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TGV Duplex INOUI high-speed train.

France’s fast trains are stress-free, but beware the backwards seats

 France’s high-speed TGV INOUI is more than an inter-city train. It crosses international borders too.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Super spread... a wide selection of butter brands and flavours at La Grande Epicerie de Paris.

When friends found out I was going to Paris, they all wanted one thing

Butter is the hero of innumerable dishes in France, where its quality is strictly enforced by law. The big problem is getting it home to Australia.

  • Shaney Hudson
Of the nine million visitors to the Louvre each year, 70 per cent are there just for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa.

Visiting France’s most famous museum has become a nightmare

With huge numbers queuing for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa, visiting the Louvre is an ordeal. And now Australians will have to pay even more to visit.

  • Abigail Buchanan
Attracting millions of tourists each year, Venice has long battled pickpockets .

Beware: Europe’s worst spots for pickpockets named

Locals in Rome, Venice, Barcelona and Paris reveal the train lines and tourist attractions where petty crime is rife.

  • Amanda Hyde
The TikTok effect … queues where you wouldn’t normally expect them.

I used social media to plan my Paris holiday. Result? Lots of queuing

Paris just closed its last tourist information office, citing social media as a better source. So I decided to put it to the test.

  • Nick Duerden
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French dessert menus were boring. Then this dish came along

“It was always the same: creme caramel, fruit salad and chocolate mousse,” says Paris-based gastronomy expert Bernard Boutboul. Something had to change.

  • Chrissie McClatchie
One of the 50 Panorama suites on Tapestry II, dispensing with a balcony to extend the floor space.

With sweet views and well-organised stops, this Seine cruise is a winner

European river ships have evolved as a species into a sleek, utilitarian design. Avalon’s tagline, “A view with a room,” is accurate.

  • Kate Hennessy
The stylish suites feature modernist art, and custom furnishings offset with antique pieces.

This quirky new luxury Paris hotel is way cooler than its name implies

Stylish and sophisticated yet relaxed and unpretentious, the boutique Hotel Norman could be a model for a cooler, more welcoming post-Olympics Paris.

  • Anthony Dennis
Guillaume Brahimi meets chefs and food producers, wine and cider makers in Guillaume’s French Atlantic.

Top chef Guillaume Brahimi’s secrets to finding great food in France

When in France, think local when it comes to food. But if you’ve got a taste for travel, venture further than a Parisian would.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Tower from the Champs de Mars.

There’s much more to the Eiffel Tower than simply climbing it

The Eiffel Tower may just surprise you, with interactive exhibits, Michelin-starred dining, a hidden apartment and a champagne bar in the sky.

  • Ben Groundwater

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