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ATELIER 2020

28

Feb

"Journey to the Mediterranean" at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris

Until 3 January

In March 2021, enjoy the Gout de France/Good France event.

21

March

Goût de France/Good France

Until 21 March

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Which part of planet France will you be exploring today? From Alpes-Mont Blanc to Normandy, Provence to the Loire Valley, and Paris to Tahiti, more than 30 destinations await discovery.
  • Alps - Mont Blanc
  • Alsace and Lorraine
  • Auvergne
  • Biarritz-Basque Country
  • Bordeaux
  • Brittany
  • Burgundy
  • Champagne
  • Corsica
  • Côte d'Azur
  • Dordogne Valley
  • Jura Mountains
  • Loire Valley
  • Lyon
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Occitanie - South of France
  • Paris
  • Provence
  • Pyrenees
  • Vosges Massif
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • French Guiana - Amazonia
  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint-Martin
  • Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
  • Indian Ocean
  • Mayotte
  • Reunion Island
  • Pacific Ocean
  • New Caledonia
  • Tahiti-French Polynesia
  • Wallis & Futuna Islands

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