Versailles, France — It’s all about stone. Carving stone, cutting stone, fashioning stone, crafting stone, listening to stone, artworks of stone. Stone remains timeless, the first raw material to be transformed by […]
Stories in Stone
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Autumn Wine Fairs
Paris, France —It is that absolutely fun time of the year in Paris and throughout France when the large supermarkets and not so large supermarkets throw open their doors onto their fall […]
Yes to a Yacht
Cannes, France — The Yachting Festival of Cannes returned this year to amaze in the starlit sun of the French Riviera celebrating its 45th anniversary and enjoying a resounding success. The show […]
A Car for a Canopy
Paris, France —First comes the sound. A purring sound turning into a roar. The British legend McLaren has joined forces with the magical Hilton hotels in a sustainable, ecological journey in Paris […]
Creating Cartier
Paris, France — It’s that time of year when cultural sites and institutions open up their doors to the public throughout Europe. One of the highlights on the Parisian calendar is the […]
Where Worlds Merge and Emerge
Paris, France — Fetiches from the Congo, ancient Japanese Buddhas, depictions of the Gods of Ancient Egypt, the clubs of power and prestige from Oceania, headrests from Africa for elaborate coiffures. Parcours […]
Meanderings in the Marais
Paris, France — It is one of the historic hearts of Paris, filled with distinguished manor houses, mainstream and offbeat museums, art galleries and cultural institutions. The Marais, practically in the center […]
Engraved for Eternity
Paris, France —Cameos from Antiquity and the Middle Ages, scarabs of carved carnelian, an emperor etched in a ruby. This is the fascinating world of hard carved stone, a precious art that […]
The Magic and Mystery of Apulia
Paris, France — Abundant amphoras, those containers from Antiquity, a medieval mosaic depicting a griffin, a classical Greek wine jug configured with the intriguing head of a woman, zoomorphic rhytona, conical containers […]
The Marvels of Machu Picchu
Paris, France —These were the Chavin, the Nazca, the Moche, the Wari, the Chimu and finally the Incas, civilizations spanning 3,000 years of Peruvian history from 1250 B.C. to the 16th century. […]
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