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Pause for Picasso in Paris
The Picasso Museum in Paris, one of the major tourist attractions of the French capital, closed its doors on Sunday for a restoration that will last until February 2012. The museum hopes for a better welcome after the renovation for the approximately half million visitors who come each year. Also, the spaces for educational and cultural activities are adapted. The museum is housed in a Baroque mansion in the Marais district. In the coming months, the collection of approximately five thousand works will be moved elsewhere and after that the construction will begin early next year.
Live in a French tree-house
French tree-house
Enjoy the freedom and roam accross the region of Poitou-Charentes. The French region offers from now until October to two 7-day covered wagon arrangements. Pulled by a horse, accommodation for 5 persons and equipped with kitchenette, it is a special attraction for a caravan trip with the whole family. Lovers for a fixed place for the night can choose for a tree-house. A 5-person horse-drawn carriage for three days in high season (July-August) can be booked from € 393.55. Families in the autumn to make this special trip after paying € 317.28 (starting price).
In the midst of the “Parc Floral de la Belle”, south of the city of Poitiers, there are several tree for two – but also for family use (maximum 6 people). The wooden cottages are 4 to 6 meters from the ground and can be reached by a staircase. The high altitude huts all have a perfect view over the 25 hectare forest. Consumers find more information on www.tourisme-deux-sevres.com (horse-drawn carriage), www.tourisme-vienne.com and www.tourisme-vienne.com (tree).
New attractions Futuroscope in France
Futuroscope, also attractive for non-French
There are spectacular new 3 – and dynamic 4D films in Futuroscope. The Futuroscope theme park attractions take visitors on a journey into the future. The recently opened ‘EcoDingo’ is a futuristic race with 3D effects, which also offers some additional, as synchronous moving chairs. Twice as new is the first European animated entirely in digital 3D. In the humorous children’s’ Fly me to the Moon ‘ three young flies are to discover the famous Apollo 11. In December 2009 opens the dynamic 4D movie “Arthur and the Minimoys’, of the same movie from 2006. With 15 million visitors since its opening in 1987, the Futuroscope is the second largest park in France. www.futuroscope.com
