Museums, landmarks, neighborhoods and cultural places, with their story, practical arrival notes and ideas for a thoughtful visit.
museum
A palace filled with world history
The Louvre is both a vast museum and a former royal palace. Its collections reward a focused visit built around a few galleries rather than a race past every masterpiece.
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historic site
Architecture across empires
Hagia Sophia's immense dome and layered interior make the building one of Istanbul's clearest encounters with Byzantine and Ottoman history.
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neighborhood
A hill of studios and steep streets
Montmartre is best experienced away from its busiest square: follow the slope through small streets, old gardens and viewpoints that still reveal the district's village scale.
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