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FRENCH CULTURAL SITES SALES MANUAL 2013

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CARRÉ NOIR - 82, bd des Batignolles - 75017 - / Tél. : +33 (0)1 53 42 35 35 / Fax : +33 (0)1 42 94 06 78 / Web : www.carrenoir.com 67 ATOUT FRANCE'S

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27 The cultural sites that tell 16 the story of France 11 55 30 33 32 10 35 22 26 29 The Heritage & Culture Club represents 28 47 31 21 3 more than 200 sites and festivals all over France.

In this sales manual you will find infor- 44 mation about prestigious museums and île-de-Fmonuments,rance historic routes, festivals and interpretation centres, all with the same objective: to guide and welcome 34 19 36 visitors in the best possible way. Take advantage of the special contacts shown in this technical document when 24 planning your visits and rely on their 7 15 expertise for your themed holidays. 12 18 5 4 37 8 53 6 9 64 65 68 1 2 17

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FRANCE FESTIVALS: French Federation of Music festivals and Performing Arts (page 66) Paris CONTENTS

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS & CHÂTEAUX 49 Musée d’Orsay p.49 OUTSTANDING SITES 50 Musée de l’Orangerie p.50 21 Château de Chenonceau p.21 514Musée du p.51 22 Château de Cheverny p.22 52 Musée du Quai Branly p.52 1 – The "Cité" p.3 23 24 Château de Thoiry & Château du Colombier p.23 53 Musée Fabre de agglomération p.53 2 Carcassonne – Bastide Saint-Louis 25 Château de Versailles p.24 54 Musée Jacquemart-André p.54 & p.4 26 Château du Clos-Lucé p.25 55 Cité de l’automobile & Cité du train p.54 Centre des Monuments Nationaux p.5 27 Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg p.26 56 Musée Lalique p.55 3 Citadel of Besançon p.8 28 Château of the Dukes of Brittany p.27 57 Musée Marmottan Monet p.56 Culturespaces: p.9 29 Château royal d’Amboise p.28 58 Musée Rodin p.57 4 Amphitheatre of Nîmes, Maison Carrée p.9 30 Château royal de Blois p.29 59 Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle p.58 & Tour Magne p.9 31 Châteaux de la Loire p.30 60 National Museum of Asian arts Guimet p.59 5 Carrières de Lumières p.9 32 Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire p.33 61 Paris museum pass p.60 6 Château des Baux de p.9 33 Domaine national de Chambord p.34 62 Perfume Museum Fragonard p.61 7 Théâtre antique d’Orange & Musée d’ 34 Historical route of the châteaux d'Auvergne p.35 et d’histoire p.9 35 Parc & Château de Beauregard p.36 THEMATIC INTERPRETATION CENTRES 8 Greek Villa Kérylos p.9 36 37 Peaugres et du Haut-Thorenc manors p.37 9 Ephrussi de Rothschild villa & gardens p.9 63 Château d'Auvers p.62 10 Fontenay abbey p.10 MUSEUMS 64 Cité de l’Espace p.63 11 Le Mans – The Plantagenêt city p.11 65 Scénovision molière p.64 12 Millau viaduct p.12 38 Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum – MAHB p.38 13 Normandy abbeys routes p.13 39 Bayeux Tapestry p.39 FESTIVALS & CULTURAL EVENTS 14 Opéra National de Paris – p.14 40 - p.40 15 The "Palais des Papes" p.15 41 La Cinémathèque Française p.41 66 Château de Versailles Spectacles p.65 16 Parlement of Brittany p.16 42 Cité de la Musique p.42 France Festivals p.66 17 Pic du Midi p.17 43 Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine p.43 67 lille3000 p.70 18 Site du p.18 44 Centre national du costume de scène p.44 68 -Provence 2013 p.71 19 Spa towns of the Massif Central p.19 45 Espace dalí p.45 20 Tour p.20 46 Institut du Monde Arabe p.46 ACCOMODATION 47 Les Machines de l'île p.47 Grandes Etapes Françaises p.72 48 The Mémorial de museum p.48

CARCASSONNE THE "CITÉ" 1

The "Cité" of Carcassonne (3rd – 14th centuries) is the largest medieval site in on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Built over the ruins of a roman fortress, the "Cité" of Carcassonne became famous during the crusades against the heretics, when the city was one of the headquarters of Occitan Cathars. In August 1209 the crusading army of Simon de Montfort forced its citizens to surrender. Nowadays, behind the walls composed by a double ring of ramparts and 52 towers and barbicans, the castle sits overlooking the surrounding area. The Old City offers to visitors an intricate network of narrow streets with small terraces, cafés, restaurants and hotels... Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Carcassonne Tourist Office Access: Visiting: 28, rue de Verdun • Road: (89 km), Montpellier (150 km), Barcelone • 25 March to 31 October: Guided of the medieval 11890 Carcassonne cedex 9 (290 km), Paris (770 km) city and the Bastide Saint Louis in FR, GB and ES for • Train: From Paris (5hrs), Barcelone (4hrs10), Nice individuals Franck DELAHAYE (5hrs45), Lourdes (3hrs30) • All year round: Guided tours of the medieval city and Director of Tourist Office • Air: Carcassonne Airport the Bastide Saint Louis for groups in several languages Tel. 00 33 (0)4 68 10 24 33 Connections with Billund-Denmark, Bournemouth, Château Comtal : audioguides, guided tours, lecture Eindhoven, Paris-Beauvais, Porto, Glasgow-Prestwick, tours [email protected] Cork, Liverpool, London, Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, • City Pass (1 April to 31 October ) East Midlands • "Opération Ville Passion" 1 November till 31 March. Airport Toulouse Blagnac (1hr) Two nights for the price of one • Airport shuttle to the city center and medieval city: • Literature: Brochure available at the Tourist Office (11 20 minutes after each flight arrival languages) The Tourist Office incoming department offers day or half-day excursions for groups and FIT www.carcassonne-tourisme.com and sites monuments CARCASSONNE BASTIDE SAINT-LOUIS & CANAL DU MIDI 2 4

The king of France "Saint-Louis" authorized the inhabitants to build a new City "La Bastide" on the left bank of the "" river. The Bastide "Saint Louis" was born in 1245. During the Hundred Years’ War, the Black Prince destroyed a great part of the Bastide due to a big fire in 1355. Later in the 17th century, the Bastide would become a City dedicated to draperies. In the 19th century cultural life in the city became very rich thanks to the profits from the wine trade. Nowadays, the walker will appreciate the Bastide Saint Louis with its numerous private mansions, its churches and its spice market. Near the Bastide, the Canal du Midi built in the 17th century to link the Atlantic and Mediterranean, is also a UNESCO World Heritage site and flows through a region steeped in history. A boating holiday on the canal du Midi is a unique experience to find "serenity". Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Carcassonne Tourist Office Access: Visiting: 28, rue de Verdun • Road: Toulouse (89 km), Montpellier (150 km), Barcelone • 25 March to 31 October: Guided tours of the medieval 11890 Carcassonne cedex 9 (290 km), Paris (770 km) city and the Bastide Saint Louis in FR, GB and ES • Train: From Paris (5hrs), Barcelone (4hrs10), Nice • All year round: Guided tours of the medieval city and Franck DELAHAYE (5hrs45), Lourdes (3hrs30) the Bastide Saint Louis for groups in several languages Director of Tourist Office • Air: Carcassonne Airport Audioguides: Bastide Visit (FR, EN, ES) Tel. 00 33 (0)4 68 10 24 33 Connections with Billund-Denmark, Bournemouth, • City Pass (1 April to 31 October ) Eindhoven, Paris-Beauvais, Porto, Glasgow-Prestwick, • "Opération Ville Passion" 1 November till 31 March. [email protected] Cork, Liverpool, London, Brussels-Charleroi, Dublin, Two nights for the price of one East Midlands • Literature: Brochure available at the Tourist Office (11 Airport Toulouse Blagnac (1hr) languages) • Airport shuttle to the city center and medieval city: 20 minutes after each flight arrival The Tourist Office incoming department offers day or half-day excursions for groups and FIT

www.carcassonne-tourisme.com CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX

The Centre des monuments nationaux is in charge of more than 100 monuments all over France: castles, abbeys, Sainte-Chapelle pre-historic caves and archaeological sites, to name but a few. The Centre des monuments nationaux also ma- Château de Carcassonne nages world-famous sites that are registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list, such as the abbaye du Mont- Saint-Michel, the castle of the city of Carcassonne, the Sainte-Chapelle, etc. A number of cultural activities are available all year round (exhibitions, night tours, and more.).

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11 Mont-Saint-Michel abbey 12 Hôtel de Sully 23 62, rue Saint-Antoine 75186 Paris Cedex 4 13 20 21 22 Elodie GRILLI Head of International Promotion Development Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 61 21 96 17 16 [email protected] 15 14 19 www.tourisme.monuments-nationaux.fr 18 and sites monuments CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX

6 PARIS & SURROUNDING AREA 1 Château de Vincennes Château d'Azay-le-Rideau The castle’s keep, the highest in Europe, bears witness to Panthéon 1 the power wielded here. In Sainte-Chapelle visitors can A unique panorama over the Champs Elysées, the most beautiful marvel at a remarkable exterior and interior decor. avenue in the world. The displays now allow visitors to better Tel. 00 33 (0)1 43 28 15 48 understand the symbolism and history of this monument. Tel. 00 33 (0)1 55 37 73 77 1 Villa Savoye in Poissy The internationally celebrated masterpiece of Le Corbusier 1 is considered to represent the basis of modern architecture. Located on the Île de la Cité, the exceptional Gothic rooms Tel. 00 33 (0)1 39 65 01 06 of the first royal Parisian palace and the reconstruction of the Revolutionary Tribunal’s prisons. Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 40 60 80 NORTH-WEST 1 Panthéon 2 Dedicated to the memory of the great men and women in Tower and treasure of the French history since the Revolution. From the top of its Climbing the tower offers an exceptional bird’s eye view colonnade, enjoy an incomparable view over Paris. over the architecture of this Gothic edifice. Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 32 18 00 Tel. 00 33 (0)2 37 21 22 07 3 1 Sainte-Chapelle Palais Jacques Coeur The most famous of the Sainte-Chapelles, adorned with The Palais Jacques Coeur is richly decorated in the flamboyant fifteen stained-glass windows and a large rose window style from the end of the . which give the impression of immense walls of light. The Tel. 00 33 (0)2 48 24 79 41 jewel of French Gothic churches. 4 Château d’Azay-le-Rideau Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 40 60 80 With all the elegance of a château, this jewel of the early Renaissance period is set against a backdrop of greenery 1 Notre-Dame de Paris Château d’If At the heart of the Île de la Cité, from the top of the splendid and surrounded by its own watery reflections. Château de Pierrefonds Gothic towers, feast your eyes on an exceptional view over Tel. 00 33 (0)2 47 45 42 04 Paris, the and its string of bridges. 5 Château d’Angers Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 10 07 00. At the heart of the city, discover a vast mediaeval fortress 1 that later became the residence of the Ducs d’Anjou. Fa- Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis th The tombs of the Kings of France: more than seventy mous tapestry of the Apocalypse from the late 14 century. sculpted graves, including those of Francis I, Catherine de Tel. 00 33 (0)2 41 86 48 77 Médicis and even Louis XVI. Tel. 00 33 (0)1 48 09 83 54 6 The Carnac alignments SOUTH-EST 19 Château and ramparts of Carcassonne Some 3,000 menhirs positioned in a structured manner An exceptional and universal fortified town which bears over an area covering 40 hectares and 4 kilometres long 12 Royal monastery at Brou witness to 1,000 years of military architecture and 2,600 make this site a centre of European prehistory. This sumptuous mausoleum owes its fame to its archi- years of history. Tel. 00 33 (0)2 97 52 26 81 tecture, its sculptures, its stained glass windows and its Tel. 00 33 (0)4 68 11 70 70 glazed and colourful roof. 7 Mont-Saint-Michel abbey Tel. 00 33 (0)4 74 22 83 83 The Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is one of the most remarkable examples of religious and military ar- 13 Cloister of the Puy-en-Velay Cathedral SOUTH-WEST chitecture from the mediaeval period. A Romanesque cloister, famous for its multi-coloured archways Tel. 00 33 (0)2 33 89 80 00 and its collection of religious art. 20 La Sauve-Majeure abbey Tel. 00 33 (0)4 71 05 45 52 This masterpiece of Romanesque art from the 12th century still boasts admirable capitals, where biblical scenes compete for 14 Thoronet abbey NORTH-EST visitors’ attention with monsters from the dawn of time. Located in the heart of the Var and founded in 1146, the Tel. 00 33 (0)5 56 23 01 55 "marvel" of Cistercian abbeys emanates an austere beauty. 8 Château de Pierrefonds Tel. 00 33 (0)4 94 60 43 90 21 Pierrefonds is the ideal example of a castle in the Middle Ages. Pey-Berland Tower 15th century flamboyant Gothic bell tower of the Cathédrale The wealth and variety of painted and sculpted decor 15 Château d’If help to make the castle an enchanting place to daydream. Saint-André. This tower offers a unique panorama over With both its environment and its architecture carefully the city of . Tel. 00 33 (0)3 44 42 72 72 preserved, the world-famous château d’If is an extraordi- Tel. 00 33 (0)5 56 81 26 25 nary site on the Mediterranean. 9 Palais du Tau in Tel. 00 33 (0)4 91 59 02 30 Memories from a thousand years of royal coronations. 22 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac Unearth an exceptional collection of prehistoric sites: This former palace carefully preserves its treasures and 16 Montmajour abbey an exceptional collection of tapestries. This abbey is evidence of 8 centuries of monastic life; it meet the Homo sapiens, see the remnants of their habitat, Tel. 00 33 (0)3 26 47 81 79 includes a pre-Romanesque building, an abbey church their everyday life and their art. and a Romanesque cloister. Tel. 00 33 (0)5 53 06 86 00 10 Towers of Tel. 00 33 (0)4 90 54 64 17 Notre-Dame of Reims is one of the major examples of 23 La Rochelle towers th th Gothic art in France. A special location in the History of 17 Towers and remparts of Aigues-Mortes Towers of 14 and 15 centuries, remnants of a large programme France, where the kings’ coronations took place. A remarkable fortified complex from the 13th century with of fortifications. Panoramic views of the city, harbour and Tel. 00 33 (0)3 26 47 81 79 one of the most majestic keeps of Middle Age architecture. islands Tel. 00 33 (0)4 66 53 61 55 Tel. 00 33 (0)5 49 96 51 25 11 Cluny abbey The spiritual and artistic capital of the Middle Ages, with 18 Salses fortress a large abbey church whose extraordinary dimensions The interior fortress: behind defensive walls, the living never fail to amaze. Reconstruction of the "Maior Eccle- quarters are spread over three to six floors, served by a sia" with a 3D film and augmented reality screens. labyrinth of passages. Tel. 00 33 (0)3 85 59 15 93 Tel. 00 33 (0)4 68 38 60 13 and sites monuments NIO M O UN IM D R T IA

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Your eyes simply won’t be able to take it all in... One of Vauban’s masterpieces and on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the Citadel of Besançon is considered one of the loveliest in France. It overhangs the old town of the Franche-Comté capital, hemmed in by a river bend, by more than 100 metres and offers visitors spectacular panoramas from its ramparts. It conceals a historical heritage that is also lively, astonishingly varied and emotionally charged, perfect for exciting visits. Within its fortress, discover numerous points of interest devoted to History and Memory (Espace Vauban, Comtois Museum, Museum of the Resistance and Deportation) and, which makes it extremely unusual, to the animal world with the different parts of the Natural History Museum: aquarium, insectarium, zoological garden. Nowhere else in France is it possible to see such an illustration of biodiversity in one place.

