It's called the Volcano here. With all the deference that a vassal owes to his master. Shaken by regular eruptions, Piton de la Fournaise is the highlight of any hike on the island. An intense experience for those who love...
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To the west of Porto, away from the hustle and bustle of the Ribeira and the crashing waves of Foz, the city is home to a haven of silence and pure lines: the Serralves Foundation. It reveals the boldest face...
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A volcanic island rising out of the Indian Ocean, Réunion is a sanctuary of biodiversity. Primary forests, humid ravines, Creole gardens and mountain paths are home to an extraordinary flora, ranging from endemic species to plants from elsewhere that have found a home here...
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In the heart of the Marquesas archipelago, tattooing - tā moko, or Te patutiki - is more than just a body adornment: it is a language, a living memory and an indestructible link between the individual, his or her community and the world...
Continue readingKathmandu 69 is a story that straddles the line between autobiography and fiction, based on Éric Chazot's own experience in the late 1960s, when Kathmandu became one of the magnetic poles for young Westerners on the edge of their lives. More...
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A new genetic and archaeological study published in Nature in January reveals that, despite Russian colonisation, the Yakuts' biological heritage, and even their oral microbiome, have remained surprisingly stable. And that shamanic practices have long survived...
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Between monastic patience, winegrowers' daring and industrial heritage, the Jura cultivates an art of living shaped by the land and time. Here, yellow wine converses with the stones of villages, age-old cellars and underground galleries. From...
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In 2016, Zaya Younan bought a 15th-century château, Château de Beauvois, west of Tours, on the road to the Bourgueil, Saumur and Chinon vineyards. With its fine slate roof, tufa stone facades and Renaissance tower...
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At the mouth of the River Aven in southern Brittany, Pont-Aven is set among green hills and shimmering water under the poplars. Windmills, galleries and wooded paths form the backdrop to this city of art, which inspired Gauguin and still cultivates a gentle...
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