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Basilique de la Daurade
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
1 place de la Daurade, Toulouse, 31000

Named after the golden mosaics, which adorned it from the 6th century, this former Roman temple was later converted into a Christian church. The present building was started in 1764 and finished nearly a century later; i...   more

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Basilique du Sacre-Coeur
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
35 Rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre, (Rue de la Bonne), Paris, 75018

(bell tower) loom over Paris like a 12th-century Byzantine church. But it's not that old. After France's 1870 defeat by the Prussians, the basilica was planned as a votive offering to cure France's misfortunes. Rich and ...   more

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Basilique Notre-Dame
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
37 Bis Avenue Jean-Medecin, Nice, 6000

Unlike most of the churches in the old town, which have been strongly influenced by the Italian baroque style, the lines of this building appear unashamedly Gothic. In fact it's a reproduction that only dates back to 186...   more

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Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
Place du Colonel edon, Marseille, 13006

Rémy Ninci, a life-long resident of Marseille, fondly remembered the old interior of the basilica, but welcomed the new improvements. It was very well renovated, with all the new mosaics and ceilings. The old Notre-Dame ...   more

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Basilique Saint-Denis
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
1 Rue de la Legion d'Honneur, Saint-Denis, 93200

Kings and Queens (merovingian, carolingian, capetos), royal children, and some royal servants found a crowded place for their final rest: some common mass graves , where the revolutionaries put their bodies in great diso...   more

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Basilique St-Seurin
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
Place des Martyrs-de-la-Resistance, Bordeaux, 33000

The Notre-Dame de la Rose chapel, situated at the far end of the basilica, dates back to 1444. An 11th-century historic crypt holds the tomb of Saint-Fort and two sarcophagi from the Merovingian era. The archaeological c...   more

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Basilique St. Sernin
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
13 Place Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, 31000

It seems that each time power changed hands, the new regime felt the need to leave its mark on this symbolic structure. Hence the steeple of St Sernin Church (Basilique Saint-Sernin) shows three distinct styles, each fro...   more

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Bastide de la Magalone
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
245 Boulevard Michelet, Marseille, 13009

This country house - in the style of an Italian villa - was built in the seventeenth century by the Magolon brothers who were wealthy merchants and ship-owners. Come and listen...

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Bastille
Category: Sightseeing + Tours
Place de la Bastille, Paris, 75011

The only way to have a look at the backstage areas of the Opéra Bastille (unless you have business there) is to take a guided tour. These begin at 5.00 pm on some afternoons. The dates are not listed on their website, bu...   more

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Bastille Day - 14th of July Celebrations
Category: Activities
Throughout the city, Paris

France's national day, is known to the British as Bastille Day, although the French just call it the 14th of July. The day celebrates the moment in 1789 when the people of Paris stormed the Bastille prison, symbolically ...   more

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