All posts tagged "France"
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264.8KLifestyle & CultureEurope’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands
(Editor’s note: This list of Europe’s best outlet centers is one of our first – and by far most popular– on Dispatches’s...
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496Travel
From 7 thru 10 December, La Fête des Lumières transforms Lyon into a luminous dreamscape
As December descends, Lyon transforms into a dazzling dreamscape for La Fête des Lumières. From 7 through 10 December, the city becomes...
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493Lifestyle & Culture
Don’t miss truffle season: Celebrating this incredibly rare delicacy in Italy and France
My sister treated me to a vacation in Italy this summer. As “slow travelers,” we chose the path less-touristed just north of...
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879Travel
Metz: Your guide to savoring Christmas in a 3,000-year-old city
(Editor’s note: This post on Metz is the first in a series looking at Europe’s lesser-known, but fabulous, Christmas Markets. You can jump...
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517Lifestyle & Culture
Conjuring the Green Fairy with the forbidden ingredient in absinthe
There it is, practically dead. The ignominious herb wormwood. A rush of adrenaline washes over me. The plant’s reputation is quite infamous....
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582News & Buzz
Alice Verberne: Want to buy a second home in France? You’ll pay for the privilege
Everybody’s cheering! The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, kept his campaign promise to completely eliminate the dreaded taxe d’habitation, a sizable charge...
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605Travel
Home Swap, Pt. 2: ‘Wow, this house is huge, and way cooler than ours!’
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 2 of Maryna Kryvko’s deep dive into how a home swap works, and how swapping can save you...
