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CANNES - FESTIVAL D ART PYROTECHNIQUE

2009-07-12T09:08:00.007+02:00

This is festival created by Cannes City in 1967, is a competition were 5 selected participants will presented a firework show based on a theme and accompanied with sound.
To select the winner of the Vestale d’Argen (Trophy), will judge on the program, music, synchronization, colors ant rhythm.

You can also vote for the public winner on internet On this web you will be able to see the shows the day after they were played.

This year 5 companies from 5 countries will play as follow :

July 14 – French National day – Italy will open the competition with the company PARENTE.
July 21st will play PIROFANTASIA a Spanish group of Carlos Caballer who’s family works on fireworks since 1877. After the show there will be the concert of Susuma.
Juli 29th Poland will be represented for the first time at the festival with the group SUREX. It will be followed with a concert of Jazz music with the group Pommes de ma Douche.
August 7th will be the turn to the French Group PRESTATECH. And then there will be the Kocani Orkestar concert.
August 15th The group PYROVISION, from Austria, will end the competition. There will be also a concert : Caligagan.

On August 24th we will know the prized group. And for the ceremony there will be another firework : the Italian group PANZERA , which comes often to this festival will make the last show.

How to go there ?

Stay near Cannes at hotel Rachel (Le Cannet) a charming 3 star hotel.

International Festival of Fashion Photography - Cannes

2009-06-25T16:54:00.002+02:00

The International Festival of Fashion Photography, takes place in Cannes for its 7th edi tion.
Until August 15th You will see the monumental pictures exhibited in the town :
In the Croisette in Cannes from June 25th to August 15th
The tourist Office until July 15th
Macé square until August 15th
Antibes street from July the first until August 15th
Also at the Port Canto rose garden are presented, as each year, the Festival guest of honour’s work. This year, the International Festival of Fashion Photography is pleased to pay tribute to the world-famous fashion photographer Guy Bourdin.
In 2009 a Fashion Photography Prize will be awarded to a con firmed artist and an other Fashion Photography Prize will be given to a Young Talent. The Jury this year is composed of Laurence Benaïm, Stiletto editor, Peter Knapp, photographer and artistic director, Jean-Luc Monterosso, director of The European House of Photography.

To prepare your stay at Cote d'Azure with Regetel, Hotel Rachel is located in Le Cannet about 10 minutes drive from Cannes.

PALESTINE - LA CREATION DANS TOUS SES ETATS

2009-06-25T16:37:00.005+02:00

Contemporary art exhibition.

Institut du Monde Arabe
1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard
Place Mohammed V
Paris
Tél. 01 40 51 38 38

Opened from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am. to 6 pm.

Since June 23rd you can visit at the Instut du Monde Arabe, an exhibition that shows the Palestinian have excellent modern art creators; photographs, painters, sculptors…

This exhibition is also the occasion to see the plastic and method differences between the artists, who can be young or elder creators, ladies like Jumana Abbud, Rana Bishara… or men like Kamal Boullata, Suha Shoman.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

2009-06-25T15:20:00.007+02:00

Actually you can visit two exhibitions organised to celebrate Henri Cartier-Bresson’ birth centenary.

Maison Européenne de la Photographie MEP
5/7 rue de Fourcy - 75004 Paris

Téléphone: (33) 1 44 78 75 00
Métro : Saint Paul (ligne 1) ou Pont Marie (ligne 7)
Opened every day from 11am to 8pm. Excepted on Monday, Tuesday and bank-holidays.

Henri Cartier-Bresson à vue d'oeil

Until August 30th
This exhibition is inspired from two exhibitions organised by this great photographer: “ Paris à vue d’oeil” ( muse Carnavalet 1984), and “Des Européens” (MEP 1997). It is composed of 320 Works taken from the Maison Européenne de la Photographie collections.

Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
11 avenue du Président Wilson - 75116 Paris

Tél : 01 53 67 40 00
Métro Alma-Marceau ou Iéna

Henri Cartier-Bresson
June 19th to September 13th
This exhibition is almost the reconstitution of the one organised in 1978 by the Photographer “40 years of photography” like a best off. The 70 works are presented as they were at that time : great pictures (70cm x 90cm), shown with out any frame.

