Musée de l’Orangerie: Monet’s Water Lilies and the collection nobody expects

The most recent guides, in order of publication. If you are not sure where to start, the blocks below are sorted by kind of content, and every article appears only once.

the Arch of Germanicus at Saintes, Roman and double-bayed, on its square along the Charente

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Experiences to book

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the Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza seen at three quarters, with its crenellated cylindrical towers and the Torre del Trovador behind

the outer facade of the Arena of Nîmes with its two tiers of arches, seen from the street under the plane trees

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Carlo Maderno’s façade of St Peter’s Basilica at blue hour, with Michelangelo’s dome behind it and the inscription of Paul V

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the Trevi Fountain seen from the front, with the façade of Palazzo Poli, the papal inscriptions and Oceanus in the central niche

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the portico of the Pantheon in Rome with its monolithic columns and the Agrippa inscription, seen from Piazza della Rotonda with the obelisk

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the stained glass of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris seen from below, with coloured light filling the upper chapel

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the Boxer at Rest in the National Roman Museum, one of the eight unmissable museums in Rome

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the Boxer at Rest, a seated Greek bronze with bound hands and copper inlays on the wounds, at the National Roman Museum

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the inner courtyard of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome with its orange trees and two levels of arched portico

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the façade of Palazzo Barberini in Rome seen from the gate, with the Barberini bees on the coat of arms and the lit portico

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Travel guides

Guides answer one question: what do I see in this city. They put the stops in order, taking into account distances and closing days, which are the variables that ruin a plan.

the bay of Collioure at blue hour, with the lit seafront, the palm trees and Fort Saint-Elme on the ridge

What to see in Collioure, the port where Fauvism was born

the Maison Carrée in Nîmes seen at three quarters, with the Corinthian columns of the porch and the engaged half-columns along the flank

What to see in Nîmes in a day: a remarkable concentration of Roman monuments

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the towers of the count’s castle in Carcassonne seen from the lices, with their conical slate roofs and the square Tour Pinte behind

What to see in Carcassonne: the Cité, the stained glass of Saint-Nazaire and what you can visit for free

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Mont-Saint-Michel seen from across the bay, with the abbey on top of the mount

What to see in France beyond Paris: 12 stops you can reach by train

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Civita di Bagnoregio seen from the bridge, the village on its tufa spur surrounded by badlands

Villages in Lazio: 9 to visit, and how you actually get there without a car

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the arcades of the Colosseum lit at dusk, the first stop of a three-day itinerary in Rome

What to see in Rome in 3 days: an itinerary built around bookings and closing days

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Monuments & landmarks

One monument at a time, with its history and what you need in order to get inside: when to go, what you actually see, and what the most common ticket leaves out.

Zaragoza seen from the Torre Mirador of El Pilar, with the Ebro, the bridges and the basilica’s glazed tiled domes

The two cathedrals of Zaragoza: why one city has a pair of them

The Aljafería Palace in Zaragoza: the missing link between Córdoba and the Alhambra

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Arena of Nîmes: the best preserved Roman amphitheatre

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St Peter’s Basilica: what to see, what you pay for and what you do not

The Trevi Fountain: the history, what you are looking at and the new access rules

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The Pantheon in Rome: what to see, what the ticket costs and why the dome stands up

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Museums & masterpieces

Museums told through what they hold, not through their floor plan. Which works to look for, how much time to allow, and which rooms you can skip without regret.

Artworks in Paris: the 9 to really see, instead of the Mona Lisa from a distance

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Museums in Rome: the 8 not to miss, with the closing day and what to look for inside

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National Roman Museum: 6 works to see and how the combined ticket works

Doria Pamphilj Gallery: 6 works to see in the finest private collection in Rome

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Palazzo Barberini: 7 artworks to see, from the two Caravaggios to La Fornarina

the hall of the Pergamon Altar inside the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Pergamon Museum closed: when it reopens and what to see instead in Berlin

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Artists

The lives and the style of the names that keep coming back in museum rooms. They help you recognise a hand in front of a painting, which is the difference between looking and seeing.

Bernini’s veiled Nile in the Fountain of the Four Rivers

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