at the Chateau of Amboise
From June 21st to July 20th, the Royal Château of Amboise puts on a series of events around Italy’s cultural wealth. It makes sense; Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Amboise in 1516, invited by the French...
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Carcassonne Festival June 21st to August 3rd, 2014
The fortifications surrounding the wonderful medieval city of Carcassonne ring to a different note for the Carcassonne festival when the likes of Status Quo and the Jacksons, Vanessa Paradis and...
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The Voyage à Nantes Annual Festival
Every year Nantes holds its annual Voyage à Nantes festival. It’s become known as one of the most innovative in France, in keeping with a city which has reinvented itself with the spectacular Machines...
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