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September

Fête de la Gastronomie – Goût de France: a tempting taste of France

Until 23 September

11

September

Lyon Dance Biennale

Lyon

Until 30 September

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4

November

The Route du Rhum - destination: Guadeloupe, from Saint-Malo to Point-à-Pitre

Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe

Until November 11

6

June

“A T-Rex in Paris” exhibition, Jardin des Plantes

Paris’ Museum of Natural History

Until November 4

18

October

FIAC - International Fair of Contemporary Art, Paris

The Grand Palais, Paris

Until October 21

4

September

"Picasso. Chefs-d’œuvre !" at the National Picasso-Paris Museum

Until January 13

24

April

Exhibition in the Vosges: Prism - Lalique crystal meets contemporary art

The Lalique Museum in the Vosges

Until November 4
170 km
The length of the Alsace wine route with its seven traditional grape varieties. You can tackle it in stages too.

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Vendanges: the harvest at domaine Veuve Clicquot

The end of the summer marks the beginning of the...

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Its silhouette stands out from a thousand: an extraordinary perched...

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