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France in focus

Can Christmas save France's châteaux?

France

‘Culture strikes back’: Author Andrei Kurkov’s invitation to stand by Ukraine

Interview
Europe

The Bright Side: Turkey rediscovers the art of vibrant Iznik tilemaking

Culture
Focus

Baghdad gets a makeover: Iraqi capital undergoes major renovation

Middle East

Italy: Hundreds of heritage sites at risk amid funding shortages

Italy

Paris launches lottery for burial plots near Piaf, Morrison or Chopin

France
The Observers

NGOs scramble to preserve Gaza's war-torn heritage sites

Louvre reopens after daring heist, museum director faces Senate grilling

France

Prince Murat: The royal jewels represent the 'heritage of the French monarchy, the nation of France'

France
Focus

Exploring India's spice route: A thousand-flavour journey through Kerala

Asia / Pacific

The Bright Side: Egypt opens one of its largest tombs to public after epic restoration

Africa

The Bright Side: UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves including France's Lake Bourget

Environment
arts24

European Heritage Days: A bird's-eye view from Notre-Dame's towers

Culture

The Bright Side: Notre-Dame Cathedral’s revamped towers reopen to public

France

The Bright Side: Bangladesh eyes end to dazzling Darya-e-Noor diamond mystery

Asia / Pacific

The Bright Side: Malawi's sacred Mount Mulanje added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Africa

France's Carnac stones vie for UNESCO world heritage list spot

France

Syria after Assad: Journey through a war-ravaged nation in transition

On the ground
Middle East

Loire Valley châteaux under threat, warns the Climate Action Network in its latest report

France

In Syria, an ancient tomb complex is found beneath the rubble

Middle East

France gives first supersonic Concorde jet historical monument status

France
Focus

Meet the residents of Mont-Saint-Michel, France's medieval island

France

🌟The Bright Side: Guinea’s traditional Leppi fabric gets protected status

Africa

🌟 The Bright Side: Ballet company preserves traditional dance forms in Central African Republic

In pictures
Africa

Saved from destruction: Paris show offers glimpse of Gaza’s archaeological treasures

On the ground
Culture

🌟The Bright Side: France’s Grotte de Cussac reveals prehistoric cave art splendour

Europe

Archaeologists push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Palmyra

Middle East

French court orders city of Biarritz to rename 'La Négresse' neighbourhood

France

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rises from ruins of IS group destruction

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rises from ruins of IS group destruction

Middle East

Price hike on non-EU visitors will fund Louvre's ‘renaissance’, Macron says

Culture

'Saturation point': Louvre boss says leaky, crowded museum needs upgrade

Europe
France in focus

The Chauvet cave: Unlocking France's prehistoric past

France
Focus

Historians seek to preserve Gaza’s cultural heritage

Middle East

Zinc roofers of Paris win UNESCO cultural heritage status

France

Archaeological dig at Notre-Dame unearths 2,000 years of history

Analysis
Culture

Notre-Dame set for further restorations, thanks to generous donations

Analysis
Europe

UNESCO 'enhanced protection' for 34 Lebanon heritage sites

Middle East
Entre Nous

The secrets of Paris's Canal Saint-Martin

Entre Nous

France's Cité Falguière marks 150 years of artistic heritage

Focus

Jordan: Petra's tourism authority cracks down on Bedouin cave dwellers

Middle East

Tense talks over UNESCO heritage sites to be deemed at risk

Paris's Moulin Rouge gets new sails just in time for Olympic torch relay

France

Eiffel Tower ticket prices increase by 20% in bid to save Paris’s ‘Iron Lady’

FRENCH TOURISM
Europe
France in focus

Paris's Grand Palais: A rare glimpse at a colossal renovation project

Culture

Fire breaks out at Copenhagen's historic stock exchange, spire collapses

Copenhagen landmark fire 'under control', say rescue services

Europe
France in focus

Notre-Dame, five years after the flames: A symbol of resilience

France
Perspective

Notre-Dame carpenter Valentin Pontarollo on his joy at completion of cathedral's roof

France

Five years after fire, Paris’s Notre-Dame on track for December reopening

France

Rome partially restores Trajan’s Basilica with funds from Russian oligarch

Europe

France sells Riviera chateau seized from late Putin foe

Europe
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France's Périgord region, the land of a thousand and one castles

France
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The seaside resort of Antibes, pearl of the French Riviera

France
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Discovering some of France's most beautiful gardens

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Traditional houses in France's Alsace region get new lease of life

France

Signature Napoleon hat fetches record €1.9 million at French auction

France
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France's Cosquer cave: 20,000 years under the sea

France
Focus

Major Laos dam project sparks fears for environment and local heritage

Asia / Pacific
Revisited

Canada: Meeting the people determined to keep the French language alive

Americas
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Making the perfect oak barrel: The French tradition of cooperage

France
Science

Prehistoric Jericho site voted onto UNESCO World Heritage List

Middle East

UNESCO lists ancient ruins near West Bank city of Jericho as World Heritage Site

Middle East

Israeli team attends UNESCO meeting in first open visit to Saudi Arabia

Middle East

Senegal: Millions of pilgrims gather in Touba

Senegal
Africa

Pantsula, a South African dance, emerged in townships as a form of political repression

South Africa
Africa
France in focus

From monk to mayor: The guardians of France's Mont Saint-Michel

France
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Hidden French treasures: The cellars of Burgundy's wine capital Beaune

France

Evacuation of Kyiv icons takes fight for Ukraine’s heritage to Louvre in Paris

CULTURE WAR
Culture
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An ode to elegance: France's Chenonceau castle

France
Focus

Celebrating a thousand years of pilgrimage: France's Mont-Saint-Michel

France
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The enthusiasts restoring France's old wind turbines

France