Category Archives: Folk Culture

Guide Tour of the route of craftsmanship in Florence, Italy

The discover of craftsmanship in Florence is a very rich experience, which will guide you through the intricate streets of the center to the shops of Oltrarno, to discover historical traditions and now rare crafts. From leather goods to goldsmiths, passing through bookbinders and, of course, gastronomy, craftsmanship in Florence…

Guide Tour of the route of craftsmanship in Florence, Italy

Guide Tour of Cognacq-Jay Museum, Paris, France

The Cognacq-Jay Museum is a municipal museum of the City of Paris presenting a collection of 18th century works and art objects from the legacy of Ernest Cognacq. The museum’s collection was formed between 1900–1925 by Théodore-Ernest Cognacq (1839–1928) and his wife Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838–1925), founders of La Samaritaine department…

Guide Tour of Cognacq-Jay Museum, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Carnavalet Museum, Paris, France

The Musée Carnavalet is the Parisian municipal museum dedicated to the history of Paris from the origins of the city to the present day. Located in the Marais district at No. 23 rue de Sévigné in Paris, in the 3rd arrondissement, it presents collections on various themes: memories of the…

Guide Tour of Carnavalet Museum, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Musée des Archives Nationales, Paris, France

The Musée des Archives Nationales is a state museum of French history operated by the Archives Nationales. The museum features exhibitions drawn from the collections of the government archives and aims to provide document-based perspective on France’s history and the evolution of French society. The National Archives Museum introduces: on…

Guide Tour of Musée des Archives Nationales, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Adventureland, Disneyland Paris, France

Adventureland has an exotic adventure theme, visitors travel from the Orient to the Caribbean via Africa. The theme contains more heavy Indian and Moroccan influences, Adventureland features four themed areas: Adventureland Bazar, African appearance, Asian mysterious jungles, and Caribbean area. Travel to the globe in Adventureland, explore this exotic land…

Guide Tour of Adventureland, Disneyland Paris, France

Guide Tour of Fantasyland, Disneyland Paris, France

Fantasyland is themed after Disney’s animated fairy tale films. Each Fantasyland has a castle, as well as several gentle rides themed after those Disney films. In Disneyland Paris, Fantasyland is themed as a fairy tale village, this land specifically notes the European origins of the source material for many Disney…

Guide Tour of Fantasyland, Disneyland Paris, France

Guide Tour of Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris, France

Maison de Victor Hugo is a writer’s house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832–1848. The museum consists of an antechamber leading through the Chinese living room and medieval style dining room to Victor Hugo’s bedroom. Victor Hugo’s House also manage Hauteville House, Guernsey (Channel Islands).…

Guide Tour of Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Flea Markets in Paris, France

A flea market is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) merchandise. Treasures certainly abound in Paris, a city of folks blessed with phenomenal taste. The flea markets not only attract tourists looking for unique souvenirs, but also frequented by professional treasure hunter…

Guide Tour of Flea Markets in Paris, France

Architecture of the Garnier Palace, National Opera of Paris, France

The Opéra Garnier, most well known as the National Opera of Paris, is a theatrical and architectural work of art. The Opéra aims to be an academy of music, choreography and lyric poetry; it is a major element of the heritage of the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It was built…

Architecture of the Garnier Palace, National Opera of Paris, France

Guide Tour of Grevin Museum, Paris, France

The Musée Grévin is a wax museum in Paris located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine, at 10, Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, France. The Grévin Museum has no less than two hundred wax figures. The museum has a new look in 2019…

Guide Tour of Grevin Museum, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Museum of Romantic Life, Paris, France

The Museum of Romantic Life is located in the New Athens district of the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It is located at 16, rue Chaptal, in the Scheffer – Renan hotel, the former residence of the Dutch-born painter Ary Scheffer and a center of romantic inspiration during the first part…

Guide Tour of Museum of Romantic Life, Paris, France

Look back of Japan Expo 2019, Paris, France

Japan Expo is a French professional event fair on Japanese popular culture, which takes place at the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition center every year at the beginning of July. It is a cultural event dedicated to manga, video games, anime, but also martial arts, fashion, music (J-pop, J-rock, traditional), cinema and…

Look back of Japan Expo 2019, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Asian districts of Paris, France

In France, a Chinatown is found in Paris in the 13th arrondissement, located at the Triangle de Choisy. Chinatown in Paris with a unique atmosphere, its history, as well as its shimmering colors, under the iconic light of the famous red lanterns. Today, this district remains very lively, and it…

Guide Tour of Asian districts of Paris, France

Guide Tour of Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, France

The Gobelins Manufactory is a historic tapestry factory in Paris, France. It is located at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near Les Gobelins métro station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It is best known as a royal factory supplying the court of the French monarchs since Louis XIV, and it…

Guide Tour of Gobelins Manufactory, Paris, France

Guide Tour of Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France

The Louis-Vuitton Corporate Foundation, is a new space that opens up dialogue with a wide audience and offers artists and intellectuals a platform for debate and reflection.. The building object of the foundation is a museum, designed by the American architect Frank Gehry, located in the Jardin d’acclimatation, in the…

Guide Tour of Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France

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