One of the most famous places in Deauville is its sea front and its « planches », a walk that was designed in 1923 to protect women wearing long dresses from the sand. The beach cabins all hold the name of a movie star who has previously been to Deauville’s American Cinema Festival. April 2009. Un des…
In the first part of the Mystery Play of Elche, the singing angel comes down from the roof of the Basilica holding a golden palm. The Mystery Play of Elche is a liturgical drama dating from the Middle Ages, which is enacted in the Basilica de Santa María on 14 and 15 August of each…
Alejandro Talavante (born 1987) faces on one the six bulls he will fight this evening at the Plaza de Toros in Malaga. There is a bullfight every night during the Malaga feria in August. August 2015. Alejandro Talavante (né en 1987) affronte un des six taureaux qu’il va combattre ce soir dans les arènes de…
The Spanish-Uruguayan chef Jorge Jurado Solano has taken over the Don Carlos family owned restaurant in Alicante, after several years spent abroad in prestigious locations such as the Ritz in Paris. He explains that he did not get a Michelin star as the restaurant was empty the night the inspector visited the place since there…
This lady tries to find her friends in the packed amphitheater at the Domaine d’Ô. This is the annual Radio France and Montpellier music festival: the evening jazz concert with The Amazing Keystone Big Band is about to begin. July 2015. Cette dame essaie de trouver ses amis dans l’amphithéâtre comble du Domaine d’Ô. C’est…
During the summer season, short trips can be made on some old trains in Butry-sur-Oise, along a line, one kilometre (0.62 miles) in length, nicknamed the « impressionists’ railway ». The steam locomotive driver is a volunteer but he takes his job very seriously. July 2015. Durant l’été, de petits trajets peuvent s’effectuer sur de vieux trains…
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