Musee des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux

Advantages: Hundreds of famous works of art.
Disadvantages: Sensory overload.

...If you enjoy visiting art museums, Paris really is the place to go to. In the last 20 years or so, Paris museums re-organised their collections and the musée d'Orsay became the receptacle for art dated between 1848 and 1914. ~The Gare d'Orsay~ ********************** The building that houses the collection used to be a train station and hotel, which due to its proximity to the Louvre needed to be built sympathetically. Its inauguration in 1900 revealed a very fine building where the stone façade hid the metal structure inside. At the time, the painter Edouard Detaille wrote ""The station is superb and looks like a Palais des beaux-arts...". Little did he know that he was writing a prophesy… After 1939, the progressive electrification of the railroads meant that the platforms were now too short to accommodate the new, longer... Read review

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Advantages: culture and wine
Disadvantages: some places are dirty

...At the gates of the greatest vintages of the world, at some miles of the Atlantic Ocean, Bordeaux put a point of honor to develop its exceptional architectural and cultural heritage. Such point that it was indicated " Town of Art " by the ministry for the Culture in 1978. This reward, perfectly justified, makes it possible to guess the extent of the monuments, museums, rooms of art or places which make the pride of the capital of Aquitaine. During my many voyages, I was brought to discover in-depth this city, and eager to share my knowledge with the ciao users, I propose one to you strolls " virtual " of Bordeaux. In a slapping of finger, I send to you on the great place of the Quincunxes which dominates the quays of Bordeaux. Such your guide, I open the gates of Bordeaux to you (I yes hope for that I did not forget... Read review

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Advantages: Centre small enough to get around on foot, pretty
Disadvantages: What disadvantages??!!

...I spent a year in Dijon during my university year abroad and despite my distinct homesickness and sheer glee to get out of the place once July 2003 came around, this shouldn't reflect badly on the beautiful city itself. First things first for a tourist; there are an abundance of really nice, cosy yet resonable hotels/ guesthouses. There a few grotty ones too, particulary on Avenue Maréchal Foch, but a really nice hotel can be found on a quiet Dijon back street. Can't remember the name of the hotel, but it's on Rue Verrerie, parallel with Rue de la Préfecture (where I used to live!!). Ok, sightseeing wise, there is a lot to see. If you are ok with heights, you must go to the top of La Tour Philippe Le Bon, in the middle of the fine arts museum grounds (Musée des Beaux arts), on the main road through, Rue de la Liberté. It's high... Read review

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