Spring 2022
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
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Palais de Cathédrale<br />
Around the great Cathedral are beautiful<br />
mansion houses including the Palais de la<br />
Cathédrale at 12 Rue Henri Dupuis. Owner<br />
Jean-Luc Montois has spent the last few<br />
years restoring it to look as it did two hundred<br />
years ago when it was lived in by a local<br />
merchant. Although Jean-Luc lives there, he<br />
has opened it to the public and to enter is<br />
like stepping back in time, an extraordinary,<br />
exquisite home that is filled with wonderful<br />
treasures that he has collected for many<br />
decades. It’s so extraordinary in fact, that<br />
we’ll bring you a whole article about it in the<br />
next issue of the magazine. Book a tour via<br />
Saint-Omer tourist office<br />
A sumptious Theatre<br />
The locals affectionally call the exquisite<br />
domed building which dominates the Place<br />
du Marechal Foch - Le Moulin à café, the<br />
coffee grinder. Completed in 1840 on the<br />
site of the former 14th century Alderman’s<br />
Hall, it became the Town Hall complete<br />
with an opulent Italian-style theatre which<br />
gave the local bigwigs bragging rights. The<br />
theatre closed in 1973 and for 45 years was<br />
hidden from sight. In 2018, after restoration,<br />
it reopened to the public, complete with the<br />
original stage machinery. In its day it attracted<br />
some of the most well-known performers of<br />
the time including Edith Piaf and Luis Mariano.<br />
Under an ornate ceiling, the circular operastyle<br />
theatre has three balconies and private<br />
boxes. Book tickets via labacarolle.org<br />
Ancient Library<br />
From the outside, the municipal library in<br />
Saint-Omer does little to tempt, a modern<br />
building of the sort found in every town in<br />
every country. But – go inside, head to the first<br />
floor and discover the wood-panelled former<br />
Jesuit Chapel library filled with thousands<br />
of ancient books some of which date to the<br />
Palais de la Cathedrale entrance<br />
Shakespeare First folio © Y CADART<br />
7th century. Their collection includes a first<br />
volume Gutenberg Bible, less than 50 of the<br />
original 180 copies thought to be printed have<br />
survived. Not long ago, an eagle-eyed librarian<br />
dusting the shelves spotted a Shakespeare first<br />
Folio. Those two books alone are worth some<br />
$50million.<br />
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