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 The Paris Fair / April 30th – May 10th Paris Porte de Versailles
Trends ans innovations, advice et meetings, celebration, friendliness and a lot of boldness, here's the spirit of the Foire de Paris. It opens up the doors of dream and evasion. Everything was done for you to spend a beautiful day, change your mind, discover new horizons, do yourself good... Come and see the most unusual innovations, shrewd devices and the new trends in decoration and design.
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 Saveurs des plaisirs gourmands exhibition / May 15th - 18th at the Espace Champeret
Widely recognised in the fields of taste, quality and traditional know how, the Saveurs des plaisirs gourmands exhibition presents a wealth of top of the range, traditional and innovative regional or luxury products. This new event also gets into the Apéro Chic mood, with its happy hours from 6 PM to 8 PM!
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 Kandinsky
/ Untill August 10th Centre Georges Pompidou
This retrospective of Vassili Kandinsky which hold the largest collections of the artist's works. It brings together some hundred of Kandinsky's finished paintings, particularly the Impressions and the Improvisations. It offers a unique chance to look through the eyes of this painter born in 1866 in Moscow under the Czar, who died in 1944 in Neuilly-sur Seine, a French citizen. The exhibit also provides an update on the constant additions to the Kandinsky collection , exceptional watercolours and manuscripts for the "Russian" period 1914-1917, a portfolio from the Bauhaus for his 60th birthday in 1926…
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Foire du trône / April 4th – June 1st Pelouse de Reuilly
The famous Foire du Trône country fair opens on April 4th at the Pelouse de Reuilly. One of the oldest fairs in France, it attracts a staggering 5 million visitors each year. A huge amusement park with more than 350 attractions like arcades and rollercoasters as well as more traditional attractions such as a large Ferris Wheel, acrobats, jugglers and fire-eaters. Love apples and other classic French candies should not be missed either.
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 From Siena to Florence, the Italian Primitives / Untill June 21th Jacquemart-André Museum
Considered to be one of the largest collections of Italian Primitives outside Italy, the exceptional works collected during the 19th century by Bernard von Lindenau are to be shown for the first time in Paris. Some fifty of these works, all painted by the greatest masters of the pre-Renaissance and early Italian Renaissance have been brought together for this exhibition which promises to be a revelation for the visiting public
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Grandes eaux / Untill October 25th Château de Versailles Ever since its creation, the château of Versailles has been the scene of sumptuous celebrations. We are admirably reminded of this by the Grandes Eaux Musicales event, guaranteed to delight all lovers of water or music, bringing you a varied and timeless performance. A sparkling and melodious journey through a world of fountains and coppices.
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 Europavox Festival / May 27 - 31 Clermont-Ferrand
Once again EuropaVox will celebrate the diversity and creativity of the European music scene in Clermont-Ferrand. First names: Bloc Party, Olivia Ruiz, Charlie Winston…5 days, more than 60 artists and 20 nationalities.
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 The Monaco Grand Prix / May 21st – 24th Monaco
The Monaco Grand Prix is one of the world’s most prestigious Formula One races. All racing drivers have at some stage dreamed of victory in Monaco, the legendary city centre race track which is well known as the toughest of the Formula One World Championship. An excellent occasion to soak up the excitement and to visit the famous Rock.
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