5 things to see in Paris for free

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Torre Eiffel | Parigi

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5 THINGS TO SEE IN PARIS FOR FREE

Paris is the city of great museums, of love, of fine food and big gardens.
It’s the perfect destination for those who want to have a journey to lose themselves in culture, but also for the lovers searching for a place in which they can breathe romanticism everywhere.

I love Paris, and as soon as I can I come back to this city, and I discovered how to visit the city without spending a fortune. I made a list of 5 things to see in Paris for free, a small low cost guide for a cheap weekend in the most romantic city in the world.

READ ALSO: The Louvre Museum: brief history of a museum.

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Great photographers: Berenice Abbott

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Berenice Abbott

Dorothy Whitney, Paris, 1926 © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics/Getty Images. Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.

GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS: BERENICE ABBOTT

Photography is a sort of shire of memories, a way to prevent us from forgetting who we are and the way we were. But there are some photographers who are able to capture the souls of men and things.
The skill in capturing a moment and making it a container of stories and feelings is a talent I don’t possess, but I wish I had, thus I like searching for those stories describing great photographers and their search for the perfect photo.

I talked about the life of Robert Capa, and how he became the first photojournalist in history.
Here, instead, I want to talk about Berenice Abbott, one of the most original and controversial protagonists of the history of photography of the 20th century.

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What to do in Madrid: the Cason del Buen Retiro

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Cason del buen retiro

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WHAT TO SEE IN MADRID: THE CASON DEL BUEN RETIRO

What to do in Madrid. A few steps away from the Prado Museum there’s the Casón del Buen Retiro, that is to say the ballroom of the ancient royal palace, which houses the special section of the Prado Museum, with its 19th–century art collection.

READ ALSO: my practical advice on how to plan your first visit to the Prado Museum.

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Magnum: the anniversary of Magnum Photos

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Marilyn | Magnum Photos

USA. Nevada. US actress Marilyn MONROE on the Nevada desert going over her lines for a difficult scene she is about to play with Clarke GABLE in the film “The Misfits” by John HUSTON. 1960 / Magnum Photos

MAGNUM: THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAGNUM PHOTOS

In 1947, exactly 70 years ago, on the terrace of the Museum of Modern Art of New York the photographic agency Magnum Photos was born.
An idea originated from the reflections made by Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War together with other photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, David Seymour and William Vandivert.

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