Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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Jules Léotard, the acrobat who invented the leotard
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The history of Les Halles food market in Paris
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Le Comte de Buffon
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The history of the croissant
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Shrines to Saint Michael across Europe
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'Paris is a woman'
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Bibracte, a 2000-year-old town under a forest
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Twin towns in art
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The ceramists' village of La Borne
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Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier
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How did nicotine get its name?
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A journey to Le Mobilier National
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Did Picasso steal the Mona Lisa?
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Playing with glass
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A taste of terroir?
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The Jean Monnet House
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Femina Magazine
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The Vivandières - women in the army
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La Goulue, queen of Montmartre
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Suzy Solidor and La Vie Parisienne
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Louise Weiss: a committed European
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Histories of lighthouses across Europe on film
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Alice Guy-Blaché: cinema pioneer