- The Centre Pompidou, home to Europe’s largest collection of 20th century art, is the second-most-visited museum in the world. The building itself is not only home to this important modern art museum,... >>
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List of Walks: Excursions
Plein-air Painting in Giverny
PRICE: €1200 per group with transport
The Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s (1840-1926) career is intimately entwined with the course of the river Seine. He grew up in Honfleur where the river meets the English Channel, then settled... more >>Rouen
PRICE: From €470 per group (excluding transportation)
The historical capital of Normandy and once prosperous city of Medieval Europe, Rouen is known for its many monuments and architectural treasures. Its streets are lined with medieval half-timbered... more >>Chartres
PRICE: From €400 per group (excluding transportation)
Chartres Cathedral, the crown jewel of Gothic art and architecture, is located in the picturesque French countryside, just over an hour from Paris by train. In a dazzling display of architectural... more >>Versailles
PRICE: €70 per person or from €330 per group
The château of Versailles was built at the beginning of the 17th century as a hunting lodge for a man in search of solitude, King Louis XIII. Wanting to avoid staying at the local inn during his... more >>Basilica of Saint Denis
PRICE: €65 per person, or €280 per group
The basilica-cathedral of St. Denis is a "must see" for two reasons: as the birthplace of gothic architecture and as the burial place of virtually all the French kings and queens. Its history as... more >>Categories
Centre Pompidou
Modernist Architecture
- The first decades of the 20th century saw Paris become one of the most important sites of experimentation in architecture and design and effectively a center of gravity for the burgeoning Modernist... >>
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