NEW 2013: Programme to mark the 5th anniversary of the UNESCO listing. Exhibitions: "Emerging species" by François Riou / Exhibition of work by Ousmane Sow, the world-renowned contemporary Senegalese sculptor. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

99, rue des fusillés de la résistance Prices: Visiting: 25042 Besancon cedex 3 Adult group: €7.30 • Guided tour Free: 1 per 20 people+ • Groups Marie-Pierre PAPAZIAN Child group: €4.20 • School parties • Audioguide Head of Group Sales historical

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www.citadelle.com CULTURESPACES MUSEUMS & MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-EAST 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 AMPHITHEATRE OF NÎMES, MAISON CARRÉE & TOUR MAGNE Let yourself be told the history of the greatest Roman monuments in France: the Nîmes Arena and the ancient games, the Maison Carrée and the 3D film "Héros de Nîmes", and the Tour Magne and its arresting panorama of the city as it was in the days of the Romans. [email protected] www.arenes-nimes.com

5 CARRIÈRES DE LUMIÈRES In the former quarries of les Baux-de-Provence, discover a majestic audiovisual show projected onto the quarry walls and be totally immersed: Monet, Renoir…Chagall, Travelling the Mediterranean. [email protected] www.carrieres-lumieres.com

6 CHÂTEAU DES BAUX DE PROVENCE Located at the heart of Provence, dominating the famous village of Baux-de-Provence, the Château des Baux is a for- mer mediaeval fortress encamped on a rocky spur. Through this extraordinary site, discover the , machines of war and the handling of weapons. [email protected] www.chateau-baux-provence.com

7 THÉÂTRE ANTIQUE D’ORANGE & MUSÉE D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE Go back in time to discover one of the most beautiful theatres of Imperial . Cross the theatre’s 20 centuries of history with a new multi-media route "Les Fantômes du Théâtre". [email protected] www.theatre-antique.com

8 GREEK VILLA KÉRYLOS Discover the opulence of life in an Ancient Greek palace. Between Nice and Monaco, visit the reconstruction of a luxurious palace from the 2nd century BC. This house-museum 5 will take you to the heart of everyday life in a rich Greek residence. [email protected] www.villa-kerylos.com

9 EPHRUSSI DE ROTHSCHILD VILLA & GARDENS Explore a magnificent palace built on the Riviera by the Baroness Ephrussi de Rothschild during the Belle Epoque. Surrounded by 9 idyllic gardens, this sumptuous residence is home to priceless works of art. [email protected] www.villa-ephrussi.com 7 8 4 6 9 Sophie ETCHEVERRY ROGER Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 77 66 00

5 Information Head of Sales Campaigns [email protected] and sites monuments FONTENAY ABBEY 10 10

Founded by Saint Bernard in 1118, Fontenay Abbey is one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in France. The Romanesque architecture gives remarkable homogeneity to the 12th century monastic buildings. Visitors successively come to the church, dormitory, cloister, chapter-house, scriptorium, warming-house, together with the forge, where the old hydraulic hammer was restored in 2008. Converted into a paper mill during the , Fontenay Abbey was purchased in 1820 by Elie de Montgolfier, a descendant of the first balloonists. The paper mill was in operation until 1906, when Édouard Aynard, son-in-law of Raymond de Montgolfier, purchased Fontenay. Today, the same family still continues the maintenance and conservation of the site. The privately owned Fontenay Abbey was classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981. Less than half an hour’s walk away, visitors can see the Saint-Bernard pool and Les Munières clearing, where the monks extracted iron ore. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Francisco AYNARD Access: Prices: Tel. 00 33 (0)3 80 92 15 00 • Road: Adults: €8.40 Fax: 00 33 (0)3 80 92 16 88 A6 exit: Bierre-les-Semur, A5 exit: Magnant Under 26 yrs: from €5.50 [email protected] : 80 km, Paris: 250 km Supplement for a guide (FR, EN, DE, IT, PT): • Train: €90 TGV Paris > Montbard (66 mins) TGV Dijon > Montbard (35 mins) Free parking for cars (70 places) and coaches (6 places)

Visiting: • Literature: FR, EN, DE, IT, NL, ES, JA

www.abbayedefontenay-pro.com LE MANS, THE PLANTAGENÊT CITY 11

For 17 centuries, the Roman wall has enclosed the centre of Le Mans, the Plantagenet City, so-called after the powerful Plantagenet family from Le Mans who reigned over England in the Middle Ages. Streets and narrow passages lined with Renaissance mansions and half-timbered houses painted in bright colours rise to the assault of Saint-Julian cathedral. The cathedral holds numerous treasures including, with Chartres, the most outstanding set of mediaeval stained glass windows. Its heritage, developed and invigorated, has earned Le Mans the designation "Ville d’art et d’histoire" (City of Art & History). On summer evenings, La Nuit des Chimères offers a journey through the imaginary and the fantastic. Performances are staged by Skertzò at seven sites (shows with images, sound and light effects). This unusual setting hosts high quality events throughout the year, like the plants and garden design festival, "Entre Cours et Jardins" (last weekend in october). It is also a popular location for numerous film shoots in natural settings (Cyrano de Bergerac, On Guard, The Iron Mask, etc.). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Nadine BOUTTIER Access: Visiting: Manager of "Groups" Service • Road: A11 (Paris, ), A28 (, Caen, Unaccompanied or guided tours Tel. 00 33 (0)2 43 28 12 69 Tours), A81 () Visit by day or night Fax: 00 33 (0)2 43 28 12 14 • Train: Paris (54 mins), Roissy CDC (1hr39), Nantes • Guided tour [email protected] & Rennes (1hr13), (2hrs57) • Groups • Literature: FR, EN, ES, IT, DE, NL Franck MIOT Prices: Individual: €6 Director of Tourism and Heritage Department Concessions: €4 [email protected] Groups: €125 in French, €145 in other languages Circuit prices (based on 30 people): from €38 to €105 per person / 1 or 2 days

www.lemanstourisme.com and sites monuments MILLAU VIADUCT 12 12

Architectural feat designed by Lord Norman Foster, the Millau Viaduct is a real star that holds the world record for height, with its pylon culminating at 343 metres above the Tarn Valley. More than ever, it is a symbol of modernity and the last link in the A75 motorway, nowadays the shortest and most economical route between Paris and the or Spain. A new addition to French cultural heritage and the first notable monument of the 21st century, this exceptional work of art is just waiting to be discovered! Millau Viaduct rest area: A panoramic breathtaking view, only few metres away from the road and in the middle of the country side (Natural Park of Grands Causses, Gorges of the Tarn). The Viaduct Information Centre: At the foot of the Millau Viaduct, in the heart of the installation. Indoor exhibition: films, models… Explorers’ Garden: Open-air guided tour to see and learn all about the Viaduct, unique viewing point of P2 pier (the highest in the world)… Also discover another side of the viaduct by rowing-boat, canoe, quad bike or autogyro. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Millau Grands Causses Access: Visiting: Tourist Information Center • Road: A75 motorway (Paris: 6hrs, Montpellier: 1hr) Viaduct rest area + exhibition at Viaduct 1, Place du Beffroi • Train: 1 hour’s drive from Montpellier TGV Information Centre BP 50 331 railway station • Guided tour: Explorers’ Garden (Viaduct 12100 Millau cedex Information Centre) Prices: • Groups: Explorers’ garden, up to 55 people Lætitia RAISIN-ROBERT Guided group tour: €160 (up to 55 people) • School parties: Guided tour adapted to children, treasure hunt Communication manager Tel. 00 33 (0)5 65 60 95 03 [email protected]

www.millau-viaduc-tourisme.fr www.stylemillau.fr NORMANDY ABBEYS ROUTE 13

More than 30 appealing and beautiful abbeys, all slightly similar yet all unique, are a reminder of how richly en- dowed Normandy was in the Middle Ages: Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Jumièges Abbey, the Abbaye aux Dames and the Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen, Bec-Hellouin Abbey are among the best known. The abbeys are lively places that host high quality events throughout the year: exhibitions, concerts, etc. Several of them are home to religious communities with whom it is possible to share precious moments remem- bering one’s roots and the important things in life. One cannot remain insensible to the evocative power of these age-old foundations, centres of History and Faith; as visitors approach their senses are awakened to the atmos- phere, feelings and aesthetics, by the shimmering colours and mixture of scents from a medicinal herb garden, crows flying round the towers and spires, the pure sound of Gregorian chant, or simply the silence. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

6, rue Couronné Access: Visiting: 76420 Bihorel • Road: A13 – A28 • Guided tour • Train: From "Paris-Montparnasse" and "Paris- • Groups Armelle ROBIC Saint-Lazare" main-line rail stations • School parties Official Representative TGV Lyon > Rouen Details on www.abbayes-normandes.com tab "tourist trade" Tel. 00 33 (0)2 35 12 41 60 Prices: [email protected] Special tourist trade rates Group rates for 20 people or more Reservation See the "Norman abbeys" group guide which can be downloaded from the website

www.abbayes-normandes.com and sites monuments OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS PALAIS GARNIER 14 14

The Palais Garnier, which opened in 1875, is one of the architectural gems of Paris and symbolises the transformation of the city envisaged by III and Baron Haussmann. Since then, it has become a world-famous temple of opera and choreography. Today, the Palais Garnier is one of the theatres of the Paris National Opera, with the Bastille Opera, and the only opera house in the world which you can visit unaccompanied all year round. The Palais Garnier will take you by surprise with its rich architecture and its intricately decorated interior, both enhanced by recent restoration work. This palace of marble and gold unwinds the splendours of its grand staircase and foyers, abundantly decorated with paintings, sculptures and mosaics. It houses the Opera Library and Museum (National Library of France) and its permanent collections, and holds temporary themed exhibitions two or three times a year which highlight the riches of the works and collections on the heritage of dance and opera. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

8, rue Scribe Access: Visiting: 75009 Paris • Metro: "Opéra" (lines 3, 7 and 8) • Audioguide & multimedia: FR, EN, IT, DE, ES, • RER: "Auber" (RER A) PO, JA, RU, Chinese (Mandarin) Fabienne MARTON • Bus: Lines 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 42, 52, 53, 66, From spring 2013 (admission €5) Palais Garnier Visitor Service 68, 81, 95 Paid download of audio guide content on Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 01 22 88 smartphones Fax: 00 33 (0)1 40 01 25 40 Prices: Adult: €9 [email protected] Adult group (min. 30 people): €6 (tickets purchased in advance) Free: under 10 yrs

www.operadeparis.fr THE "PALAIS DES PAPES" 15

The Palais des Papes (Papal Palace) is the witness of the glorious past of , capital of Christianity in the 14th century. It is the largest Gothic palace in Europe. 7 films synchronized with a new multimedia audioguide present its story, the construction of the building and the decoration of the interiors (frescoes) in an interactive and playful way. The Palais des Papes also houses the International Congress Centre of Avignon in two private wings. The Pont Saint-Benezet, monument of the 12th century, is known worldwide by the famous song. A new multimedia Audioguide and new exhibitions enhance the visit. The Palais des Papes and the Saint Benezet Bridge are listed as world heritage site by UNESCO. NEW 2013: - Every summer The Palais des Papes hosts the Avignon Festival and excellence of contemporary and creative arts. Major event 2013: Art exhibition from June to November, "Les Papesses". - "Luminessences in Avignon", a monumental sound and lights show with 3D images, every night in the the courtyard from mid-August to late September. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Place du Palais des Papes Access: Visiting: 84000 Avignon • Road: • Groups: Guided tours by prior reservation A7: Lyon/ Marseille > Avignon (FR, EN, DE, IT, ES, PT, RU, JA, NL, DA) and Stéphane BLANC A9: Montpellier > Avignon reception service Sales and Marketing Manager • Train: TGV Paris (2hrs40), Roissy CDG (3hrs), • School parties: Group tours by prior reservation. Tel. 00 33 (0)4 90 27 50 54 , Brussels… Personalised tours [email protected] • Air: Marseille Provence MP2 (low cost): 45mn • Audioguide: on request (€2) in FR, EN, DE, IT, ES, JA, ZH, NL, RU, POL, PT Prices: Reservation PALAIS DES PAPES Tel. 00 33 (0)4 90 27 50 50 Groups (except for exhibition): €8.50 [email protected] PALAIS DES PAPES + PONT SAINT-BENEZET Groups (except for exhibition): €10 www.avignon-tourisme.com and sites monuments PARLEMENT OF BRITTANY 16 16

The symbol and backdrop to the episodes that have marked the history of Brittany, the Parlement building is also a remarkable example of 17th century grand royal and Parisian decorative style. Constructed between 1618 and 1655, the seat of the sovereign court of justice, responsible for recording edicts and royal letters, expresses the prestige of its function in its walls. The Great Chamber, a magnificent gem of interior decoration, with coffered ceilings and carved and gilded panelling, offers a unique example ofthe pictorial style of this period. After a century of construction, Louis XV’s architect, Jacques V Gabriel, endowed the palace with a royal square, giving it rhythm by alternating granite and tufa – a setting for the statue of the Sun King. With the Revolution, the parliament lost its political aspect but retained its role as a court of justice. The fire of 1994 traumatised the Bretons, fortunately put right by an exemplary restoration and the re-opening of the building as a court of appeal and historic building open to the public. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Office de tourisme et des Congrès Access: Visiting: de Rennes Métropole • Metro: "République" • Guided tour: By prior reservation, authorized 35064 Rennes cedex • Train: TGV Paris > Rennes (2hrs) guides • Groups: Adult group tours, by prior reservation Tourist Reception Service Prices: • School parties: School visits by prior reservation Tel. 00 33 (0)2 99 67 11 08 Single adult admission: €7.20 • All-in-tickets: Admission to the Parlement [email protected] Concession: €4.60 included in the City Pass Group admission: flat-rate for 20 people: • Literature: Documentation at the Rennes €120 - 20 to 30 people: €6/person (1 admitted Tourist Office Individuals free) Tel. 00 33 (0)2 99 67 11 66 [email protected]

www.tourisme-rennes.com PIC DU MIDI 17

A peak attraction for 130 years! The wonderful trip on the cable car! The cable car to the top starts from La Mongie, crossing 1,000 metres of changing height in 15 minutes, just time to wake up to the surroundings before touching the Pic, at 2,877 metres. On the top it is the air and light that are most striking. Their purity and transparency are the secret of this place, long the preserve of scientists. The most beautiful panoramic view of the mountain range! Unforgettable. From the built terraces you can see for 300 km from the summits of the Pyrenees mountains to the plains of the South-West. The magnificent landscapes have earned the Pic du Midi French site of outstanding natural beauty status since 2003. The discoveries museum presents a century of research and scientific discoveries on the summit of the Pic: the Baillaud dome, the coronograph used to observe the corona of the sun, the telescope that mapped the Moon for the Apollo programme. The story of the human and scientific adventure on the site is told in a film that can be watched at the very top. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Rue Lamy de la Chapelle Access: Opening hours/seasons: 65200 La Mongie • Road: Bagnères-de-Bigorre / Col du Tourmalet Open throughout the year, annual closures Paris: 6hrs, Montpellier: 1hr from 8 April to 19 May, and 4 November to 8 Daniel SOUCAZE DES SOUCAZE • Air: Airports Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées, Pau, December CEO Toulouse Tel. 00 33 (0)825 00 28 77 Visiting: [email protected] Prices: • Groups: Booking schedule for cable car to Adults: €34 the top. Cable car departs every 1/4 hour, Family ticket 2 adults + 2 children (under 18): capacity per cabin: 45 people, journey time: €88 15 mins • Audioguide: GPS audioguides in EN, DE, ES, NL

www.picdumidi.com and sites monuments SITE DU PONT DU GARD 18 18

The Pont du Gard (AD 50) is the tallest Roman bridge-aqueduct in the world (48 metres). Designed to convey water to Nîmes 2000 years ago, it shows the extraordinary know-how of Roman engineers. In remarkably good condition and on the Unesco World Heritage List, the monument stands in a natural setting of 165 hectares of Mediterranean landscape. Travellers from all over the world have always come to admire this jewel of Roman civilisation. You will find the monument on the 5 euros bill! The site provides visitors the opportunity to learn about the roman civilization with the museum (2500m2) and Ludo (children’s area). A guided visit of the Pont du Gard with a walk on the top level, where the water used to flow, is an unforgettable experience. The Pont du Gard Site will offer a new group fee system: A per-person entry fee will be applied and will include access to the discovery areas, UNESCO World Heritage Site Aqueduct and the bus parking area. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Site du Pont du Gard Access: Visiting: La Bégude – 400, route du Pont du Gard • Road: A9 - Nîmes/Avignon (25 mins) Pont du Gard, museum, Ludo activity, temporary 30210 Vers Pont du Gard Exit: Remoulins exhibitions, "Garrigue Memories" exhibition, etc. • Train: Nîmes (25 mins), Avignon (20 mins), • Guided tour: By prior reservation Tel. 00 33 (0)4 66 37 50 55 Montpellier (45 mins) • Groups & School parties [email protected] • Air: Nîmes (25 mins), Avignon (20 mins), • All-in-tickets: Site admission including bridge, Montpellier (45 mins), Marseille (1hr) museum areas, the various services at the site and parking Reservation Prices: Jérémy BORDE Entrance fee: 18€ per car up to 5 people Tour Operator Manager Admission for Groups €3.50 per person Tel. 00 33 (0)4 66 37 51 10 Groups Packages on request [email protected]

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The spa towns of the Massif Central boast exceptional natural, historical and architectural heritage in the heart of France. From evidence of ancient thermal activity to contemporary spas, the heritage of this area enthrals all visitors in search of a change of scenery: the source of the river Par in Chaudes-Aigues, the Gallo- Roman swimming baths of Néris-les-Bains, the majestic thermal baths of Bourbon-l'Archambault, and more. These heritage destinations, which have been brought together along one tourist route since 1998, have some innovative ways of presenting their treasures. Concerts and events throughout the hot springs season: Fêtes Belle Epoque de Néris-les-Bains, Vichy fête Napoléon III, etc. Thermal parks with meticulous landscaping and events laid on.

