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TRAVEL SLEUTH
FRANCE
Across France, many great museums have put their collections online during the pandemic. In Paris, alone, there are at least 14 museums you can visit virtually. Dial back time to see the City of Light as it appeared in the days of Victor Hugo, the author of Les Misérables and Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the impressionist artists who fre- quented the illustrious le Parisienne districts like Montmartre and Le Marais. Les Musées de la Ville de Paris, which is a local public institution, has combined the collections of the capital’s museums into one resource. See over 350,000 works online at parismuseescollections.paris.fr/en
France’s Sun King, a.k.a. King Louis XIV, built a pantheon of military glories in Paris known as Les Invalides, which houses the imperial tomb of Emperor Napoleon I, among other national fig- ures of French history. The most recent addition is the tomb of the late great Josephine Baker, the famous Franco-American dancer and French Resistance fighter. musee-armee.fr/en
If you have felt like hiding under a rock, why not consider visiting one of France’s legendary caves? Inside the depths of the Lascaux Caves below the Dordogne Valley, take an interactive underground journey of the prehistoric cave art. The digital archaeological site includes videos, images, and virtual tours. See galloping horses, great bulls and falling aurochs carbon dated back some 17,000 years. archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en DS
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DESTINATION EXPERIENCES #ExploreCanadaFromHome S e e Canada virtually from home. Destination Canada has brought your favourite attractions and places to computer screens. You can download iconic landscapes and legendary experiences across the nation. Head to the website, scroll down, and mouse over a province and click. https://us-keepexploring.canada.travel
Explore the Loire Valley virtually from the comfort of your couch. Take a drone flyover by the Château de Chenonceau (the former home of Catherine de’ Medici) or immerse in a 360°-visit of Château Raoul, a 10th-century fortress. youtu.be/_nWEByrXQvk
For more on France’s Loire Valley visit Google Arts & Culture artsand- culture.google.com/project/loire-castles
PHOTO: SARAH SERGENT/PARIS TOURIST OFFICE