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TOUR DE FRANCE

2009-06-02T22:41:00.003+02:00

The Tour de France will start on July 4th in Monaco.

It is the 96th Tour and will recover 3 500 Km with 21 stages. There will be some new cities like Gironne, Martigny, Verbier, Issoudin...

To know the program click here

Practical information :
If you are in Le Cannet on Sunday Jully 5th you may have trafic troubles.
If you are leaving Paris, or if you have an apointment pay attention to the Trafic on July 26th.

Do you want to know who is going to have the Yellow shirt ?
So you have an apointment on July 26 at the Champs Elysées

Cité de la musique : Reopening of the Musée de la musique !

2009-04-27T10:18:00.002+02:00

The Musée de la Musique is housed within the Cité de la Musique, in the heart of the Parc de la Villette.

Over an area of 3,000 m², visitors can see 1,000 instruments and art objects. The museum takes visitors on a chronological journey through Western musical forms from the 17th century to the present day, and on a geographical journey through different aspects of non-European music.

Visits to the museum have their own musical dimension – an audio guide includes many recordings of instruments in the collections and there are daily free concerts. Also every day the museum organises a concert see the program while arriving there.

For anyone interested in music, as well as for tourists willing to discover something new, no stay in Paris can be complete without a visit to the Musée de la Musique.

Entrance Fees to the Musée de la musique
Ticket 8€ (free audioguide for adults and children, in French or in English)
Guided tour 10€
Pre-booking is mandatory for group visits.
Opening hours
From Tuesday to Saturday from 12pm to 6pm, Sundays from 10am to 6pm, closed on Mondays.
Cité de la musique
221 avenue Jean Jaurès - 75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 84 45 00
email : rp@cite-musique.fr
site Internet : www.citedelamusique.fr
Travel information
M° Porte de Pantin (ligne 5)

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Photo Copyrights : N. Borel Cité de la Musique

SAILOR CHIC IN PARIS

2009-04-03T11:52:00.004+02:00

LES MARINS FONT LA MODE
Musée de la Marine
17 place du Trocadéro
75016 Paris

Until July 26
Open from 10am to 6pm
Closed on Tuesday
Fare : 9 €

This very interesting exhibition explains how the sailor uniforms have influenced French Fashion and society.
It will be possible to admire uniforms since 1840 next to a hundred haute couture outfits by such luminaries as Chanel, Saint-Laurent, Gaultier, Ted LApidus or Yohji Yamamoto, see how designers have been inspired, and which personalities have adopted nautical stripes.

Prepare your stay in Paris with Regetel hotels. Hotel Eiffel Capitol is located near this museum.

2009-03-04T19:00:00.007+01:00

KANDISNSKY

From April 8th to August 10th

The result of collaboration between the three largest public collections of Kandinsky’s Works, this exhibition features around one hundred completed paintings. It demonstrates the unity of the artist’s pictorial oeuvre, which goes far beyond the posthumous and overly reductive concept of Kandinsky as the inventor of abstraction.

Centre Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris
Metro : Chatelet, Rambuteau, Hotel-de-Ville
Bus 21. 29. 38. 47. 58. 69. 70. 72. 74. 75. 76. 81. 85. 96

Every day exept Tuesday from 11 am to 10 pm
late opening on Thursday 11 pm

2008-04-23T14:00:00.005+02:00

The roof of the Grande Arche

Paris - La Défense

The Grande Arche in La Défense was set up in 1989 to the glory of the human rights.

Thanks to panoramic elevators, you can go up to the roof of the Grande Arche, which is 110 metres high. From up there, you will have a magnificent view over the axis Arc de Triomphe / Place de la Concorde / Louvre. You can also admire the axis Eiffel Tower / Montparnasse Tower from the Belvedere Terrace.

