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Our selection of new exhibitions not to miss in 2024 and 2025 in Holland

Have a stay in the Ker Moor Hotel in Saint-Quay-Portrieux, on the way to Saint-Brieuc and its amazing Maison Saint-Yves

From the Beauport Abbey, passing by the GwinZegal art center, until La Roche Jagu castle, discover the Côtes d’Armor through Les Minutes Bleues festival

Take some good time in Alsace at Le Parc Hôtel Obernai and its Yonaguni Spa, bordered by the Route des Vins

Why not diving into the Arcachon Bay, within Les 12 de Larros Hotel in Gujan-Mestras, nearby La Maison de l’Huître!

More culture in Nîmes with the Vieux Nîmes, Beaux Arts and Carré d’Art Museums, before swimming at the C-Suites Hotel!

Beneath its 2024 Christmas crackers, Bernard Cassière launches its new Haute-Hydratation à L’Eau de Source skincare line

Sothys presents their new DX Glow range, along a plum and raspberry based seasonal cosmetics line

Let’s celebrate Oktoberfest 2024 in Munich or not, with a selection of Coofandy’s bavarian chemises!

For the Olympics 2024, LVMH exclusively introduces the ateliers of Berluti in Paris and Louis Vuitton in Asnières, with La Malle Courrier exhibition

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