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The recovery, according to the town's mayor
The Local France reports that two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir were recovered about a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France. The town's mayor confirmed the recovery. No date for the paintings to go back on public display appears in that report.
That is the news. It still matters if you plan museum days in the south this autumn. A canvas listed in a printed guide, or photographed on a museum page, can be off the wall for reasons nobody posts about.
If one painting is the reason for the detour
Do not book a train, a hotel and a timed entry around a single canvas. Check the museum's own site in the week before you travel, then ask at the ticket desk which rooms are shut. Staff usually know about closures before the website catches up.
Build the day around the collection instead of one name on the wall. That way a closure costs you 20 minutes of re-planning, not a wasted trip.
Also worth knowing this autumn
If your trip includes a wedding, a birthday or a village fete, The Local has a list of 16 songs you will hear on a French dancefloor, Johnny Hallyday included. Learn the chorus of one. It does more for you at 1 AM than any phrasebook line.
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Normandy D-Day Sites & Cemetery Day Trip from Paris with Lunch
Bateaux Parisiens Seine River Gourmet Dinner & Sightseeing Cruise
Mont Saint Michel Day Trip from Paris with English Speaking Guide
Paris in A Day Louvre Eiffel Tower Notre Dame and Seine Cruise
Eiffel Tower Reserved Access Guided Tour with Optional Summit
Bateaux Mouches® Dinner Cruise on the Seine River in Paris
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Seine River 1-Hour Sightseeing Cruise from the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower Guided Tour by Elevator: Reserved Entry to the Summit or Second Floor
Frequently asked questions
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