NEW 2013: Exhibition Les trésors architecturaux des villes d’eaux du massif Central (The architectural treasures of the spa towns of the Massif Central) (held in the thermal parks to celebrate 15 years of the network). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

8 Avenue Anatole France BOURGOGNE Visiting: 63130 Royat • Unaccompanied tour: Heritage milestones • Guided tour: Guided tours and dramatised Léa LEMOINE tours • Groups: Booking required for tours Official Heritage Representative LIMOUSIN RHÔNE-ALPES Tel. 00 33 (0)4 73 34 70 73 • Children’s tour: Treasure hunts, discovery trails, children's booklets [email protected] AUVERGNE • All-in-tickets: Packages on request • Audioguide & multimedia: Smartphone tours • Literature: Paper handouts MIDI-PYRÉNÉES

www.villesdeaux.com and sites monuments 20 20

Day and night, every day of the year, the 56th floor of the Tour Montparnasse welcomes visitors to its entertaining, modern and very comfortable observatory, to see the finest view of Paris! Features: up to the top in 38 seconds, panoramas of Paris using enhanced reality, orientation tables, archive photos exhibition, interactive terminals and quizzes on Paris, panoramic bar and open air roof terrace for unforgettable thrills 210m above the ground. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Rue de l’arrivée Access: Visiting: 75015 Paris • Metro: "Montparnasse-Bienvenüe" Unaccompanied tour with access to the 56th- (lines 4, 6, 12 and 13) floor and top roof terrace (59th floor) Jean-Marc CHAMPROBERT • Bus: Lines 92, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96 • Groups: Groups admitted every day Sales Director • Children’s tour: Interactive terminals on the Tel. 00 33 (0)1 45 38 68 18 Prices: theme of Paris Adult groups: €9.50* • Literature: Visitor map in 6 languages Adult individual: €13.50* Sales Department Inquiry : [email protected] *Prices subject to change Reservation : [email protected]

www.tourmontparnasse56.com CHÂTEAU DE CHENONCEAU 21

Anchored in the bed of the River Cher, built on arches spanning the river, bordered by wonderful "formal French-style gardens", the Château de Chenonceau has an exceptionally rich history. It has a collection of paintings and tapestries worthy of the greatest museums. A forerunner of many stately homes, it offers a guided video tour with iPod. Try its gourmet restaurant, l’Orangerie, or the self-service restaurant and the tearoom.

NEW 2013: 2013 will be the 500th anniversary of the Château de Chenonceau. It will be a year of tributes to this château which is like no other! A truly monumental site, it is the only château-bridge in the world, directly inspired by the Ponte Vecchio. 1513 - 2013: 500 years in 50 dates and just as many creations, exhibitions and exclusive works dedicated to Chenonceau, the French Château. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Château de Chenonceau Access: GROUP ENTRY 37150 Chenonceaux • Road: 2hrs by car on the A10 motorway, Blois Château (with brochure): €8.50 or Amboise exit Château (audio-guided visit): €12 Yveline GALAND • Train: Château (with brochure) & Wax museum: 1hr by TGV from Paris Montparnasse station > €10.50 Tourism Manager Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Château (audio-guided visit) & Wax museum: Tel. 00 33 (0)2 47 23 44 06 25 mins by TER - Tours-Chenonceaux €14 [email protected] • Air: Roissy (2hrs30) Opening hours/seasons: Prices: Open all year round

ENTREE INDIVIDUELLE châteaux Château (with brochure): €11/8.50 Visiting: Château (audio-guided visit): €15/12 • School parties: Downloadable teaching packs Château (with brochure) & Wax museum: on www.chenonceau-education.com €13/10.50 • Groups: Unaccompanied tour with visitor Château (audio-guided visit) & Wax museum: guide or with audio guide www.chenonceau.com €16/14 • Literature: Guidebook available in 16 languages CHÂTEAU DE CHEVERNY 22 22

An unmissable château which has always been inhabited ... Visit Cheverny and discover the most beautiful collection of furniture of the châteaux of the . The château was a model for Hergé's design of Marlinspike Hall. The exhibition "Les secrets de Moulinsart" (The secrets of Marlinspike Hall) relives the events which took place in this mythical château. Glide silently along the canal and journey through the fauna and flora along the path through the park from April to November. The "Café de l’Orangerie" welcomes you during the school holidays between April and 11 November, for a savoury or sweet snack. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Château de Cheverny Access: Ouverture/saisonnalité: 41700 Cheverny • Road: A10 Exit : Blois then D765 Open all year round • Train: Paris "Gare d’Austerlitz">Blois from 01/01 to 31/03 from 9.45 am to 5 pm Chantal GUILLOT • Bus: From Blois station from 01/04 to 30/06 from 9.15 am to 6.15 pm Head of Marketing from 01/07 to 31/08 from 9.15 am to 6.45 pm Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 79 96 29 Prices: from 01/09 to 30/09 from 9.15 am to 6.15 pm [email protected] Single adult admission: €9 from 01/10 to 31/10 from 9.45 am to 5.30 pm Concessions: €6 (child aged 7-14, adult large from 01/11 to 31/12 from 9.45 am to 5 pm family, student under 25) Reservation Adult group rate: €5.90 (unaccompanied) Visiting: Arlène DESNOUES • Guided tour: For schools and groups (booking required): FR, EN, DE, ES • Children’s tour: Activity guide (FR, EN, DE) • Literature: FR, EN, DE, NL, IT, ES, PL, JA, RU, HU, PT, CS, ZH www.chateau-cheverny.com CHÂTEAU DE THOIRY & CHÂTEAU DU COLOMBIER 23 24

23 CHÂTEAU OF THOIRY 24 CHÂTEAU DU COLOMBIER

Château du Colombier On a 1200 acre estate 25 miles west of Paris, The Château du Colombier, 1000 year old family seat of the Château de Thoiry Thoiry Castle, is a rare Renaissance esoteric monu- Counts of La Panouse, is a listed monument whose Eden ment, where at the solstices the sun rises or sets garden has been awarded the prestigious label "Jardin Re- in the central arch. This family seat of the Counts of marquable" (outstanding garden) by the French Ministry of La Panouse, presents precious furniture, tapestries, Culture. Enjoy the heady perfume of roses brought to France family portraits and historic archives . The gardens from the crusades in the Medieval and Rose Gardens and are labelled "Jardin Remarquable". Drive through wander under the pergola of the wisteria collection. Admire the African reserve to see exotic animals roaming the rare rockii and ostii tree peonies and the stately candles of free and stroll through the zoo gardens. eremurus in the Great Rockery. Guided visits initiate visitors in the uses of the 350 plantes known in Europe before 1450. NEW 2013: An extraordinary Ark of Tiny Beasts Near Rodez and , the romantic fortified castle pre- has run aground in a recreated marsh in Thoiry’s sents costumed wax statues, an armory, giant chessboard, 23 gardens. A 500m2 eco-construction built of hopscotch, bowls, a medieval Eden Garden and a Live wood and hemp concrete with a planted roof, Bestiary (lions, wolves, birds of prey, monkeys, bears) on the the Ark is a first in France for the conservation 125 acre estate, and offers a lively illustration of daily life in 24 and breeding of rare and endangered species of the Middle Ages. Informations in Braille. Information insects, invertebrates, amphibians... Beautiful, Ecological, Educational, and Fun ! Access: PRACTICAL INFORMATION • Château de Thoiry en Yvelines 78770 Thoiry PRACTICAL INFORMATION Access: • Road: 17 km Rodez: D988, D904, D27, Tiphaine DE LA RIVIERE, Cameron TURNBULL, Access: direction Mondalazac Annabelle DE LA PANOUSE • Road: A13 (dir. Versailles), A12, N12 (dir. • Train: SNCF Rodez (17 km) Tel. 00 33 (0)1 34 87 49 26 Dreux), exit Montfort-Thoiry dir. Thoiry D76 > D11 • Air: Rodez Airport (10 km) • Train: "Paris-Montparnasse" > Montfort l’Amaury [email protected] or [email protected] • Air: Paris Orly (40 mins), Paris Roissy (1hr15) Prices: • Bus: Weekly on Sundays: roundtrip ParisVision Individuals: adult: €11.90, 11/18 yrs: €10.50, • Château du Colombier www.pariscityvision.com 3/10 yrs: €6.80 Mondalazac - 12330 Salles la Source Groups: adult: €9.80, child 3/10 yrs: €5.90 Prices: For 25 adults or 10 children paid, 1 free

Individuals: adult: €28.50, senior: € 26, child: € 22 châteaux Anne LAPEYRE accompanying adult Tel. 00 33 (0)5 65 74 99 79 Groups: adult: €19.50, child: €12.50 Free entries for bus drivers and 1 guide per 25 [email protected] Visiting: adults or 10 children • Guided tour & groups: Visit in costume Bilingual literature + video on request Opening: • Literature: www.thoiry.net Open everyday from February 2 to November 11 www.chateau-du-colombier.fr from 10 am to 5/6 pm (according to the season) CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES 25 24

A World Heritage site for 30 years, the château of Versailles is one of the finest achievements of 17th century French art and architecture. Louis XIII’s former hunting lodge, transformed by his son Louis XIV, became the seat of the French Court and government in 1682. Until the French Revolution, his successors improved the château in their turn. The garden, designed by Le Nôtre, is still the model formal French garden – the ‘bosquets’ provide real rooms of greenery and the many long perspective views seem to stretch to infinity. In the park, there are two châteaux to visit: the Grand Trianon, constructed in 1670, and the Petit Trianon with its grounds, given in 1774 by Louis XVI to Marie-Antoinette, the only queen to have imposed her personal taste at Versailles. Since their restoration in 2008, the Trianon châteaux and Marie-Antoinette’s estate have recovered their cohesion and now reveal the private life of the queen who lived a simple, country life within these walls. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

R.P. 834 Access: Opening hours/seasons: 78008 Versailles cedex 08 • Train: Château de Versailles, Château de Trianon "Paris-Montparnasse" > "Versailles Chantiers" and Marie-Antoinette's estate: open to the Lionel DUPONT "Paris-St-Lazare" > "Versailles Rive droite" public every day except Mondays and 1 January, Promotions Manager • RER: "Versailles " (RER C) 1 May and 25 December • Bus: Line 171 from "Pont de Sèvres" (arrives Tel. 00 33 (0)1 30 83 77 68 Park: open all year round [email protected] right by the Château) Visiting: Prices: • Guided tour: Guided tours for individuals Reservation Individual: €15/13, including exhibitions and groups Unaccompanied tour: 00 33 (0)1 30 83 04 05 Groups: €13/10, including exhibitions Guided tour: [email protected] • All-in-tickets: 1 day pass: €25/18 • Audioguide: 11 languages, special children’s audioguide

www.chateauversailles.fr CHÂTEAU DU CLOS LUCÉ PARK LEONARDO DA VINCI 26

It was at the Château du Clos Lucé, on the invitation of King Francis Ist, that Leonardo da Vinci lived the last three years of his life. He brought with him three of his major works: "the Monna Lisa", "Saint John the Baptist" and "the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne". Leonard da Vinci devoted his time to perfect his inventions. Prolific and inspired, he worked as an engineer, architect and even entertainments director, organizing sumptuous festivities for the Court. In his residence, just 300 meters from the Château Royal, he drew up plans for a model château for Francis Ist in Romorantin and designed the double helix staircase in Chambord. Surrounded by numerous artists, he inspired thought and fashion. A visit to the château and park allows visitors to share the private world of the Master and to discover the modernity of his inventions. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION Château du Clos Lucé Parc Leonardo da Vinci Access: Opening hours/seasons: 2, rue du Clos Lucé - 37400 Amboise • Road: A10 / A85, exit Amboise. 300m from Open 363 days a year Catherine SIMON MARION the Royal Castle • Train: Speed-train: Paris > St-Pierre-des- Visiting: Deputy Director Corps (1hr) • Guided tour: Guided tour by prior reservation Gaël IBRAMSAH • School parties: Workshops + guided tours Sales and Marketing Director Prices: • Children’s tour: "Entrez dans la cour des grands" Tel. 00 33 (0)2 47 57 55 78 Individual adult/child: €13.50/8.70 (Enter the court of the greats) illustrated guide [email protected] Group adult/child: €10.50/8.70 • Literature: Visit with leaflet (14 langages) • Audioguide & multimedia: Free iPhone [email protected] application in French and English châteaux Reservation • In the grounds, "Leonardo's garden" brings Leonardo da Vinci's botanical drawings, stu- [email protected] dies and landscapes to life. www.vinci-closluce.com CHÂTEAU DU HAUT-KŒNIGSBOURG 27 26

For more than 850 years the distinctive silhouette of Haut-Koenigsbourg castle has marked the Alsatian countryside. Visible from afar, the imposing fortress nestling in the heart of the Vosges forest, overlooks the winding wine route at its foot. To enter the main gate of Haut-Koenigsbourg is to walk into the mediaeval world. It has it all - towers, bastions, keep, portcullis and a drawbridge. The mediaeval garden presents different aspects of 15th century garden practice: planting in squares, kitchen garden, medicinal herb garden, etc. Restored in the early 20th century, this magnificent stone sentinel offers a remarkable view of the nature of a th15 century castle. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg Access: Visiting: 67600 Orschwiller • Road: • Guided tour: No supplement, groups by A35 exit: 17 - Kintzheim / 18 - St-Hippolyte prior reservation, in FR, DE, EN, ES, IT Laurent SCHMITT N59 • School parties: Fun discovery tour, educational Director of Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg • Bus: Shuttle service from Sélestat station - workshops, by prior reservation Tel. 00 33 (0)3 69 33 25 00 April to December • Audioguide: FR, DE, EN, NL, ES, IT, RU, ZH, [email protected] JA, DA Prices: • Literature: Visitor literature available in 14 Admission: €8 languages Groups: €6 • Handicap: Audiovisual interpretation space School parties: €1.50 for visitors in wheelchairs and with limited Under 18 years: free with family group mobility (FR, DE, EN, French sign language)

Opening hours/seasons: Open every day of the year except 1 January, 1 May and 25 December www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr CHÂTEAU OF THE DUKES OF BRITTANY 28

At the heart of the medieval district, discover the Château of the Dukes of Brittany and its museum of the history of Nantes. This granite and white tufa giant is the last château on the banks of the Loire before the sea. With its remarkable buildings from the 15th and 18th centuries, this Breton monument leads you on a truly magical journey into the heart of history. Thanks to its large-scale restoration, the entire monument is open to visitors. The courtyard, the complete circuit of the ramparts, the moat gardens and the night-time illuminations all make a visit here unforgettable. Inside the Duke’s palace is the museum of history with its contemporary displays. The portrait of the city shows the great turning points of European and world history, from the Edict of Nantes to the major upheavals of the 20th century, through colonial commerce and the slave trade.

