French Wonders You Can Explore From Home

The Opéra Garnier was inaugurated in 1875 and its stage has seen some of the greatest Opera singers and ballet dancers, from Maria Callas to Rudolf Noureev, perform.

Move your mouse around to explore this staircase designed by architect Charles Garnier (who gave his name to the building).

Rising at 4,808 m above sea level, Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, a chain of mountains in the South East of France. Explore the permanent snow of this natural jewel!

In the Orangerie Museum, you can explore the famous Water Lilies cycle by Claude Monet. Move your mouse around for a 360° view.

Now is your time to explore the scenic view of Paris: move your mouse around to take in the sights.

Set in the appartment where scientist Louis Pasteur spent the last 7 years of his life, the Musée Pasteur comemorates the life and research of the man responsible for finding the vaccine for rabbies.

Built by King of France François 1er in the 16th Century, Chambord is a jewel of Renaissance architecture.

Click and move around the image to explore Le Nôtre's Garden.

Located in the South of France, the Arène de Nîmes come straight from Roman times.

Palais de Tokyo was created in 2002: Its liveliness, joyfulness, and adventurous approach made Paris sit up and take notice. As an anti-museum par excellence, a rebellious undeveloped plot in the 16th arrondissement, a offbeat yet ambitious “palace”, a place for exchanges and surprises, it was the pioneer of a movement of reconciliation between the City of Light and contemporary art.

In 709, there was just a small church on this hill surrounded by the sea when the tide is high. Monasteries and abbeys were progressively added in the Middle Ages, and the Mont is now a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Situated in the very heart of Paris on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, this iconic building was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900. It is particularly famous for its glass roof, the largest in Europe.

 The arts of Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas are at the heart of this Museum inaugurated in 2006. Walk around its unique collections!

Who said street art was only for the streets? Dive into the collections of this Museum founded by Magda Danysz.

It's only fitting that a museum dedicated to cinema would have an impressive camera collective. Walk along the storage, and enjoy exhibitions on the seventh art.