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Two huge festival anniversaries to look forward to and other major festivals & events

April 30, 2021 UPDATE:Following postponements of inaugurations and major events in 2020 & 2021,,the French President announced on April 30, 2021 that cultural venues & museums will be permitted to re-open as of May 19.

In view of the positive evolution of the health situation in France and in Europe, France has lifted all travel restrictions within its internal European borders (land, air and sea). EU borders travel restrictions for a number of non-EU countries have been lifted.

In his address to the nation on Sunday, June 14, President Emmanuel Macron declared that all mainland regions, the Paris Region included, have been declared in the green.

Urban and regional transport is gradually returning to normal in France. The public authorities’ strategy, in line with the transport authorities and the transport companies themselves, is both to limit the demand for transport and to increase the supply in order to encourage physical distancing, while respecting barrier gestures for both personnel and passengers.

The French Government recently announced a 10 part sanitary protocol for hotels as well as for cafes, restaurants, larger museums & monuments.

June 17 update. June 2, 2020 all major museums and monuments were permitted to reopen. However, they will not reopen on the same date(s). Below is an non-exhaustive list.

Stage 2 of France’s of easing restrictions has taken place on June 2, 2020. Domestic travel has resumed in most of the mainland and overseas regions. Note that French Polynesia will reopen to international travel July 15, 2020

If the view from your window is getting stale, embark on a virtual tour of France. From north to south, here are some views across the different regions.

In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution and the fundamental changes it brings about are coupled with a pictorial revolution: Impressionism – the first avant-garde movement of modernity.