NEW 2013: Exhibition En guerres, 1914-1918 / 1939-1945, Nantes / Saint-Nazaire", At war times, 1914-1918 / 1939-1945, Nantes / Saint-Nazaire (23 February 2013 - 23 February 2014). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

4, place Marc Elder Access: Opening hours/seasons: 44000 Nantes • Road: A11 Paris (4hrs), Angers (1hr) / Château (courtyard, ramparts): open seven RN 137 Rennes (1hr30) days a week Benjamin BELLET • Train: Nantes TGV station. Paris: 2hrs / Roissy: Museum: closed on Mondays – open seven Head of International Promotion 2hrs 50 mins days a week in July and August • Air: Nantes Atlantique airport / - 2hrs from Tel. 00 33 (0)2 51 17 48 60 Annual closure of the Château and museum: the major European cities [email protected] 1 January, 1 May, 1 November, 25 December Prices: Visiting: Reservation Free for under 18s

• Guided tour: Adults/school groups in FR, châteaux [email protected] 18-26 years: €3 EN, ES, DE. Booking required, max. 25 people Group adult entry from 15 people: €4 per group Guided tour for adult groups (25 people • Audioguide: 2 topics, FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, Breton max.): €88 • Visioguide: Nantes History Museum (French Sign Language); The slave trade and slavery www.chateau-nantes.fr (FR, EN, ES) CHÂTEAU ROYAL D’AMBOISE 29 28

Amboise, Château Royal "For such is our great pleasure", Francis I. The mediaeval fortress of Amboise gave way to a royal residence in the reigns of King Charles VIII and Francis I (late 15th- early 16th century). The Court and many European literati and artists stayed at Amboise as the sovereign’s guests, for example Leonardo da Vinci who lies at rest in the château chapel. This important place in the History of France has a magnificent collection of Gothic and Renaissance furniture which testifies to the artistic sophistication of the early French Renaissance. After visiting the royal apartments and the imposing horsemen towers, time can be spent in the beautiful panoramic gardens which overlook the Loire Valley, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

NEW 2013: Museography enriched by 22 news objects including a royal throne, busts, paintings or musical instruments. CULTURAL EVENTS 2013: Avanti la Musica, festival of music, theater and Italian cinema (22 June to 30 July), Nocturnal extravaganza "At the Court of King François" (every Wednesday and Saturday in July and August), Christmas over the centuries, Royal house exceptionally decorated (December). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Montée de l’Emir Abd el-Kader Access: Visiting: 37400 Amboise • Road: A10, A85 exit: Amboise • Guided tour: By prior reservation (charge • Train: Speed-train: Paris > St-Pierre-des- €79/group). Tour in FR, EN, DE, IT, ES, PT Marc MÉTAY Corps (1hr) • Children’s tour: "Illustrated visitor guide Deputy Director (FR, EN) Tel. 00 33 (0)2 47 57 00 98 Prices: • Audioguide: "Audio-guided visit" in FR, EN, [email protected] Individual €10.50 DE, IT, ES, RU, BR, JA, ZH. For mini-groups on Professionals: €8.10 booking only. Service with supplement Free: 1 per 20 pax • Literature: Visitor guide in FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, Reservation PT, NL, JA, PL, RU, HU, CS, RO, ZH, KO Cécile FÈVE Opening hours/seasons: The estate is open every day of the year except 1 January and 25 December

www.chateau-amboise.com CHÂTEAU ROYAL DE BLOIS 30

A panorama of the art and history of the Loire châteaux, the Château Royal de Blois is an ideal introduction to the region. Around the courtyard, dominated by the majestic Francis I staircase, there is a real anthology of French archi- tecture, from Gothic and Renaissance styles to Classicism. The residence of 7 kings and 9 queens of France, the Château Royal de Blois is a place that evokes the power and everyday life of the Court during the Renaissance, as is borne witness by the royal apartments, furnished and adorned with magnificent multi-colour decor. In 1845 it was the first historic residence to be restored and served as a model for the restoration of several other châteaux. A "Musée de France" that is home to more than 35,000 works, the Château Royal de Blois displays part of its collection in the apartments, in the Musée des Beaux-arts, and part during several temporary exhibitions.

NEW 2013: New tour Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Place du château Access: Opening hours/seasons: 41000 Blois • Road: A10 exit: Blois. N 152 Open all year round except 25 December and • Train: "Paris Austerlitz" > Blois (castle 10 mins 1 January Jean-Michel GAZEAU on foot) Head of Tourism Development Visiting: Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 90 33 04 Prices: • Groups: Self-guided or guided tour FR, EN, [email protected] Adult: €9.50 DE, ES, IT, RU Concession: €7 • School parties: Self-guided or guided tour Child (6-17 years) : €4 by prior reservation Reservation Groups: €7 • Children’s tour: Discovery booklet (FR) Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 90 33 32 • Literature: Visit information in FR, EN, DE, châteaux [email protected] ES, IT, NL, PT, JA, RU, HU, CS, RO, ZH

www.chateaudeblois.fr CHÂTEAUX DE LA LOIRE 31 30

The Loire Valley boasts a large number of historical monuments: medieval fortresses, royal châteaux and Renaissance residences, country houses, impressive cathedrals, etc. Kings, artists and famous authors such as Francis I, Château d’Angers Charles VII, Leonardo da Vinci made the right choice. Enchanted by the Loire, many of them chose to live along Château de Cheverny its banks. In 2000, UNESCO recognised the exceptional character of the Loire Valley and listed it as one of its "cultural landscapes". 20 Loire châteaux are committed to an "excellence" approach aiming to ensure the best possible welcome for visitors from all around the world.

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20 37, avenue de Paris 17 16 2 3 45000 Orléans 8 10 13 15 18 5 4 1 6 7 9 12 14 Isabelle SCIPION 11 19 Grands sites du Val de Loire Tel. 00 33 (0)2 38 79 95 23 [email protected]

www.loire-chateaux.org 1 CHÂTEAU OF THE DUKES OF BRITTANY 4 CHÂTEAU DE SAUMUR 7 FORTERESSE ROYALE DE CHINON 10 CHÂTEAU ET JARDINS DE VILLANDRY IN NANTES Successively the residence of the city After 5 years of work, the fortress recovered The Château de Villandry is the last of At the heart of the medieval district in governors, prison then arms and ammu- its splendour of days gone by. Interactive the grand Renaissance castles of the Nantes, the Château of the Dukes of Brittany nitions depot, the Château de Saumur, museum displays plunge the visitor into Loire Valley, and has 6 gardens set on 4 is a monument that bears witness to the which overlooks the Loire, has housed the civil and military history of the for- successive terraces. A remarkable place turbulent Breton history. the town museum since 1912. tress. filled with harmony and aestheticism. www.chateau-nantes.fr www.ville-saumur.fr www.forteresse-chinon.fr www.chateauvillandry.com

2 CHÂTEAU D’ANGERS 5 CHÂTEAU DE BRÉZÉ 8 CHÂTEAU DE LANGEAIS 11 CITÉ ROYALE DE LOCHES Overlooking the Maine region, the château, Close to Saumur, the Château de Brézé is the The Langeais site presents two exceptional The keep, built in the 11th century, is one residence of the Dukes of Anjou in the largest underground aristocratic residence châteaux: the Foulques Nerra keep and the of the best preserved in Europe from this 14th and 15th centuries, houses the in Europe. Built in the 16th century, it has a royal château where the marriage between period. Since 2005, it has been the subject Apocalypse tapestry, a real masterpiece of troglodytic network of more than 1 km. Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany took place. of a large restoration campaign. . www.chateaudebreze.com www.chateau-de-langeais.com www.chateau-loches.fr http://angers.monuments-nationaux.fr 6 FONTEVRAUD ABBEY 9 CHÂTEAU D’AZAY-LE-RIDEAU 12 CHÂTEAU DU CLOS LUCÉ 3 CADRE NOIR DE SAUMUR Every year almost 200,000 visitors come The Château d’Azay-le-Rideau was built PARC LEONARDO DA VINCI Created in 1972, the Ecole Nationale to Fontevraud Abbey, built in the 12th over five years from 1518. Its architecture Visit the final home of Leonardo da Vinci d’Equitation trains the elite riders of century, particularly to admire the tombs combines the charms of French traditions where models, 3D animation and an France. Dressage, horse rider exercises of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the with a strict Italian layout. interactive park bring the works of this and galas to be discovered. Lionheart. http://azay-le-rideau.monuments-nationaux.fr genius back to life. www.cadrenoir.fr www.abbayedefontevraud.com www.vinci-closluce.com

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13 CHÂTEAU ROYAL D’AMBOISE 19 CHÂTEAU DE VALENÇAY Cité royale de Loches The birthplace of the Renaissance, the reflection of The park & the Château de Valençay were bought by Château du Clos-Lucé the white Château d’Amboise can be seen in the Loire Napoleon in 1803 for his famous minister Talleyrand. and it acts as a delicate headland above the town. It presents a unique collection of furniture in the Empire www.chateau-amboise.com style. www.chateau-valencay.fr 14 CHÂTEAU DE CHENONCEAU The Château de Chenonceau welcomed the great 20 CHÂTEAU DE SULLY/LOIRE names of 18th century philosophical thought and today With its medieval architecture, the Château de Sully remains "the château of beautiful minds". dominates the Loire. Here the general public can visit www.chenonceau.com the residence of the Duke of Sully, the famous minister of Henri IV. 15 DOMAINE DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE www.tourismeloiret.com The property of Queen Catherine de Médicis and Diane de , the Château de Chaumont and its 19th-century landscaped park has hosted the International Festival of Gardens since 1992. www.domaine-chaumont.fr

16 DOMAINE NATIONAL DE CHAMBORD A masterpiece of the French Renaissance and base for royal hunts, the white silhouette of the Château de Chambord is installed in a natural setting of 5,540 ha of reserve. www.chambord.org

17 CHÂTEAU ROYAL DE BLOIS Château royal de Blois The residence of seven kings and ten queens of France, Château de Valencay the royal apartments demonstrate the power and everyday life of the court during the Renaissance. www.chateaudeblois.fr

18 CHÂTEAU DE CHEVERNY Cheverny is one of the most magnificently furnished Châteaux of the Loire. It acted as a model for Hergé when he drew the famous Marlinspike Hall in the Tintin comic books. www.chateau-cheverny.fr DOMAINE RÉGIONAL DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE 32

There is a poetic treasure hiding between the towns of Tours and Blois. A natural oasis, a headland perched 40 metres above the wild Loire, all year long the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire opens the doors of its Château (15th - 19th century), its landscaped grounds designed by Henri Duchêne and, from 24 April to 20 October 2013, the unmissable International Garden Festival. There are 26 new and surprising creations which have been inspired by the theme "Sensational gardens". Here you can be as imaginative as you like. Along the trails of the park, the installations of several contemporary artists and exhibitions by top photographers will surprise, delight and move you. There are late-night openings throughout summer: "Magical nights" where you can discover the Château by the light of 2,500 candles, and "Gardens of light" which takes you on a poetic and creative evening tour through the Festival gardens. The restaurants of the Domaine will welcome you for the opening of the Festival and offer you creative and sophisticated cuisine. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Ferme du Château Access: Opening hours/seasons: 41150 Chaumont-sur-Loire • Road: A10 exit: Blois / Amboise RN 152 Château: Open every day from 10 am, except • Train: "Paris-Austerlitz" > Onzain 1 January and 25 December Sandrine GOUDEAU Garden Festival: every day from 10 am, from Head of Sales Prices: 24 April to 20 October Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 20 99 22 Single adult price for the Domaine: €16 [email protected] Garden Festival: €11 Visiting: Castle and stables: €10 • Guided tour: château or gardens (1hr30 mins) Adult group rates: Domaine: €12.50 • Groups: Guided tours by prior reservation Reservation Garden Festival: €8.50 • School parties: Guided tours by prior reservation, Sales Department Castle and stables: €7.50 workshops, scavenger trails (by prior reservation) châteaux Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 20 99 20 • Children’s tour: Scavenger trails [email protected] www.domaine-chaumont.fr DOMAINE NATIONAL DE CHAMBORD 33 34

Chambord, 180 km south of Paris, is a veritable "Gateway to the Loire Valley". The Château de Chambord, the largest château of the Loire, both a symbol and model of the Renaissance, welcomes visitors to spend a while seeing its 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, 77 staircases and much else. Absolute must-see are the double helix staircase, Francis I’s and Louis XIV’s apartments, the royal chapel, the terraces and its forested estate the size of Paris. Exhibitions and events throughout the year. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Château de Chambord Access: Visiting: 41250 Chambord • Road: A10 exit 16: Mer / Chambord • Guided tour: For individuals, regular departures • Train: Rail: "Paris Austerlitz" > Blois depending on season. Tourism Development Department TLC coach service from May to August For groups, on request (FR, EN, DE, ES, IT) Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 50 40 17 • Groups: Group rates for 20 or more people [email protected] Opening hours/seasons: • School parties: Teaching booklets "Activity Open every day except 1 January and 25 December book" for discovering the château or the forest (FR) Reservation • Literature: Visitor leaflets in 13 languages Tel. 00 33 (0)2 54 50 50 40 Teaching booklets [email protected] • Audioguide & multimedia: 12 languages (FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, RU, PT, NL, JA, ZH) Single price:€5 - Group:€3.5

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At the heart of Europe, the Auvergne is a land of châteaux, mostly occupied, all lasting witnesses of their histori- cal, artistic and architectural heritage. Visiting the châteaux allows you to gain insight of the history of the Auvergne and of history itself; they come alive for special days, exhibitions, concerts, shows, receptions, seminars and, for some of them, welcome over- night visitors. The Historical route of the Châteaux d'Auvergne is pleased to introduce you to these regional jewels spread over six tours, allowing you to discover the tourist treasures of the Auvergne region in all their diversity: the Bourbonnais, the Limagnes, the Volcanoes and Combrailles, the Livradois-Forez, the Cantal mountains and the Haute-Loire." The majority of the châteaux have a park or a garden, some of which are open for unaccompanied visits. Fifteen of them belong to the "Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France", and eight have been listed as "Jardins remarquables" (remarkable gardens). Concerts and events throughout the summer season.

NEW 2013: "Châteaux d’Auvergne days", from Saturday 27 April to Sunday 05 May 2013: 30 châteaux open to visitors with exceptional events. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Parc Technologique de La Pardieu Access: Visiting: 7, allée Pierre de Fermat • Train: Paris > Clermont-Ferrand • Guided tour: all châteaux 63178 Aubière • Air: Airports: Clermont-Ferrand, Aurillac • Free access to the gardens: specific to each château Brigitte COMBRET Prices: • Groups: By prior reservation Route Historique des Châteaux d’Auvergne Rates from €3 to €10 depending on the site • School parties: By prior reservation Assistant and the category of customer • Children’s tour: Treasure hunts (Château de Special group rates Chazeron) Tel. 00 33 (0)473 294 961 • All-in-tickets: On request [email protected] • Literature: Individual introductory flyer for each château (EN, DE, NL) châteaux Reservation Directly at each site www.route-chateaux-auvergne.org PARC & CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD 35 36

Only 20 minutes from Chambord - less than 2 hours from Paris... Beauregard is the new hidden treasure of the Loire Valley. Former hunting lodge of Chambord, built under Francis I’s orders, it has always been known for its famous "Gallery of Portraits". Monumental work of 327 portraits of illustrious people. The chateau of Beauregard, it is also its authentic 15th century kitchen and a collection of stylish furniture that complete this elegant house of great lords. "The Loire is the Garden of France!" To go even further, a contemporary conceptualization of the landscaped park of 40 acres was begun in the 1980s. Its garden called "Garden of Portraits" is the main marvel of the park redesigned by the famous Gilles Clément, creator of the gardens of the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. It comes to light entirely once we cross it with its twelve chambers of hedges of twelve different colors representing the reigns of the kingdoms mentioned in the Gallery of the chateau. To delight young and older children, numerous activities are proposed (treasure hunts, dressed up visits, bike tours). Inhabited by the same family since 1926, Beauregard is the unmissable step for lovers of the Loire Valley.

NEW 2013: Interactive playful and educational visit 4.0! Discovery of the chateau with Smartphones or Touchpads. EVENTS 2013: Photos Exhibition Leur Chien – 70 portraits of dogs of french VIPs (18 February to 17 November), International Portrait festival – international exhibition of portraits (16 May to 2 June), Pet’s Portraits International Information Festival – Portraits of animals declined in the most diverse techniques (August). PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Château de Beauregard Access: Opening hours/seasons: 41120 Cellettes • Road: A10 Exit n°17 - direction "Château- Open from 16 February to 17 November 2013 roux-Vierzon". Enter by RD 956 Cellettes Re-opening mid-February 2014 Natalie DU PAVILLON • Train: Train station Blois SNCF Owner • Bus: Castle shuttle (line 18) - departure at Visiting: Tel. 00 33 (0)6 63 73 53 96 the Train station Blois SNCF (www.TLCinfo.net) • Guided tour (included in the price!) or self-guided [email protected] • Air: Heliport in the property with free leaflet (in EN) • Groups: Prices: 1. Guided or dressed-up visits or atypical with food Reservation Park & Château tasting in the Park. Also adapted for Scholar groups Sandrine LECHIEN Adults: €12.50 / Children (5-13 years): €5 2. Organized meals in the chateau or face to Tel. 00 33 (0)6 62 73 62 89 Groups (booking required, min. 20 people): €10 the chateau. [email protected] Free for children under 5 3. Four "All-inclusive" packages, including a Park only traditional meal or picnic Adults and groups: €9 A warm and personal welcome for groups all Children (5-13 years): €5 year round (Booking required). www.beauregard-loire.com Free for children under 5 PEAUGRES & HAUT THORENC MANORS 36 37

In the southeast of France, Peaugres and Haut Thorenc Manors present cultural and botanical activities, and parks of exotic or European wildlife roaming free on their vast estates.

