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Centre Pompidou: Inside-Out Building and Modern Art

The Centre Pompidou is one of Paris's strangest buildings. Its skeleton is on the outside. Its color is nothing like traditional French architecture. It's absolutely worth visiting.

The Building Itself

Paris Picnic Guide: Markets, Boulangeries, Seine Spots

A proper Paris picnic—good bread, cheese, wine, sitting on the Seine—is better than most Paris restaurants. Here's how to assemble one.

The Shopping Route

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Day Trips from Paris: Versailles, Mont Saint-Michel, Loire Valley

Paris is good, but the real France is outside the city. Here's what's feasible as a day trip and what requires more planning.

Versailles: The Doable Day Trip

Distance: 17km