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After being honored for Ganymede at the Fragrance Foundation Awards, Marc-Antoine Barrois comes back with Encelade!

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Iranian protesters 'looking for different tactics' as Iran marks Students' Day

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After being honored for Ganymede at the Fragrance Foundation Awards, Marc-Antoine Barrois comes back with Encelade!

Find some Inspyration in Brive-la-Gaillarde, through its Market, the Maison Denoix and Le Chêne Vert Hotel

Follow the steps of Colette in Corrèze, from her Jardins, the Castel Novel Hotel, the Pans de Travassac and of course the Festival de la Vézère !

Feel the spirit of Saintonge from Saintes and its Abbaye Aux Dames or Saint Jean d’Angely, with its Royal Abbey

Admire the cartoon walls of the comic book capital of Angoulême and its Cathedral Treasure by Othoniel!

Different facets of Lille get unveiled with L’Hermitage Gantois and the artistic acts of Lille 3000 and Lille Art Up!

Enter the Lacoste Arena, as the crocodile’s largest flagship store, in the core of the Champs-Élysées

Ego Stratis would offer you a new Cologne facet from Juliette Has A Gun

Welcome in the Grande Champagne with the long tradition shared by Cognac Frapin

The golden cuvées of the Champagne Gremillet get unveiled from the Côte des Bar and in Cabaret Michou!

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