Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing? The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.
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Atelier Des Lumieres. Paris
18/10/2018 .Island of Mousa. Immerse yourself in the Beautiful outdoors in the Shetland Isles
09/10/2018 .The island of Mousa is a special place for several reasons, and anyone visiting Shetland during the summer months should find time to take the short boat ride from Sandsayre on ‘The Mousa Boat’.
Read the full story hereLiguria beyond the Cinque Terre. There is so much more to Liguria than those famous five villages.
09/10/2018 .Andy Mossack investigates another stunning Italian region reporting on Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre
Read the full story hereInsider guide to Frankfurt
01/10/2018 .Frankfurt is where a New York Skyscraper Skyline meets reassuring Germanic reliability. Germany’s fifth city is rapidly becoming an attractive weekend break.
Read the full story hereTaste Of Andalucia Tour
03/09/2018 .Potato salad – a Spanish regional speciality? Really?
Ask anyone to rattle off a few Spanish delicacies and the results will be fairly predictable – gazpacho, patatas bravas, tortilla, paella, boquerones and a preponderance of bull’s bits will all rate a mention.
On the Trail of Frankenstein in Geneva
12/08/2018 .Lucy Daltroff is on the trail of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein in Geneva
Read the full story hereTravelling the Bernina Express
12/08/2018 .Michael Edwards samples one of Europe’s legendary rail journeys from Italy to Switzerland.
Read the full story hereInsider Guide to Belgravia
01/08/2018 .Whilst London’s urban sprawl screams ever outwards there is green-tinged tranquillity at its heart. Everyday Belgravia looks more like a Victorian or Edwardian village, a nostalgic glimpse of the past but also an optimistic take on the future.
Read the full story hereThe best of Touring Brittany by Motorhome
23/07/2018 .Andy Mossack swaps his usual luxury hotel for a new Bailey Advance 74-2 motorhome as he goes touring Brittany by motorhome.
Read the full story hereA weekend on Vis Island
16/07/2018 .A two-hour ferry ride from the city of Split, green and mountainous Vis is a gem of an island. A former military base, it’s only been open to foreign visitors since 1989, so it’s relatively undeveloped and unspoiled, while still having all you need for a comfortable stay.
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