France is not only Paris; no doubt about it! So, as soon as I can, I put on my comfortable walking shoes, make some sandwiches, and set off to explore the great sites of France, less known than Paris, but no less impressive. In the “ beautiful escapes ” outside Paris, today is Chartres. To visit this city is always a promise of a great day and the same emotion. Charged with history, charming medieval atmosphere, gastronomic insights, art, and romance, it is the perfect destination no matter the season

Paris is the museum treasure; it is no secret. For many visitors it is a decisive factor to come to the city and stay here for a long time. Due to the sanitary conditions in 2020 many of them were temporally closed to the public. Some of them took an advantage of the situation by realizing titanic interior and exterior transformations. And here I’m with the good news! A number of outstanding museums in Paris will finally reopen their doors to the visitors...

The modern construction I’m standing on is called the Buren columns or “Les Deux Plateaux” in French. It is a real contemporary gem hidden inside of the 17th century Royal Palace. Being quite conservative, Paris and Parisians always resisted modern art. The current building of Colonnes had raised a lot of polemics and critics as well. And it is not the first building having the same destiny...