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Paris, the city of Seine Paris is a city with lots of personality. Combining the new with the old, different cultures, arts and business. The French "savoire faire" can be felt in all corners of a destination that never ceases to amaze. A tour of shopping in the most exclusive shops, it is a city to walk with elegance and glamour.
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From Corot to Van GoghThe Thyssen-Bornemisza «outdoor»
Fashion: “I love my shoes”
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Paris, the charm of the French capital
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Shanghai and the French concession
17Over the hills of Valparaíso
25Paris, the city of the Seine
56PLACE TO BEBars and cafes
38 “I love my shoes”
10Focus Turkey conquers Madrid
22Prague is the treasure of Bohemia
6From Corot to Van Gogh. The Thyssen‐Bornemisza «outdoor»
44Singular names: Birkin Bag / Moleskine
33Shopping between two continents
48Out of the Woods
30The charm of shopping in Paris
50Parish of Santa Monica
52Brazilian menu to the beat of the samba
54Wine: Viva Mexico!
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From Corot to Van GoghThe Thyssen-Bornemisza «outdoor»The Thyssen-Bornemiza Museum in Madrid offers a new look of the most important works of European Impressionism with the exhibition: «Impressionism and outdoors. From Corot to Van Gogh». Big names of world art in 160 works that all tourists will be marveled appreciate.
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By the time the First Impressionist Exhibition opened to the public in 1874, open‐air paint-
ing had been in existence for almost a century. While not the inventors of this type of painting, it was undoubtedly the Impressionists who took it to its maximum expression. The aim of the first exhibi-
tion at the Thyssen‐Bornemisza Museum for 2013 is to analyse the origins and growth of this new ap-proach in art, starting with its earliest manifestation among late 18th‐century landscape painters and concluding with late, expressionist interpretations dating from the early years of the 20th century.
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Ferdinand Hodler Forest with mountain stream, 1902 Oil on canvas, 100 x 72 cm Kunstmuseum Solothurn. Dubi-Müller-Stiftung © Kunstmuseum Solothurn SIK-ISEA Zurich
Charles-François Daubigny Ruins of Château Gaillard, 1877 Table, 35 x 57 cm Utrecht, Central Museum, on loan from the Museum of the Sitching Van Baaren © Collection Centraa Museum, Utrecht
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“Impressionism and open-air Painting. From Corot to Van Gogh” is presented in the Museum’s tem-porary exhibition galleries from 5 February and brings together 113 works. Among the artists rep-resented are pioneers of open-air oil painting such as Pierre-Henri Valenciennes and Thomas Jones, in addition to Turner, Constable, Corot, Rousseau, Courbet, Daubigny, Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Seurat, Van Gogh and Cézanne among many other key names. This extensive range of artists allows the exhibition to analyse the phenomenon of oil paint-ing executed outdoors in its totality, as an artistic practice that offered new and unexpected possi-bilities for landscape painting and which revolu-tionised 19th-century painting as a whole.
Open-air studies: from the private to the public realm.
The custom of painting landscapes outdoors as understood today did not take root among artists until the 19th century. Traditionally, landscapes were produced in the studio in accordance with the classical rules of composition, tonal gradation, perspective etc. They did not represent nature as it was, but rather as it should be; an idealised set-ting of heroes and legendary figures from history, mythology or the Bible. This was the case with both private commissions and works painted for official exhibitions.
From the late 18th century, however, young land-scape painters often practiced during their period
of training in Italy by painting small oil studies out-doors. Considered minor works by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, the father of open-air painting, they were primarily exercises of skill both for the eye and the hand. Indirectly, the intention was that through these works the landscape painter should acquire a repertoire of motifs for possible use in compositions produced in the studio and would thus not have to draw on the imagination or on memory. Whatever the case, open‐air studies were restricted to artists’ private working practice.
During the first half of the 19th century Italy ceded its central role in the radition of landscape painting to other countries such as England, France and Germany. In parallel, the clear-cut distinction be-tween works created from life and studio paintings started to break down. From the 1820s there was a greater degree of cross-over between the two formats with a more careful finish evident in open‐air oils and the frequent use of motifs taken from nature in compositions executed in the studio. Artists such as Corot and Constable extended the practice of painting directly from nature to their work as a whole. Alongside this, studies painted outdoors gained increasing recognition and inde-pendence and it became increasingly habitual for some landscape painters to present them in of-ficial competitions alongside other, more finished works.