36 PEAUGRES MANOR & SAFARI PARK 37 THORENC MANOR AND BIOLOGICAL RESERVE

Peaugres presents 1000 animals from 5 conti- A 16th century fortified manor and ecolodges in an unfenced nents on 200 acres: an incursion into the most 1800 acre Alpine haven for the conservation and breeding intimate depths of animal life, a place of awake- of European fauna and flora for unique tours and overnight ning knowledge and discovery. In a bus or in your adventure. automobile, you will cross faraway countries un- Thorenc is located only one hour above Nice, Monaco and der the benevolent gaze of black bears, giraffes, Grasse. The only reserve totally committed to the preserva- and polar bears. tion of original and indigenous European wildlife. Wild and free! European horses, red deer, roe deer, wild boars, NEW 2013: In the heart of the "GRIFFES et wolves, lynx, golden eagles, vultures... Share a rare adven- ture guided by a team of scientists on a foot safari or in CROCS—CLAWS AND JAWS" Foot Park, walk horse drawn wagons. in the new glass tunnel through the hyena 36 Information 37 enclosure for an exciting face to face encounter with these wild animals. PRACTICAL INFORMATION • Manoir & Safari Parc de Peaugres RD 820, Montanet - 07340 Peaugres Access: PRACTICAL INFORMATION • Road: www.haut-thorenc.com • Train: SNCF Nice/SNCF Grasse Christel VITAUD Access: • Air: Nice Airport Tel. 00 33 (0)4 75 33 00 32 • Road: www.safaripeaugres.com [email protected] • Train: SNCF Valence Prices: • Air: Lyon Airport Individuals/groups • Domaine du Haut-Thorenc Foot Safari: Adult: €20/18, Teenager: Prices: €15.50/14.50, Child: €11.50/10.50 2651 Route des Châteaux Adult €19.50 / Child €16.50 Horse-drawn wagon Safari: Adult: €25/23, 06750 Thorenc-Andon Group Adult (min 20 pax, driver & guide Teenager: €19/17, Child: €14.50/13.50 free entry): €14.50 / under 16 yrs: €13.20 / Geraldine COLLA châteaux disabled : €11.20 Opening: Tel. 00 33 (0)4 93 60 00 78 French school holidays and summer season: [email protected] Opening hours/seasons: everyday 9 am-18 pm Open everyday from 16 February to 11 November Outside school holidays: Wednesday-Sunday Visiting: 9 am-18 pm (by prior reservation) www.safari-peaugres.com Mondays and Tuesdays by reservation only for • Literature: Literature FR/EN, video FR www.haut-thorenc.com Scientific and Special Interest groups BATTLE OF NORMANDY MEMORIAL MUSEUM - MAHB Bayeux Museum® 38 38

Bayeux Museum® is the brand of the museums managed by Bayeux, in Normandy.

BATTLE OF NORMANDY MEMORIAL MUSEUM MAHB (ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM BARON GÉRARD) Located in Bayeux in Normandy, the museum is a gateway Located in Bayeux, in Normandy, the MAHB opens its to the D-Day landing beaches of Omaha, Utah, doors to the public for the first time in March 2013. Sword, Gold and Juno. The museum delves into history Boasting the "musée de France" label, the museum with a chronological exhibition of the events that invites you on a journey through the history of occurred during the summer of 1944, complete with European Art with a collection of 350 works of art themed areas: the Resistance and De Gaulle, the war (Caillebotte, Van Dongen, Boudin, and more), 550 ar- correspondents, allied aviation, civilian life, and more. chaeological and ethnographic objects, 800 items of Many pieces of equipment and objects from the time. Bayeux and 100 pieces of lace. The collections Information 25 minute archive film: Normandy 44: decisive victory are housed in the former episcopal palace of Bayeux, on the western front (in French and English). a protected historical monument.

NEW 2013: Temporary exhibition: War correspondents NEW 2013: The first public opening will be on 24 Musée mémorial de MAHB in October 2013 (www.bayeuxmuseum.com). March 2013. la bataille de Normandie 37 rue du Bienvenu Boulevard Fabian 14400 Bayeux Ware PRACTICAL INFORMATION 14400 Bayeux Access: Annual closure from 24 December (afternoon) to Elodie FOUCAT • Train: Bayeux station 26 December (morning included) and from 31 Director of Marketing, Sales and Public • Air: Airports: Paris, Deauville December (afternoon) to 2 January (morning Relations included)/15 February (included) for the Musée Prices: Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 51 25 50 Musée mémorial de la bataille de Normandie [email protected] Full rate: €6 / Group rate: €4.50 / Young person's Visiting: rate: €4 / Free for under 10s • Unaccompanied tour: From 30 mins to 1hr30 Reservation MAHB • Groups: Booking required for priority access (from Monday to Friday) Full rate: €7 / Group rate €5.50 / Young person's • School parties: Teaching packs and classroom Musée mémorial de la bataille de Normandie rate: €4 / Free for under 10s • Children’s tour: Children's audio guide in Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 51 46 90 French and English MAHB Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 92 14 21 Opening hours/seasons: • All-in-tickets: Multi-site tickets for 2 or 3 [email protected] Open every day. museums under the umbrella of the Bayeux From 01/03 to 30/04 and from 1/10 to Museum® 31/12: 10 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm www.bayeuxmuseum.com From 1/05 to 30/09: 9.30 am to 6.30 pm BAYEUX TAPESTRY Bayeux Museum® 39

Bayeux Museum® is the brand of the museums managed by Bayeux, in Normandy.

A masterpiece of Roman Art, the Bayeux Tapestry has been listed on the UNESCO "Memory of the World" register since 2007. An embroidery on a linen canvas created in the 11th century, it is nearly 70 m long and 50 cm tall. The Bayeux Tapestry tells the tale of the conquest of England in the year 1066 by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. Around 600 people, 200 horses, 40 ships and hundreds more animals and mythological crea- tures are depicted. The Bayeux Tapestry has been hidden and saved from destruction many times since its creation. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Rue de Nesmond Access: Annual closure from 24 December (afternoon) 14400 Bayeux • Train: Bayeux station to 26 December (morning included), from 31 • Air: Airports: Paris, Deauville December (afternoon) to 2 January (morning included) and from 7 January to 31 January Elodie FOUCAT museums Director of Marketing, Sales and Public Prices: Relations Full rate: €9 Visiting: Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 51 25 50 Group rate: €7.50 • Unaccompanied tour: From 30 mins to 1hr30 Young person's rate: €4 • Groups: Booking required for priority access [email protected] Free for under 10s • School parties: Teaching packs and classroom • Children’s tour: Children's audio guide in Reservation Opening hours/seasons: French and English Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 51 25 58 Open every day • All-in-tickets: Multi-site tickets for 2 or 3 (Monday to Friday) From 15/03 to 15/11: 9 am to 6.30 pm (until museums under the umbrella of the Bayeux [email protected] 7 pm from May to August) Museum® From 16/11 to 14/03: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm • Audioguide: 14 languages (rate included in the admission ticket) www.bayeuxmuseum.com and 2 pm to 6 pm CENTRE POMPIDOU METZ 40 40

75 minutes from Paris, in the heart of the Lorraine region, the Centre Pompidou-Metz is the first national public cultural establishment to be decentralised. Neither a branch nor an annex, it is a sister institution of the Centre Pompidou which is developing its own programme inspired by the spirit and know-how of the Centre Pompidou. The Centre Pompidou-Metz, now the top temporary exhibition site in France outside of the Parisian region, is designed to be a unique experience, a space for discovering artistic creations in all their forms, a lively place where events are held throughout the year. It is an outstanding place, thanks to the architecture of Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, and welcoming, with the general public at the heart of its project. A place of excellence, it boasts a multidisciplinary programme based on innovative temporary exhibitions on an international scale. With a view to extending its exhibitions, the Centre Pompidou-Metz offers new and lively ways of learning about modern and contemporary art by facilitating exchanges between the artists and the public through its programme of live shows.

NEW 2013: Five new exhibitions, including the exhibition event Vues d’en haut (Views from above) (From 17 May to 7 October 2013). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

1, parvis des Droits de l’Homme Access: Visiting: 57000 Metz • Train: Gare TGV de Metz Ville. Paris: 1hr20 / • Guided tour: in FR, EN, DE Luxembourg : 45 mins / Bruxelles : 3hrs • Groups: Max 20 people Fedoua BAYOUDH • Air: Airport Région Lorraine Metz-Nancy • School parties: Workshop + Guided tour Head of Tourism and Audience Development • Worshops: Children + teenagers Tel. 00 33 (0)3 87 15 52 58 Prices: Saturday / Sunday: (11 am/2 pm/4 pm) [email protected] Individual price: €7 / Group price: €170 Registration on site (including reservation fee) / Free for those Duration: 1hr30 under 26s / Annual pass: €33 Admission: €3 Reservation • Audioguide: FR, EN, DE (€3) [email protected] Opening hours/seasons: • Literature: Ici et là, documentation and Closed on Tuesdays information space Open all year round

www.centrepompidou-metz.fr LA CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE CINEMA MUSEUM 41

In the magnificent building designed by the architect Frank O. Gehry (who also designed the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao) which stands in the Jardins de Bercy, look through the history and prehistory of the cinema and discover the treasures of the French film library museum, the Musée de la Cinémathèque. Chronophoto- graphs, magic lanterns and optical boxes trace the birth and success of this invention, thought by the Lumière brothers to have no future, yet which revolutionised the 20th century. Original posters, sketches, models of sets, sumptuous or bizarre costumes are on display, as well objects legendary in the film world: the robot-woman in Fritz Lang’sMetropolis , the mummified head of Norman Bates’ mother in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Vivian Leigh’s dress in Gone With the Wind, or Nosferatu’s shadow.

NEW 2013: Two major exhibition events are held every year. From 10 April to 5 August 2013, discover the enchanted world of Jacques Demy, in an exhibition paying tribute to the film director of Peau d’âne (Donkey Skin) and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort). In autumn, the exhibition will be on one of the most subversive directors of the seventh art, Pier Paolo Pasolini. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

51, rue Bercy Access: Visiting: 75012 Paris • Metro: "Bercy" (lines 6 and 14) • Groups: Guided tour in FR, EN, ES, DE • All-in-tickets: Museum + film or exhibition Prices: + film at special rate Soraya TAOUS museums Head of Audience Development Admission: Adult: €5 • Audioguide: FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, JA [email protected] Group: €3 Free: under 12 yrs

Reservation Opening hours/seasons: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 71 19 33 38 Monday to Saturday from 12 noon to 7 pm [email protected] Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm Closed on Tuesdays, 25 December and 1 January

www.cinematheque.fr CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE 42 42

Designed by architect Christian de Portzamparc, the Cité de la Musique, which opened in 1995, is a place entirely devoted to music with 250 concerts a year, a media library, a rich and varied educational offer and a Music Museum with rare collections. The recently redeveloped Music Museum is arranged in a chronological layout from the 17th century to the present day for Western music and a geographical layout for world music. In a 3,000 m2 exhibition space are displayed 1,000 instruments and objets d’art as rare and unusual as a turtle guitar, an octobass and even a crystal flute. Some belonged to celebrities such as Django Reinhardt, Frédéric Chopin and even Frank Zappa. Highlight of a visit is meeting a musician for music from all over the world. Some 150 artists perform regularly at the Museum. The Music Museum is the obvious place for the curious and music lovers as an essential part of their stay in Paris! Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

221, avenue Jean Jaurès Access: The bookshop is open from 12 pm to 6 pm 75019 Paris • Metro: "Porte de Pantin" (line 5) and until 8 pm on concert nights The media library is open Tuesday to Saturday, Claire MUNK KOEFOED Prices: 12 pm to 6 pm Head of Audience Development Without guide: Thursday from 12 pm to 8 pm and Sunday from Full rate exhibition+museum: €9 / Groups: € 7.20 Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 84 45 69 1 pm to 6 pm Full rate museum: €7 / Groups: €5.60 [email protected] With guide: Visiting: • Guided tour: General tour, themed tours Reservation Guided tours: €220 (Museum entry is included in this price) for groups of 10 to 25 members • School parties: Discovery visits, workshop visits Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 84 44 84 • Children’s tour: Children’s audioguide (Monday to Friday 11 am – 6 pm ) A supplementary charge of €20 will be added for visits in foreign languages • Audioguide: FR, EN [email protected] Opening hours/seasons: More than 250 concerts per season: classical, Tuesday to Saturday, 12 pm to 6 pm baroque, contemporary and world music as well as jazz, singing, etc. www.citedelamusique.fr Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm Closed Monday CITÉ DE L’ARCHITECTURE & DU PATRIMOINE 43

Opposite the , at Place du Trocadéro, the Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine museum displays more than 1,000 years of through galleries of casts, murals and stained glass windows as well as modern and contemporary architecture. Life-size reproductions of parts of monuments, original documents, models, videos and even multi-media terminals take you through French architecture and its decor, from the 12th century to today. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Palais de Chaillot Access: Opening hours/seasons: 1, place du Trocadéro 75116 Paris • Metro: "Trocadéro" (lines 6 and 9) The Cité is open every day except Tuesdays, 1 • RER: " Tour Eiffel" (RER C) January, 1 May and 25 December • Bus: lines 22, 30, 32, 63, 72, 85 Julien ZIMBOULAS Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and museums Head of Audience Development Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm Prices: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 58 51 10 04 Late-night opening on Thursdays from 11 am Permanent collections [email protected] to 9 pm Full rate: €8 – Concession: €6 Exhibition : Full rate: €9 – Concession: €6 Visiting: Reservation Permanent collections + exhibitions • Guided tour: Self-guided or guided tour FR, [email protected] Full rate: €12 – Concession: €8 EN, DE, IT, ES, JA Groups (more than 10 people) • Audioguide & multimedia: Visioguide FR, EN Permanent collections: €6 Exhibition: €6 Permanent collections + exhibitions: €8 www.citechaillot.fr CENTRE NATIONAL DU COSTUME DE SCÈNE 44 44

A completely unique establishment, both in France and abroad, the Centre National du Costume de Scène is dedicated to the performing arts heritage and open to the general public and to professionals. Its collections comprise some 9,000 costumes and scenery, from the theatre, opera and dance, like the Opéra National de Paris and the Comédie-Française, from the mid-19th century to the present day. The CNCS occupies the Quartier Villars, a majestic cavalry barracks built during the reign of Louis XV, a classified Monument Historique. 2013 exhibitions: - Les costumes du pouvoir. Opéra et Cinéma (Costumes of power. Opera and cinema) (26 January - 20 May). How cinema and the stage portray power, from simple evocation to the most faithful reconstruction ... - Quel cirque. Costumes de cirques (What a circus! Circus costumes) (15 June - 5 January 2014)

NEW 2013: The permanent space dedicated to Rudolf Nureyev will open in October 2013, showcasing a collection of documents, objects, furniture, works of art and costumes, both from his private life and his work as a dancer and choreographer. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Quartier Villars Access: (25 people max.); Guided tour only: €80; Route de montilly • Road: Workshop only: €100 03000 Moulins Paris: A71 Paris > Orléans > Clermont- Ferrand: exit "Montmarault" Opening hours/seasons: Jean-Sébastien JUDAIS Lyon: A6, then N79 : RCEA Genève > Mâcon > Moulins Weekdays 10 am to 6 pm Head of Audience Development • Train: 2hrs30 from : Line Paris - July and August: 10 am to 7 pm Tel. 00 33 (0)4 70 20 76 20 Clermont-Ferrand. Stop: "Moulins-sur-Allier" Closed: 25 December, 1 January, 1 May • Air: Airport Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne [email protected] Visiting: Prices: • Guided tour: 2.30 pm and 4 pm at weekends Reservation Full rate: €6 / Concessions: €3 and during school holidays [email protected] Free (apart from groups): Accompanied children • School parties: Guided tour and workshop under twelve, people with disabilities with • Groups: Booking essential. FR, EN, IT one accompanying person • Workshops: New workshops and courses Guided tour supplement: €5 per person for everyone for each exhibition Workshop visit and activity tour: €7 per person • Literature: Visit guide (€2) www.cncs.fr Guided tour and workshop: €160 per group ESPACE DALÍ 45

L’Espace Dalí, in the heart of , presents the only permanent exhibition in France devoted entirely to the master of Surrealism and particularly to his sculptures and prints. Journey to a phantasmagorical world and see more than 300 works made by Salvador Dalí, one of the major artists of the 20th century. This superb collection of sculptures highlights three-dimensional pieces of some of the most famous surrealist images of Dalí’s work. They represent a significant aspect of his creative output, providing a coherent overview of his interest in form. Dalí also illustrated the main themes of mythology, histoy and religion. Through this considerable body of work he expressed his own view of universal poetic and literary themes. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