The visit will allow you to discover rooms and galleries and visit permanent and temporary exhibitons by contemporary artists. The models room is also available, as well as the patios decorated by Jean-Pierre Reynaud. You can also preview a 20 minute-film which explains the construction of the Grande Arche.

Visit the website of the Grande Arche, clicking here.

Access:
1, parvis de la Défense - Paroi Nord - 35ème étage

92 044 Paris La Défense cedex
RER A: La Défense
Metro 1: La Défense Grande Arche

Schedule:
Open 7 days a week
From April 1st to September 30th: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
From October 1st to March 31st: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Handicapped access

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The closest hotels to the Grande Arche (in public transportation) are:

The hotel Berne Opéra on the right bank
The hotel Eiffel Capitol on the left bank.

2008-04-09T14:40:00.008+02:00

Le Musée de Montmartre

Located in a very old mansion in Montmartre, the museum presents that area of Paris, viewed more as a village than as a district.

At the end of the 19th century, the Société d’Histoire et d’Archéologie “Le Vieux Montmartre” was created by voluntary artists. They aimed at protecting and preserving the history and culture of the Butte Montmartre. The Société, contributed to salvage monuments from demolition. They did so with the Manoir de Rosimond which became, in 1960, the Musée de Montmartre, after the Société moved its collection in.

Situated in the middle of the Butte’s gardens, the Museum suggests you to discover the history, the culture and the atmosphere of Montmartre, through permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Visit the Museum website clicking here.

Access:
Musée de Montmartre
12, rue Cortot
75 018 Paris
Metro Anvers (line 2) ou Lamarck Caulaincourt (line 12)

Schedule:
From Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Closed on Monday
Closed on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th

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2008-03-05T13:45:00.003+01:00

Le musée de la Poste

Introducing and preserving the postal heritage, it’s the charge of the postal museum. It suggests to discover collection pieces such as mailmen uniforms, road maps, stamps and ancient items.

You will make a journey through time thanks to the 15 rooms split up into 5 floors.

You will attend animations and cultural activities as well for the adults as for the children but also workgroups and conferences.

The philately office is available in the lobby of the museum to allow you to find stamps from France and french overseas departments.

You will find more information about the museum, clicking here.

Access:
Musée de la Poste
34, boulevard de Vaugirard
75 731 Paris Cedex 15
Metro Montparnasse Bienvenüe (line 4, 6, 12 ou 13)

Schedule:
Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Closed on Sunday and legal holidays

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2008-02-18T11:53:00.002+01:00

Canauxrama

Beautiful days are coming, take advantage of it !

Canauxrama suggests you cruises to discover Paris in the course of the river.

The SAINT MARTIN CANAL:

The cruise joins the Paris Arsenal Marina and the Parc de la Villette. The course can be done in the other way in high season.

You will have a 2 hours and a half trip where you will be told the history of Paris quarters. You will cross the Bassin de la Villette, a former trade port which has been redeveloped. You will go through locks, bridges and will be able to admire boutiques along the banks.

The cruise takes place everyday. The booking is indispensable.

Other cruises exist and allow you to discover the banks of the river Marne, the Seine or Saint Denis Canal. For further information, don’t hesitate to visit Canauxrama’s official website, clicking here.

ACCESS:

Boarding point:
Port de l’Arsenal
50, boulevard de la Bastille
75 012 PARIS
Metro Bastille (lines 1, 5 and 8)

Arrival point:
Bassin de la Villette
13, quai de la Loire
75 019 PARIS
Metro Jaurès (lines 2, 5 and 7 bis)

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2008-01-10T11:22:00.004+01:00

REMINDER !

Don't forget that the Ministry of Culture has launched since January 1st an operation which enables the public to get into museums for free !

Don't wait anymore, this experimentation will only last 6 months !

It involves the following museums: Musées Guimet, Cluny, le musée des Antiquités Nationales de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, le musée de la Renaissance d’Ecouen, le musée des Arts et Métiers and le musée de l’ Air et de l’Espace du Bourget.

