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Archive for February, 2010

Running Around Paris

Paris may not be known as a particularly ‘sporting’ city. But every April this changes for the Paris Marathon. Over 35,000 runners crowd the streets of Paris on the day (this year it will be held Sunday, April 11) which sees Parisians swapping their fashionable shoes for a pair of basquette for the day. The [...]

Grande Palais and upcoming exhibitions

The grand exhibitions (or ‘World Fairs’) of the 19th century have left many beautiful buildings around Europe such as the Brighton Pavilion near London, the Palau Nacional in Barcelona and the Grande Palais in Paris. Often used to stage large-scale trade fairs and events, this impressive fin de siècle edifice also stages art and cultural [...]

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