11, rue Poulbot Access: Visiting: 75018 Paris • Metro: "Anvers" (line 2), "Abbesses" (line 12) • Unaccompanied or guided tour • Bus: lines 54, 80 - Montmartrobus • Groups: Minimum 15 people • School parties: Creative workshops and story- Florian PAYEN museums Head of Marketing and Sales Prices: telling visits Tel. 00 33 (0)1 42 64 40 21 Admission: Adult: €11 • Audioguide [email protected] Groups: €6 pp Opening hours/seasons: Reservation Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm Tel. 00 33 (0)1 42 64 40 21 Closes at 8 pm in July and August

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The result of a partnership between France and Arab countries, the founding charter of the Arab World Institute (IMA) was signed in 1980. The building opened its doors in 1987. Recognised as being of public interest under French law, the IMA aims to develop knowledge of the Arab world and promote its culture and civilisation to French and European audiences. Created by a group of architects (Nouvel, Lezenes, Soria and Architecture Studio), the IMA building is a metaphorical synthesis of the architectural designs of the East and West, and a bridge between tradition and modernity. Beyond the modernist appearance of the glass and aluminium building, there are a number of architectural elements characteristic of eastern tradition — mushrabiya on the south façade, an inner courtyard, a ziggurat made from a tower of books — reinterpreted in new ways. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

1, rue des Fossés Saint Bernard Access: Visiting: 75005 Paris • Metro: "Jussieu", "Sully Morland", "Cardinal • Guided tour: Lemoine" Musée : Museum: every day at 2.30 pm and 4 pm Alexandra BOUNAJEM-HATTAB • Bus: 24, 63, 67, 86, 87 and 89 Exhibitions: 3 pm Head of Press Relations and Institutional • Groups: From 10 people, reservation required Partnerships Prices: • School parties: Group visits and workshops Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 51 39 50 Museum: €8, €6, free (for under 26s) suitable for school programmes Exhibitions: €10.50, €8.50, €6.50 Appointment required [email protected] Groups: €140 + admission • All-in-tickets: IMAPASS valid for one day for visiting all the paid-access areas. Variable Reservation Opening hours/seasons: price depending on the temporary exhibitions Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 51 38 45/39 54 Tuesday to Thursday: 10 am - 6 pm • Lectures: Topical debates and conferences [email protected] Friday: late-night opening (9.30 pm) during on political and cultural current events exhibitions Saturday and Sunday: public holidays 10 am - 7 pm www.imarabe.org LES MACHINES DE L’ÎLE 47

"Some strange machines came to populate the Isle of Nantes. After the Great Elephant, this is now the turn of a Manta Ray, a Sea Snake and of all kinds of incredible boats to take possession of the banks of the Loire River. These uncommon machines were born from the hands of the constructors of the company La Machine and came to life in between those of Les Machines de l’île, in the public eye. Their backwards and forwards between the building workshop and the Gallery give impetus to the movement at the heart of the former Dubigeon warehouses. They convey a mysterious reality to this island just like the time when vessels were launched there for all the trips of the world." In the industrial warehouses of the former shipyards emblematic of the industrial and port heritage of the city, several extraordinary Machines are being built. "Les Machines de l’île", imagined by François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice, is an unprecedented artistic project. You can discover the Gallery of the Machines, dedicated to the plant world, and see the flight of the Heron over the model of the Heron Tree; dive into the Marine Worlds Carousel, an incredible structure over three levels devoted to the sea; or even travel on the Great Elephant.

NEW TO DISCOVER: "Carrousel des Mondes Marins" (The Marine Worlds Carousel) Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Parc des chantiers Access: Opening hours/seasons: Bd Léon Bureau • Road: A11 Paris (4h), Angers (1hr) / RN 137 Open from mid-February to the end of December 44200 Nantes Rennes (1hr30) (see details on website) • Train: Gare TGV de Nantes. Paris: 2hrs / Closed on Mondays – Open seven days a museums Benjamin BELLET Roissy: 2hrs50 week in July and August • Air: Aéroport Nantes Atlantique / - 2 hrs from Head of International Promotion Annual closure: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December Tel. 00 33 (0)2 51 17 48 60 the major European cities Visiting: [email protected] Prices: • Groups: From 15 people. No guided tours Individuals: from €3 to €8 Prior reservation required for group visits Reservation Adult groups discovery visit (Marine Worlds [email protected] Carousel + Machine Gallery + Elephant walk): €12.50 - Concession: €7 Adult groups Elephant: €7 - Concession: €5 www.lesmachines-nantes.fr THE MÉMORIAL DE CAEN MUSEUM 48 48

Discover the whole Story at the Mémorial de Caen Museum The extraordinary success of the "Mémorial de Caen" lies in the initial resolve of its founder, Mr. Jean-Marie Girault. With destruction wreaked across almost three quarters of this martyr city of the Liberation in the summer of 1944, Caen deserved a fitting tribute for the damage it suffered. And such a tribute was paid, but with the focus on what continues to be the Mémorial’s running theme: reconciliation. This vocation, unique to the "Mémorial de Caen", will guide you through the museum’s different stages, taking you back over the 20th century. Guided tours on the Landing beaches available.

NEW 2013: General Richter’s headquarters, an underground bunker at the foot of the Mémorial de Caen Museum (opening in June 2013). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Esplanade Général Eisenhower Access: Opening hours/seasons: BP55026 - 14050 Caen cedex 4 • Road: From 16 February to the penultimate French A13 Paris – Caen November half term: 9 am to 7 pm Reservation A84 Rennes – Caen From 29 January to 15 February and from the Tel. 00 33 (0)2 31 06 06 45 Exit 7 north ring road last day of the French November half term to 31 [email protected] December: 9.30 am to 6 pm (closed on Mondays) Prices: Closed on 1 January, 6 to 28 January 2013 Groups: adult €12.30/14 inclusive, 1 February and 25 December School: €6/8 Individuals: adult €18.50/19 – child (10-18 yrs): Visiting: €16/16.50 • Guided tour: For adult groups Family pass: €49 • All-in-tickets: Guided tour of the Landing Beaches • School parties: Educational booklets and history workbooks www.memorial-caen.com • Audioguide: €4/pers (individual), €3 (group) MUSÉE D’ORSAY 49

The Musée d’Orsay is one of the most famous museums in the world. This success, never refuted, is due not only to its exceptional collections of works made mainly between 1848 and 1914, but also the place, a former railway station. Constructed in 1900 on the left bank of the Seine, its glazed roof provides unparalleled natural light, an ideal place to show the collections. The most famous artists are all found here: Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, as well as Millet, Courbet, Puvis de Chavannes and Carpeaux, Rodin and Maillol too. Through almost 4,000 works of every fine art genre, painting, sculpture, photography, the decorative arts and architecture, the Musée d’Orsay enables visitors to discover this decisive period in the .

NEW 2013: L’Ange du bizarre. Le romantisme noir de Goya à Max Ernst (The Angel of the Odd: Dark romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst ) (05/03-09/06), La question sociale et la révolution naturaliste en France (The social question and the naturalist revolution in France) (24/09-02/01). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75007 Paris • Metro: "Solférino" (line 12) Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday • RER: "Musée d’Orsay" (RER C) from 9.30 am to 6 pm Thursday from 9.30 am to 9.45 pm Jean-Claude LALUMIÈRE museums Prices: Head of Tourism Closed on Mondays and 1 January, 1 May and Full price: €9 Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 49 48 72 25 December [email protected] Concessionary rate: €6.50 (FP €12 / CR €9.50 for exhibitions) Visiting: Orsay-Orangerie passport: €16 • Guided tour: Reservation Free under 26 yrs and the 1st sunday at the Groups: by prior reservation Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 63 04 50 month Fax: 00 33 (0)1 42 22 71 61 Individuals: depending on the programme • Audioguide: FR, EN, ES, IT, DE, JA, ZH, RU, PT • Literature: FR, EN, ES www.musee-orsay.fr MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE 50 50

Located in the heart of Paris in the Jardin des Tuileries, the Musée de l'Orangerie, which was renovated in 2006, gives visitors a poetic and artistic perspective of two prestigious collections: Water Lilies Both monumental and intimate, Water Lilies are the expression and culmination of Claude Monet’s artistic thoughts. An incredible project by a painter who wanted to explore all the variations of light in his garden in Giverny, Water Lilies are housed in two oval rooms and encourages visitors to gaze in endless contemplation. The Walter-Guillaume Collection The intellectual project of the tradesman Paul Guillaume and his wife Domenica, the Walter-Guillaume Collection is a unique collection that illustrates the creation of the first decades of the 20th century, based around works which are representative of impressionism and modern classicism. In the collection, masterpieces of Renoir, Cézanne, Modigliani, Le douanier Rousseau, Laurencin, Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Utrillo et Soutine.

NEW 2013: Les Macchiaioli, 1850-1877. Des impressionnistes italiens ? (Italian Impressionists?) (from 10 April to 22 July) Frida Kahlo / Diego Rivera. L'Art en fusion (Fusion Art) (From 9 October to 20 January2014) Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Jardin des Tuileries (Côté Seine) Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75001 Paris • Metro: "Concorde" (lines 1, 8, 12) Every day from 9 am to 6 pm, except Tuesdays, • Bus: lines 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84, 94: 1 May, 14 July (morning) and 25 December David JACQUARD – DELCOURT "Concorde" station Deputy Head of the Department for Cultural Visiting: Programming and Audience Development Prices: • Guided tour: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 50 43 41 Full price: €7.50 Groups: by prior reservation Concessionary rate: €5 Individuals: depending on the programme [email protected] Under 26 yrs go free, and entrance is free on Story-telling tours and poetic tours at weekends the first Sunday of the month • Workshops: Artistic workshops for adults/ Reservation Orsay-Orangerie passport: €16 children at weekends and during the school Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 77 81 11 holidays (Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.30 am-12 am – 2 pm- 4 pm) Prices subject to change during temporary exhibitions • Audioguide: FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, JA, ZH, PT, RU

www.musee-orangerie.fr MUSÉE DU LOUVRE 51

In the heart of Paris, this former mediaeval fortress and palace of the kings of France exhibits collections of art from the Ancient World, the East and Islam up to the mid 19th century. The Louvre became a museum in 1793 and covers a period of nearly five thousand years. Numerous temporary exhibitions and events are organised in the Louvre Auditorium throughout the year. Whether you come alone, with a companion or in a group, you can explore the museum’s collections in various ways. An audioguide is available for adults and for children. For groups, an official guide from the Louvre can guide you through the rooms.

NEW 2013: At the end of the autumn 2013, after a complete renewal of the presentation, the 18th-century French decorative art galleries will be reopened to the public. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Musée du Louvre Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75058 Paris cedex 01 • Metro: "Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre" Every day from 9 am to 5.45 pm, except Tues- (lines 1 and 7) days and 1 January • Bus: Lines 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, Late-night opening until 9.45 pm on Wednes- Nelly GIRAULT museums Head of Promotional Development 81, 95 days and Fridays Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 20 56 64 Prices: Visiting: Permanent collections: €11 (€12 from 1 July • Guided tour: Louvre’s masterpieces Please subscribe to our e-newsletter at 2013) • Groups: By prior reservation only, with museum [email protected] Temporary exhibitions in the Napoleon Hall: €12 lecturer. Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 20 51 77 (€13 from 1 July 2013) Independent Groups: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 20 57 60 Combined ticket: €15 (€16 from 1 July 2013) • Audioguide & multimedia: Louvre-Nintendo 3DS Group rates and free admission: www.louvre.fr XL in 7 languages (FR, AN, ALL, ES, IT, JA, KO) Louvre Audio Guide App available on the App Store/Play Store and via Musée du Louvre Wi-Fi (under the pyramid) www.louvre.fr MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY 52 52

Standing on the banks of the Seine, a few metres from the Eiffel Tower, the Musée du quai Branly exhibits 3,500 works of art from Africa, America, and Oceania. It has a reserve of almost 300,000 art works from non Western cultures. Its unusual architecture designed by Jean Nouvel and wild garden created by garden designer Gilles Clément and botanist Patrick Blanc make it a pleasant place. More than just a museum, but a veritable cultural city with a performance space, reading room, media library and cinema.

NEW 2013: Two major events in 2013: Philippines, Archipel des échanges (Philippines: an archipelago of exchange) (9 April-14 July), Kanak (15 October-26 January). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

37, Quai Branly Access: Visiting: 75007 Paris • Metro: "Alma-Marceau" (line 9) • Guided tour: Guided tour 1hr30 or storytelling • RER: "Pont de l’Alma" (RER C) tour 1hr: €8/€6. Guided tour 1hr or fun activity Benjamin MONNEROT-DUMAINE • Bus: Lines 42, 63, 72, 80, 92 tour 1hr: €6/€4 Deputy-Head of the Audience Development • School parties: Unaccompanied tour: €30. Department Prices: Guided or storytelling tour: €70 - Workshop: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 56 61 52 76 Permanent collections: €8.50/6 €100 Temporary exhibitions: €7/5 • Groups: Buy group tickets and get a discount [email protected] Combined ticket: €10/7 from 10 % to 25 % from 20 tickets to more than 500. Consult our brochure Reservation Opening hours/seasons: • Audioguide: €5 for the first person €2 for Tel. 00 33 (0) 1 56 61 71 72 Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday from 11 am each additional persons to 7 pm, ticket office closes at 6 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm, ticket office closes at 8 pm Closed every Monday, May 1st and December 25th www.quaibranly.fr MUSÉE FABRE DE MONTPELLIER AGGLOMÉRATION 53

The Musée Fabre, an art museum, offers visitors a major collection of paintings from the 15th to 21st century and a fine collection of sculptures. Veronese, Poussin, Steen, Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet, Bazille and Pierre Soulages and the sculptors Houdon, Pajou and Richier are particularly well represented. The Fabre museum regularly organizes major world-class exhibitions, such as "From the workshop to the pain- ting: Italian drawing from Raphael to Tiepolo" from 16 February to 12 May 2013, presenting a panorama of Italian graphic arts from the XVIth to XVIIIth centuries, from Raphael to Tiepolo, based on the Fabre museum’s own rich collection. This event will be followed by a Paul Signac exhibition - "The colors of water", from 13 July to 27 October 2013, in particular highlighting representations of the south of France by this major colorist and neo-impressionistic painter. Moreover, the private mansion Cabrières Sabatier d’Espeyran, from the 19th century, now hosts the brand new Decorative Arts Department and offers the only collection, in any French decorative art museum, for discove- ring the lifestyle of 18th and 19th century bourgeois and aristocratic society.

NEW 2013: Exhibitions Geneviève Asse (24 November 2012-10 March 2013), From the workshop to the painting: Italian drawing from Raphael to Tiepolo (16 February-12 May), Signac, The colors of water (13 July-27 October), The Taste of Diderot (6 October-15 January 2014). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

39, boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle Access: Opening hours/seasons: 34000 Montpellier • Road: A9, exit Montpellier Est Museum: open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am • Train: Station 15 mins walk from the museum to 6 pm (summer: 10 am to 7 pm) • Tramway: "Comédie/Corum" (tram 1 and 2), Hôtel Sabatier d’Espeyran: open Tuesday to Claude BASTY museums Visitor Services "Corum" (Tram 4) Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm Tel. 00 33 (0)4 67 14 83 16 [email protected] Prices: Visiting: Permanent collections: €6* • Guided tour: Individuals and groups Temporary exhibitions: €8 (summer: €9/€7)* • Groups: Max. 25 people, mandatory audiophones Reservation Department of decorative arts: €4* provided. By prior reservation [email protected] Audio guides: €1 (summer: €2)* • Children’s tour and School parties: Audio- guides and booklets Group (max. 25 people) with mandatory audio- • Workshops: Visual arts and multimedia phones provided: €155* • Audioguide: Audio-phones and audioguides Individual guided tours (summer): €12.50/€9* www.museefabre.fr *Prices subject to change in 2013 MUSÉE JACQUEMART-ANDRÉ CITÉ DE L’AUTOMOBILE ET CITÉ DU TRAIN Managed by Culturespaces 54 55 54

Culturespaces is a unique company which privately manages monuments and museums. It has an ethical and Cité du Train professional approach to running the prestigious historic sites with which it is entrusted by public institutions Musée Jacquemart-André and local authorities. Discover guided tours, films, multi-media activities, treasure hunts for children and free audio-guides, restaurants, free parking, etc. Culturespaces: discover, live and be inspired!