Some museums offer a free entrance one night a week for people between 18 and 25.
Here is the programme:
- Musée d’Art Moderne du Centre Pompidou (Wednesday)
- Musée d’Orsay (Thursday)

- Le Louvre (Friday)
- Quai Branly (Saturday)

NOTICE: Only continuous exhibitions are free !

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2007-10-08T14:56:00.001+02:00

Eglise Sainte Eustache 1st district

Influences from Gothic and the Renaissance times, inherited from a construction spread over one century, live with a classic facade of the XVIII th and the tracks of a questionable restoration after 1840. Doesn't matter, it's beautiful and terribly people. Because in what was temple of the agriculture from 1797 till 1803, we baptized Richelieu, Moliere and Mrs de Pompadour, we celebrated the 1st communion of Louis XIV, the marriage of Lulli....

Place du Jour 1er
Métro: Châtelet les Halles (1-4-7-11)

2007-10-08T14:45:00.003+02:00

Panthéon 5th district

Its dome overhangs the Latin District and it gave its name to the place it occupies. Doubtless not less than this colossal civic temple to support the motto wrote on its front wall: " to the big men, the grateful homeland ". This monumental synthesis of Greek classicism and Gothic style also shelters the graves of Pierre and Marie Curie, Alexandre Dumas, Jean Jaurès, André Malraux...

Place du Panthéon
Métro: Cardinal Lemoine (10)

2007-10-08T14:36:00.001+02:00

Les Ponts de Paris

37 bridges which offer a panorama of Paris seen by the river and 37 beautiful stories - kings, battles, legends - to discover. As Alexandre III bridge who celebrates the French - Russian friendship with exuberance of nymphs, bronze candelabras and glittering golden equestrian statues. The Pont des Arts, up to you to discover the others...

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2007-09-25T12:01:00.004+02:00

Cathédrale Notre Dame

By the quality of its architecture and the works of art it contains, its location on the Ile de la Cité and its role in major historical events, Notre-Dame de Paris is a monument that is symbolic of the history of the nation.A visit to the towers, which are 70 metres high, goes through the Galerie des Chimères, the legendary bell, to the top of the south tower which offers a unique panoramic view of Paris.

Access:
Tours de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Rue du cloître Notre-Dame
75004 Paris
Métro : Hôtel de Ville (1,11), Châtelet (1,4,7,14), Cité (4) or St Michel (4).

Opening hours:
Everyday from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm (7:15 pm on Saturdays and Sundays)

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2007-08-22T09:50:00.002+02:00

Arc de Triomphe 8th district
Place Charles-de-Gaulle
75008 Paris
Tél. : 33 / (0)1 55 37 73 77
http://arc-de-triomphe.monuments-nationaux.fr/

The "Arc de Triomphe", one of the most famous monuments in Paris, is accesible to visit it .

Accesso:
Metro : lines 1, 2 and 6, Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile stop
RER : line A, Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile stop

Schedules:
from april 1st to september 30th: 10am to 11pm
from october 1st to march 31st: 10am to 10.30pm
closed on 1 jan, 1 may, 8 may (morning), 14 jul (morning), 11 nov (morning), 25 dec

Price:
full pric: (adult): 9 €
half price (18 to 25 years): 5,50 €
Free utill 17 years included

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2007-06-15T12:12:00.002+02:00

Paris by bike

Bike in self service arrives in Paris. From this summer, Vélib’ proposes bikes for all. A great opportunity to use 370 km of cycle track offered in Paris, visiting Paris at the same time.

Simple and fast, this system of bike rent is adaptable for all events (going out or shopping) and let you enjoying the city without the stress of public transports.

To benefit of this service, it’s easy : available 24/24 and 7days/7, Vélib’ stations are about 300m away. They are bounds and attach points for bikes. At the bounds, you can rent a bike, taking out a subscription with credit card, consulting the instructions to use and informations about the service (available in several languages), and spot other velib’ stations…

http://www.velib.paris.fr/

3 subscribing formulas :
Daily subscription : 1 €,

weekly subscription (7 days running) : 5 €,

year subscription : 29 €

The first 30 minutes are free, after, this is :
1€ for 30 minutes more

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