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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

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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
A girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido.
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World of photos, December 21, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A couple, hugs as snow falls, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris.
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World of photos, November 23, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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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
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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
Peter Overton And Jessica Rowe in 2021

Last time I was in Paris I’d hoped for a marriage proposal. It wasn’t to be

My now-husband, usually a fan of the predictable, later explained that he wasn’t going to do the clichéd proposal.

  • Jessica Rowe
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

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