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Located next to the Champs Elysées, the Musée Located in Mulhouse in Alsace, the Cité de l’Automobile - Jacquemart-André exhibits one of Paris’ most National Museum, Schlumpf Collection - is the largest car beautiful private collections of works of art, museum in the world. Visit this exceptional site created by with all the atmosphere of a large 19th-century Fritz Schlumpf, which has been recently modernised and residence. Explore this magnificent private man- enlarged and now covers more than 25,000 m2. 54 55 sion born of the passion of Nélie Jacquemart and Edouard André and their astonishing collection While you’re here, why not also discover the fascinating history (the great masters of Flemish painting, French of the train? With a fantastic tour of more than 6,000 m2, the Information painting from the 18th century, the most presti- Cité du Train welcomes both young and old on board for an gious artists from the Italian Renaissance, etc.). astonishing journey through one of the most stunning rail MUSÉE JACQUEMART-ANDRÉ collections in Europe. Relive the history of the most famous 158, bd Haussmann - 75008 Paris PRACTICAL INFORMATION trains, from steam to electricity. CITÉ DE L’AUTOMOBILE CITÉ DU TRAIN Prices: PRACTICAL INFORMATION 192 avenue de Colmar 2 rue Alfred de Glehn Full price: from €11/Group rates: from €9.50/ 68051 Mulhouse 68200 Mulhouse Under 7 yrs go free Prices: Full price: €10.50 and €11/Group rates: €8.20 Sophie ETCHEVERRY ROGER Opening hours/seasons: and €8.50/Under 7 yrs go free Head of Sales Campaigns Open every day all year round from 10 am to 6 pm Tel. 00 33 (0)1 53 77 66 00 with late-night opening until 8.30 pm on Mondays Opening hours/seasons: [email protected] and Saturdays during temporary exhibitions Open every day of the year except 25 December. See detailed schedules on: Visiting: Reservation www.citedelautomobile.com • Guided tour: 2.30 pm and 4 pm at weekends www.citedutrain.com [email protected] and during school holidays [email protected] • School parties: Workshops and teaching packs Visiting: [email protected] • Children’s tour: Free activity book • School parties: Workshops and teaching packs • Groups: Combined visits and group offers • Children’s tour: Free activity book www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com • Audioguide: Audio-guide in 8 languages • Groups: Combined visits and group offers www.citedelautomobile.com (free for the permanent collections) • Audioguide: Free audioguide in 6 languages www.citedutrain.com MUSÉE LALIQUE 56

Opened in July 2011 in the village where René Lalique set up his factory in 1921, the museum presents all of Lalique's creations, from late 19th century jewellery to contemporary crystal, not to mention a magnificent collection of perfume bottles, tableware, drawings, and much more: there are over 650 exceptional pieces to discover. It is not possible to visit the Lalique factory, but films and a touchscreen tabletop allow you to follow the stages of creating an iconic vase: the Bacchantes vase. This pays tribute to the men and women who perpetuate this know-how. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Rue du Hochberg Access: Visiting: 67290 Wingen-sur-Moder • Road: 60 km from • Guided tour: Booking required for groups, • Train: 2 km from Wingen-sur-Moder station and for individuals in summer • Groups: From 15 people Anne-Céline DESALEUX museums Communications Officer Prices: • School parties: From nursery to secondary Tel. 00 33 (0)3 88 89 08 14 Full rate: €6 school Tel. 00 33 (0)7 86 51 88 59 Concessions: €3 • Children’s tour: Children’s audioguide Group price for adults: €5 • Workshops: Workshops for 7-12-year-olds [email protected] Group price for concessions: €2.50 and storytelling for 3-5-year-olds (in French) during school holidays, booking essential Reservation Opening hours/seasons: • Audioguide: For individuals in FR, EN, DE, LSF Anny Schnell 1 April to 30 September: every day from 10 • Literature: Documentation centre by appointment [email protected] am to 7 pm 1 October to 31 March: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm Museum closed in January (not including www.musee-lalique.com school holidays), 1 January and 25 December MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET 57 56

Located between the Jardin du and , ten minutes from Trocadéro, the Musée Marmottan Monet is a breath of fresh air in the centre of Paris. On his death in 1932, Paul Marmottan bequeathed this building to the Académie des beaux-arts along with all his collections, to create a museum in his name. On 21 June 1934, the Musée Marmottan opened its doors, and over the years it has diversified its collections, with a donation from Victorine Donop de Monchy in 1957. In 1966, the museum became a centre of Impressionism thanks to Michel Monet, who bequeathed his father Claude Monet’s collection of paintings to the museum, now the owner of the largest collection of works by Claude Monet in the world. In 1996, the Denis and Annie Rouart Foundation was created within the museum, adding works by Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir and even Henri Rouart.

NEW 2013: Marie Laurencin (1883-1956) exhibition from 21 February to 30 June. The Marmottan Monet museum pays a vibrant tribute to Marie Laurencin, one of the most famous female pain- ters of the 20th century. This exhibition is in fact the first organised in a French museum to pay homage to the creator of some of the most captivating paintings from the first half of the century. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

2, rue Louis Boilly Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75016 Paris • Metro: "" (line 9) Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm • Bus: Line 32 PC Late-night opening on Thursdays until 8 pm Marianne MATHIEU Closed on Mondays, 1 May, 25 December and Prices: Deputy Director & head of collection and 1 January communication Full price: €10 Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 96 50 33 Concessionary rate: €5 Groups: €6 [email protected] Free under 7 yrs

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In the heart of the 7th arrondissement, next to , the Rodin museum houses the work of France’s most famous sculptor: Auguste Rodin. The collections are presented in a garden, a peaceful haven of over 3 hectares, and inside an 18th century mansion, an architectural gem. Rodin himself decided to make this unique place his future museum. In this perfect setting visitors can see "The Thinker", "The Kiss", "The Gates of Hell" and "The Burghers of Calais", all works that have become international icons. The museum puts on two temporary exhibitions a year regularly. The museum also schedules exhibitions of contemporary art. A range of services are provided for visitors, a cafeteria in the garden, audioguides in 7 languages and a shop for books, gifts and souvenirs. The ground floor of the Hôtel Biron is accessible for the disabled. The museum can be closed to the public when hired for private parties. Work is being undertaken at the Musée Rodin from January 2012 to the end of 2014. Please check the opening and admission conditions at www.musee-rodin.fr Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

79, rue de Varenne Access: 75007 Paris • Metro: "Varenne" (line 13) Opening hours/seasons: • RER: "Invalides" (RER C) Open every day except Mondays, from 10 am • Bus: Lines 69, 82, 87, 92 to 5.45 pm Solène VANDANGEON museums Tourism Development/Relations Department Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 18 62 08 Prices: [email protected] Admission: €9 during temporary exhibition/ Visiting: €6 permanent collection • Groups and school parties: By prior reservation Free: under 18 yrs and the first Sunday each Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 18 61 24 Reservation groups month • Audioguide: 7 languages Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 18 61 24 (Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm) [email protected] www.musee-rodin.fr MUSÉUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE 59 58

In the heart of Paris, a place for discoveries and walks invites visitors to explore an exceptional cultural and natural heritage: the Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology Galleries illustrating vertebrates and their current descendants over more than 600 million years of history; the Great Gallery of Evolution presenting the diversity of living things in a breathtaking display; the Great Greenhouses exhibiting the plant diversity of tropical forests, deserts and ; the Menagerie, the Jardin des Plantes zoo presenting 1,800 animals of which a third are endangered species. Finally the history of the gardens is revealed in its Cabinet d’histoire (history room).

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Access: - Great Greenhouses: Open evrey day except Jardin des Plantes • Metro: "Gare d’Austerlitz", "Jussieu", "Place Tuesdays and 1 may from 10 am to 5 pm (winter) 57, rue Cuvier - 75005 Paris Monge", "Censier-Daubenton" 6 pm (summer) • RER: "Gare d’Austerlitz" (RER C) - Zoo: Open every day from 9 am to 5 pm (winter)/ Bertrand THABOUREY • Bus: "Opéra" (lines 5, 6, 8, 24, 61 and 91), Batobus 6 pm (summer) Head of Audience Development Prices: Visiting: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 79 39 81 Grand Gallery of Evolution: €9/7 • Guided tour: For all parts of the museum by [email protected] Paleontology Galleries: €7/5 prior reservation (min. 10 people) Zoo: €10/8 • School parties: Guided tours to suit school Reservation Great Greenhouses: €6/4 curriculums 0826 104 200 (0.15€ ttc/min) 2 day pass: €25/20 Children’s Gallery: Discover biodiversity as a family • Lectures: Films and discussions, introduction Opening hours/seasons: to the specialist work done at the Museum - Grand Gallery of Evolution: Open every day (admission free) except Tuesdays and 1 May from 10 am to 6 pm • Literature: Library/Media library - Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology Galleries: www.mnhn.fr Open every day except Tuesdays and 1 May from 10 am to 5 pm NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ARTS GUIMET 60

The largest in Europe with more than 4,000 works exhibited! Magnificently refurbished, the Guimet museum offers visitors an introductory trip to Asia. See its centuries old collections from India to Japan: Khmer treasures, the splendours of Wat, precious Japanese prints, Indian silks, etc. Travel the Silk Road and the Ways of . Temporary exhibitions and a variety of activities and events: films, concerts, shows, workshops, lectures, as well as a Japanese garden and tea ceremonies. A stone’s throw from the Trocadéro, the Guimet museum is a lively and constantly changing place!

NEW 2013: Exhibitions Ritual Bronzes, Treasures of Ancient China (13 March to 10 June), Japanese cuisine (3 July to 9 September), Angkor, Birth of a myth, Louis Delaporte and (16 October to 13 January 2014), Sho2, Contemporary Japonese calligraphy (23 October to 13 January 2014). Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

6, place d’Iena Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75116 Paris • Metro: "Iéna" (line 9), "Trocadéro" (lines 9 Open every day except Tuesdays, 10 am to 6 pm and 6), "Boissière" (line 6) Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December • RER: "Pont de l’Alma" (RER C) Agnès LEGUEUL museums Audience Development Department Visiting: Tel. 00 33 (0)1 56 52 54 29 Prices: • Groups: Adult groups and school parties [email protected] Permanent collections: €7.50/5.50 • Audioguide: FR, EN, DE, ES, IT, KO, JA, ZH Exhibitions: €8/€6 (free) Combined ticket: €9.50/7 • Literature: FR, EN, ES Reservation groups Tel. 00 33 (0)1 56 52 53 45 [email protected]

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The PARIS MUSEUM PASS offers free and direct access to 60 museums and monuments in and around Paris. It opens the doors to some of the most famous venues in the world as well as others unexpected but charming sites. With its three packages to choose from, its queue-hopping facility and its attractive price, the PARIS MUSEUM PASS suits the need and desires of visitors from around the world.

LIST OF MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS ACCESSIBLE IN 2013

Prices: - Musée Gustave Moreau 78 YVELINES 2-day pass: €39 - Musée de l’Institut du Monde arabe - Château de Maisons-Laffitte 4-day pass: €54 - Musée du Louvre - Château de Rambouillet, Laiterie 6-day pass: €69 - Musée national des Arts Asiatiques de la Reine et Chaumière aux Professional discount: Guimet Coquillages please contact us - Musée national des Arts et Métiers - Musée d’Archéologie national et - Musée national Eugène Delacroix domaine national de Saint-Germain- IN PARIS - Musée national de la Marine en-Laye - Musée national de l’Orangerie - Musée Maurice Denis Information - L’Adresse Musée de la Poste - Musée Nissim de Camondo - Musée national des Châteaux de - Arc de Triomphe - Musée d’Orsay Versailles et de Trianon - Les Arts Décoratifs - Musée des Plans-reliefs - Musée national de Port-Royal - Centre Pompidou - Musée national - Musée du Quai Branly des Champs InterMusées d’art moderne - Musée Rodin - Villa Savoye 4, rue Brantôme - 75003 PARIS - - Panthéon - Cinémathèque française - Musée - Sainte-Chapelle 92 HAUTS-DE-SEINE du Cinéma - Tours de Notre-Dame Maison d’Auguste Rodin à Meudon Camille DOUÉ - Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine - - Visite des Égoûts de Paris Sèvres, Cité de la Céramique Promotions Manager Musée des Monuments français Musée national des Châteaux de Tel. 00 33 (0)1 44 61 96 62 - Cité de la Musique - Musée de Malmaison et Bois-Préau Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 61 96 69 la Musique IN THE PARIS REGION 93 SEINE-SAINT-DENIS [email protected] - Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie - Universcience 60 OISE Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis - Conciergerie - Abbaye royale de Chaalis Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace - Crypte archéologique du Parvis - Château de Pierrefonds Notre-Dame - Musée Condé - Château de Chantilly 94 VAL-DE-MARNE - Musée de l’Armée - Tombeau de - Musées et domaine national du Château de Vincennes er Palais de Compiègne Napoléon 1 95 VAL d’OISE - Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme 77 SEINE ET MARNE Musée national de la Renaissance - - Musée de Cluny - Musée national - Château de Château d’Écouen www.parismuseumpass.fr du Moyen Âge PERFUME MUSEUM FRAGONARD 62

Our staff warmly invite you to visit two outstanding perfume museums: one in Rue Scribe occupying a 19th century mansion presenting perfumery collections covering 3,000 years of history and techniques, the other in Boulevard des Capucines housing the finest items from a major private perfumery collection. Admission to our museums is free of charge and accompanied with a guide in more than 10 languages. Admission to our museums is free of charge and visitors are accompanied by a guide. At the end of the tour, our perfumes, cosmetics and soaps produced in a traditional way for more than 80 years by our factories in Grasse and Eze (South of France) will be on sale at factory prices.

NEW 2013: "Create your own perfume" workshop (duration: 2hrs30). Included : 100ml of your creation, a cotton "Fragonard" printed apron, a diploma signed by the perfume maker, your perfumes’ secret recipe. In 2013, Fragonard is celebrating lilly of the Valley. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

9, rue Scribe Access: Opening hours/seasons: 75009 Paris • Metro: "Opéra" (lines 3, 7 and 8) Open 365 days a year • RER: "Auber" (RER A) From monday to saturday from 9 am to 6 pm • Bus: "Opéra" (lines 22, 52, 53 and 66), Roissybus On sunday and holydays from 9 am to 5 pm Cyprien FABRE museums Business Relations Tel. 00 33 (0)6 16 24 75 57 Prices: Visiting: [email protected] Free admission for the regular guided visit of • Guided tour: Free visit for all individual visi- the museum tors without prior reservation (guided if guide Perfume creation for groups: €60 HT/pax, from available) Reservation 10 pax to 21 pax, 7D/7 on request by email • Groups: Free guided tour for all groups by [email protected] Perfume creation for FIT: €95 TTC/pax every prior reservation Saturday morning at 10 am in English (online booking only for FIT: http://www.fragonard. com/parfums_grasse/ stage.cfm) www.fragonard.com CHÂTEAU D'AUVERS 63 62

"Voyage au temps des Impressionnistes" (A journey to the time of the Impressionists) 30 minutes from Paris, at the heart of the village of Auvers sur Oise where Van Gogh lived for the last 70 days of his life, the Château offers a multimedia journey "A journey to the time of the Impressionists" to relive a pe- riod which was rich in light and the colours of Monet, Renoir and Pissarro. Take a tour through the rooms of the château, decorated in the style of the time, and immerse yourself in the favourite themes of the Impressionists. Admire projections of over 500 canvasses put into motion, with audiovisual special effects, popular music and songs of the time, excerpts of old films, archival photos, objects and period costumes. The commentaries, trans- lated into nine languages, immerse the audience in the atmosphere of 19th century Parisian life for 65 minutes. Our restaurant welcomes you into one of its three areas to enjoy seasonal produce and local specialities.

NEW 2013: Terminus, la mer! ("Terminal, the sea!") (30 March - 1 September) Original illustrated posters of coastal resorts served by the northern and western railway from 1898 to 1950. Museum night: by candlelight and on this occasion special animation on the theme of Impressionism. Les Irisiades: Come and celebrate its tenth birthday! (25 and 26 May): A celebration of flowers, plants and art in the Château's park, with the theme this year being "the journey of plants". Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

BP21 - Rue de Léry Access: Visiting: 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise • Road: A15-A115 exit Auvers sur Oise • Individuals: Package: visit of the chateau + lunch • Train: "Paris-St Lazare" > Pontoise > Auvers • Groups: Half-day, day or several days’activities Laurent MANDALLAZ "Paris-" > Valmondois > Auvers (guided tour of Auvers sur Oise, cruise on Head of Sales • Air: Airport Roissy CDG the Oise river, painters tour, visit to Giverny, Tel. 00 33 (0)1 34 48 48 48 themed tours...) Prices: [email protected] Restaurant set menu all included from 15 to Adult: €13.50 230 people 6-18 yrs: €9.40 • School parties: Guided tour of Auvers sur Oise Free: under 6 yrs Painting workshop TOs, receptive services, agencies etc. Please • Audioguide & multimedia: Multimedia Journey enquire and get our brochure for groups "Journey to the time of the Impressionists" Audioguide in EN, ZH, DE, IT, ES, JA, NL, RU Opening hours/seasons: (free) Closed on Mondays except for groups • Workshops: Art floral workshop Annual closure from mid-December to mid- www.chateau-auvers.fr January CITÉ DE L’ESPACE 64

At Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse, experience outer space as if you were actually there! With IMAX® 3D on a giant screen and one of the world’s largest planetariums, journey to the confines of the Cosmos for total immersion! Discover full-size spacecraft and climb aboard a real MIR Station and a Soyuz spacecraft. Try walking on the Moon with ‘Moon Runner’. Become an expert on outer space thanks to our interactive exhibitions and activities, suitable for both adults and children. Attractions for children! In magical ambiences and breathtaking settings, your children set out to conquer the sky... centres Information thematic interpretation interpretation PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Avenue Jean Gonord - BP 25855 Access: Visiting: 31506 Toulouse cedex 5 • Road: Périphérique ring road Exit 17 • Guided tour: Every day, book at reception • Bus: Line 37 • School parties: Admission: €9 per pupil Bertrand BRICHET • Groups: By prior reservation Head of Sales Prices: • Lectures: Programme at www.cite-espace.com Tel. 00 33 (0)5 62 71 61 94 Prices available on: [email protected] www.cite-espace.com

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In a fully restored sumptuous private mansion, the town of Pézenas has created a unique place devoted to one of France’s greatest writers. The Scénovision® Molière is an exhibition show in 5 rooms using the latest 3D technologies and surround sound to provide an unusual way to learn about the exciting life of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière. Young visitors, adults and theatre lovers will be seduced by the interior decoration of the rooms and the emotions emanating from these screenings in which historical truth and theatrical passion are omnipresent. At the end of the visit, a shop has a wide range of products on the theme of Molière, the 17th century and the theatre so that you can take an exclusive souvenir of this outstanding performance away with you. The Scénovision® Molière is open to visitors every day of the year. Sharing the same building with the Pézenas – Val d’Hérault Tourist Office and the Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Centre. Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Place des États du Access: Visiting: BP 10 - 34120 Pézenas • Road: A9 / A75 RN 113 • Guided tour • Bus: Lines 103 and 216 • Groups Mireille PINCHARD • School parties Booking service Prices: Tel. 00 33 (0)4 67 98 35 39 Admission: Adult: €7 [email protected] Groups: €6 pp School class: €4 pp Tour and coach operators: €5 per person Reservation Works Councils: - 10 % on all rates Tel. 00 33 (0)4 67 98 96 80

www.scenovisionmoliere.com www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr [email protected] Tel. 00 33(0)130837444 Reservation [email protected] Tel. 00 33(0)130838475 Head of Audience Development andMarketing Marie-Emmanuelle TUGLER 78000 Versailles Châteaude Versailles Information DE VERSAILLESSPECTACLES CHÂTEAU PRACTICALINFORMATION the jets of water. Discover groves thefourteen of André Le Nôtre onSaturday 22,Sunday 23and TuesdayJune. 25 Les Grandes Eaux Musicales (musical fountains show): From 29March to 27October, thegardens come alive with Versailles Festival: Aseries of shows in the Château andintheopenair. InJune andJuly. display (every Saturday evening from 22June to 14September 2013). fireworks a illuminateswith whichoff toppedand Châteaugardenslifebrings tothe light, the water and with Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes (Fountains Night Show) andtheRoyal Serenade: Aspectacular musical show and theHall of Mirrors. Throughout the year, we hold concerts, operas andcelebrated ballets intheRoyal Opera House, Royal Chapel Discover Versailles andcelebrate: (minimum of 10people) and €25pergroup for concerts andshows From €6.50for group visits to the gardens, Prices: Navettes City Vision /Paris Trip Château" Bus: • • RER:"Versailles Château" (RERC) • Train: "Paris-St-Lazare" >"Versailles Rive droite" A86> Versailles centre • Road: A13> Versailles Notre Dame Access: Line171from "Pont deSèvres" >"Versailles 66 • Literature: FR/ENguide available at www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr • Audioguide & multimedia: iPhone application • All-in-tickets: • Children’s tour: Free activity books onentry books) for 30children parties: School • show andfrom 10people for seated shows Groups: • Visiting: 5.30 pm between 11amand12noon, and 3.30pmto From 9amto 6.30pm,fountains show Opening hours/seasons: From 30people for thefountains Passport on sale inthechâteau €26 and€36(with activity

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France FESTIVALS – French Federation of Music festivals and Performing Arts Nearly 85 French music festivals and live shows join together to provide you with an exceptional choice of shows. These festivals are among the most important French events. A journey from the riches of our heritage to aesthetics: from classical music to contemporary, from jazz to world music, through theatre and dance. Over 2,000 shows are on offer; an original concept allowing you to explore the regions of France all year round. From churches and Châteaux, industrial wasteland transformed into picturesque village squares, the spectator is invited on a journey of sensory delights.

Find all the programmes of the festivals involved on www.francefestivals.com

21 5 44 PRACTICAL INFORMATION 4 39 1 8 Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon 41 7 Multimedia & literature: 38 - Bilingual website 2 12 32 - Bilingual French festivals brochure Information 29 36 24 3 14 Booking start dates 42 These will vary according to when the 10 France FESTIVALS festival is held and the date when the programme becomes available. French Federation of Music festivals and 43 Please contact us. Performing Arts 33 6 Full details on: 38, rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques 20 19 15 28 www.francefestivals.com 75014 PARIS 34 30 18 35 37 27 Bénédicte DUMEIGE – Director 11 Anaïs MORAIS – Official Representative 17 Tel. 00 33 (0)1 56 81 01 05 22 23 40 Fax: 00 33 (0)1 56 81 05 95 26 16 31 9 13 [email protected]

www.francefestivals.com 25 SPRING (April to June) 9 Festival de Carcassonne SUMMER (July to August) 5 Festival de musique ancienne et 21 June to 4 August 1 Festival Jean de La Fontaine de baroque de Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache www.festivaldecarcassonne.fr 12 Festival international de Colmar Château-Thierry 2 to 30 June 2 to 14 July 17 May to 9 June www.festival-saint-michel.fr 10 Les Traversées www.festival-colmar.com www.festival-jeandelafontaine.com Rencontres musicales de Noirlac 13 6 Les Nuits de Fourvière 22 June to 20 July Festival d’Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence 2 Festival de l’Epau 4 June to 31 July www.abbayedenoirlac.fr 5 to 27 July 22 May to 2 June www.nuitsdefourviere.com www.festival-aix.com www.festivaldelepau.com 11 Saoû chante Mozart 7 Festival de musique de Strasbourg 14 Festival international d’opéra baroque 27 June to 27 July 3 Printemps des arts de Nantes 11 to 28 June de Beaune

www.saouchantemozart.com and festivals June www.festival-strasbourg.com 5 to 28 July events cultural www.printempsdesarts.fr www.festivalbeaune.com 8 Les Flâneries Musicales d'été de Reims 20 June to 12 July 4 15 Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise www.flaneriesreims.com Festival Musique et Nature en Bauges 1 to 29 June 10 July to 23 August www.festival-auvers.com www.musiqueetnature.fr

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16 Festival de Radio-France et Montpellier Languedoc- 25 Festival Pablo Casals de Prades Roussillon 26 July to 13 August 11 to 25 July www.prades-festival-casals.com www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com 26 Jazz in Marciac 17 Chorégies d’Orange 26 July to 15 August 11 July to 6 August www.jazzinmarciac.com www.choregies.com 27 Festival Messiaen au pays de la Meije 18 Festival de la Vézère 27 July to 4 August 11 July to 22 August www.festival-messiaen.com www.festival-vezere.com 28 Festival de Tarentaise Festival de Saint-Riquier - Baie de Somme 19 Festival 1000 Sources & Dordogne 1 to 14 August Festival du Périgord Noir 12 July to 18 August (and 26 April to 8 May) www.festivaldetarentaise.com www.millesources.org 29 Les Musicales du Golfe

20 Festival de Saintes 1 to 15 August 12 to 20 July www.musicalesdugolfe.com www.festivaldesaintes.org 30 Festival du Périgord noir 21 Festival de Saint-Riquier - Baie de Somme 5 August to 11 ctober 13 to 20 July www.festivalduperigordnoir.fr www.festival-de-saint-riquier.fr 31 Festival International de Quatuors à cordes du 22 Festival international de l’Abbaye de Sylvanès Lubéron Musiques sacrées, Musiques du Monde 15 August to 1 September 18 July to 26 August www.quatuors-luberon.org www.sylvanes.com 32 Festival de Sablé 23 Festival international de piano de la Roque d’Anthéron 20 to 24 August 20 July to 18 August www.lentracte-sable.fr www.festival-piano.com 33 Annecy Classic Festival 24 Festival Musicalta 20 to 30 August 21 July to 9 August www.annecyclassicfestival.com www.musicalta.com 34 Festival Berlioz 38 Septembre musical de l’Orne AUTUMN (September & October) 43 Festival d’Ambronay 21 August to 1 September 30 August to 29 September 13 September to 6 October www.festivalberlioz.com www.septembre-musical.com 40 Festival international d’Art Sacré www.ambronay.org d’Antibes 35 Festival de la Chaise-Dieu 39 Saison de Royaumont 1 to 30 September 44 Festival de Laon 21 August to 1 September 31 August to 6 October www.francefestivals.com/antibes 14 September to 13 October www.chaise-dieu.com www.royaumont.com www.festival-laon.fr 41 Festival d’Île-de-France 36 Rencontres musicales de Vézelay 7 September to 13 October 22 to 25 August www.festival-idf.fr www.rencontresmusicalesdevezelay.com 37 42 Festival international de musique de Sinfonia en Périgord and festivals 26 August to 31 August Besançon Franche-Comté events cultural www.sinfonia-en-perigord.com 13 to 28 September www.festival-besancon.com

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Gateway to the future, lille3000 is continuing the dynamism created by lille2004 European Capital of Culture by inviting visitors to discover cultures from here or elsewhere through the most contemporary of artists. Every three years, lille3000 transforms the face of the city of Lille with events such as Bombaysers de Lille (2006), Europe XXL (2009) and most recently, FANTASTIC (2012), during which Lille is metamorphosed into an unusual and marvellous destination with more than 500 events. Each festival brings more than one million visitors to the city. Over several months, Lille buzzes with shows, artistic installations, exhibitions and parades. Every year, lille3000 organises internationally renowned exhibitions. The best of contemporary creation fills unusual locations like the Tripostal, former mail sorting centre and the Gare Saint Sauveur, previously a goods station. lille3000, the voyage goes on... Information PRACTICAL INFORMATION

105 Centre Euralille Access: Opening hours/seasons: F-59777 Euralille • Train: Station Lille Flandres, Station Lille TRIPOSTAL: Open from October to January Europe GARE SAINT SAUVEUR: Open from May to Olivier CELARIE • Metro: October Communication TRIPOSTAL: Lines L1/L2 "Gare Lille Flandres" Tel. 00 33 (0)3 28 52 3000 GARE SAINT SAUVEUR: Line L2 "Mairie de Visiting: [email protected] Lille" or "Lille " • Guided tour: By prior reservation for groups, depending on the programme for individuals Prices: • All-in-tickets: Hotels + events lille3000 Reservation Events at TRIPOSTAL: price varies according to See: www.lilletourism.com Tel. 00 33 (0)3 28 52 3000 exhibition, visit www.lille3000.com • School parties: Guided tour by prior reservation [email protected] Events at Gare Saint Sauveur: free

www.lille3000.com www.mp2013.fr [email protected] Tel. 00 33(0)491137736 Reservation [email protected] Tel. 00 33(0)491137739 Marketing and tourism manager Charlotte BRUNET 13201 Marseille cedex 1 1, place Villeneuve Bargemon Maison Diamantée Information EUROPEAN CAPITAL OFCULTURE MARSEILLE-PROVENCE 2013 PRACTICALINFORMATION Provence 2013has brought together neededfor everything you to have anextraordinary experience. rary design, classical orelectro music, street ormagic art tricks, dance ortheatre,contempo nature- orfood, Marseille- or art fine of fan a you're Whether everyone. for something include to designed been has programme and artist exhibits from all over theworld. There will besomething to explore onevery day of the year. The Marseille is unveiling its new look and new cultural areas are being inaugurated to host shows, performances ambitiously-designed museums are opening inMarseille, Aix-en-Provence andArles; theOld Port of Aubagne, Salon-de-Provence andmany more. For one year, thewhole region will betransformed. New, will be organised at Marseille andall thetowns within anhour's journey, including , Aix-en-Provence, Marseille Provence is European Capital of Culture for the year 2013. Hundreds of events and exhibitions Have theCapital experience! • Air:Marseille Provence Airport Aix-en-Provence TGV railway station Marseille St Charles TGV railway station • Train: • Road: A7/A8 Access: 68 developed by Orange Multimedia: Download thefree "MP2013"app, • • Workshops: ages all For • School By parties: priorreservation Individuals: depending ontheprogramme • Groups: By priorreservation • Unaccompanied tour: For alarge numberof events Visiting:

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Chateaux and Luxury Hotels in France Founded in 1957, Grandes Etapes Françaises is a family hotel group comprising 5 5-star and 4 4-star châteaux and luxury hotels, located in the heart of the most beautiful tourist regions of France. The small and friendly ho- Château de l'Ile tels all provide the same quality services whilst preserving the unique character endowed by their architectural, Château de Divonne historical and cultural heritage. They boast excellent restaurants with a focus on local products and wines. Their large parks and peaceful gardens are perfect for rest and relaxation. Some are equipped with well-being areas and spas. All have lounges for receptions, cocktail parties, marriages and banquets.

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Françoise LECHEVALIER Head of communication Tel. 00 33 (0)1 40 02 99 96 [email protected]

www.grandesetapes.com 1 CHÂTEAU D’ESCLIMONT ***** château-hotel with a refined level of comfort, you will enjoy is 15 minutes from Geneva. The relaxing and gastronomic A gem of the Renaissance, this former residence of the La delicious food served in dining rooms full of character or hotel set in a 22-hectare park will delight nature-lovers Rochefoucauld family is perfect for a romantic break less on the terrace, weather-permitting. with its exceptional view over the Mont-Blanc range and than an hour from Paris, between the Tél. 00 33 (0)2 47 55 50 11 Lake Geneva. and Chartres cathedral. Tél. 00 33 (0)4 50 20 00 32 5 LE PRIEURÉ ****

Tél. 00 33 (0)2 37 31 15 15 accommodation This former Benedictine priory with its white silhouette 8 CHÂTEAU D’ISENBOURG ***** 2 LE CHOISEUL **** stands in a nest of greenery. Its huge chimneys, its tower On the wine route, a couple of kilometres from Colmar, Below the ramparts of the Château d’Amboise and over- and its spiral staircase are all products of the past, while the Château d’Isenbourg overlooks the old town of Rouffach looking the Loire, Le Choiseul is a complex of charming the panoramic dining room offers a menu that is in keping and offers a magnificent panorama: the foothills of the residences built in the 18th century, nestled at the heart with Anjou tradition. Vosges, the Rhine plain and the Black Forest in the distance. of Italian-style gardens. Tél. 00 33 (0)2 41 67 90 14 Here you can enjoy relaxation and sophistication: it’s the Tél. 00 33 (0)2 47 30 45 45 ideal base for discovering Alsace and its gastronomy. 6 CHÂTEAU DE GILLY ***** Tél. 00 33 (0)3 89 78 58 50 3 CHÂTEAU D’ARTIGNY ***** The Château de Gilly, former residence of the abbots of 9 Twenty-five hectares of park, a French-style garden, Cîteaux, located a stone’s throw from the famous Clos CHÂTEAU DE L’ILE ***** marble statues, a trompe l’oeil fresco... nothing was too Vougeot and at the heart of the Grands Crus of Burgundy, Ideally located in the green setting of a wooded bend th th fine for this former residence of the perfumer François has lost none of its authenticity from the 14 and 17 of the Ill, just 5km from Strasbourg and 6km from its th Coty, today transformed into an elegant château-hotel. centuries, with its drainage ditches, its French style-garden airport, this 19 century château, well integrated into a Tél. 00 33 (0)2 47 34 30 30 and its dining room with magnificent ribbed vaulting. complex of traditional Alsatian architecture with its half- Tél. 00 33 (0)3 80 62 89 98 timbered architecture and balconies decked with flowers, is the perfect location for holiday tourism. 4 DOMAINE DE BEAUVOIS **** 7 Tél. 00 33 (0)3 88 66 85 00 This delightful manor from the 16th and 17th centuries CHÂTEAU DE DIVONNE **** th is set at the heart of a 140-hectare wooded park. In this This elegant yet small country seat from the 19 century

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