During this period the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris became a shared terrain for various
SCHEDULE Date: from February 5 to May 12, 2013. Venue: Museo Thyssen‐Bornemisza. Paseo del Prado 8. 28014, Madrid. Commissioner: Juan Ángel López‐Manzanares, curator of the collection Carmen Thyssen‐Bornemisza Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 19.00 hours. Saturday, from 10.00 to 21.00 hours. Temporary exhibition fees: general admission: €10; reduced entrance: €6 for the elderly of 65 years,
pensioners, students previous accreditation and large families. Rates temporary exhibition + permanent collection: general admission: €15; reduced entrance: €8 Free admission: children under 12 years and citizens in legal unemployment situation. Audio‐Guide, available in several languages. More information: www.museothyssen.org
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generations of artists. The Neoclassical land-scape painters coincided there with the members of what would later become known as the Bar-bizon School, among them Rousseau, Díaz de la Peña and Daubigny, while Corot participated in both these trends. This contributed to the sur-vival and ongoing evolution of open‐air painting and to locating it at the heart of artistic debate in 19th‐century France. Among the Barbizon paint-ers, open‐air studies and works executed in the studio acquired a parallel status, with some plac-ing more emphasis on the latter and others, such as Daubigny, on the former. Monet, Sisley, Renoir and even Cézanne also worked in Fontainebleau. Spontaneity and rapid execution, previously char-acteristic of open-air studies, now became inher-ent characteristics of Impressionist painting. As a result, landscapes painted outdoors acquired a new status, namely that of finished works of art. However, even the Impressionists were aware of the limitations of painting exclusively outdoors and on occasions returned to working in the stu-dio. At the same time, their interest in achieving a true representation of the effects of outdoor light gave way to other aesthetic and expressive con-
cerns that would ultimately prevail in works by Van Gogh, Nolde and Hodler.
An iconography of open-air painting
The present exhibition is structured thematically around some of the most frequently depicted motifs in open-air painting as conceived of by Va-lenciennes: trees, rocks, streams, etc. Dedicated to one of these themes, each room displays ex-amples of art from different periods and schools with the aim of firstly emphasising the continuity of the tradition of open-air painting and secondly the diversity of the visual solutions achieved.
Ruins, roofs and roofs.
Rocks.
Mountains.
Trees and plants.
Waterfalls, lakes, streams and rivers.
Skies and clouds.
The sea.
Vincent Van Gogh Landscape under a busy sky, 1889 Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 70 cm Fondation Socindec. Courtesy Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny (Suisse). © Fondation Socindec. Courtesy Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny (Suisse).
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Çağla Çakici Courtesy ARCOmadrid
Focus Turkey conquers MadridTurkey is the guest country for the ARCOmadrid 2013 Edition. 10 galleries represent the ultimate Turkish art in the exhibition and in the AfterARCO performed throughout the Spanish capital.
Within the framework of the 32nd edition of AR-
COmadrid, which takes place in February in the Spanish cap-ital, Turkey is the guest country, so you will have a strong pres-ence in the World Exposition and adjacent activities.
FOCUS Turkey is a new section which has counted with the collaboration of the Embassy of Turkey in Spain, and with the participation of Commis-sioner Vasif Kortun, director of research and programs of the SALT Istanbul institution, and the Deputy Commissioner Lara Fresko, writer and professional art, who have carried out the selection of 10 Turkish galleries participating in the program.
This project, which will bring together a wide
range of artists in the coun-try, is an opportunity to ap-proach contemporary art production of this emerging market asset to collectors and the general public.
The presence of Turkey also is reflected in the city of Ma-drid, with thematic exhibi-tions in several of its most representative exhibition spaces and museums.
To expand the cultural pro-posals, Turkey also partici-pates in the project AfterAR-
CO which, after the closing of the fair, organizes activities in different areas of the city every day: ship 16, Cineteca and Matadero de Madrid.
ART CAPITAL ARCOmadrid brings together a total of 202 galleries
from 30 countries, of which 147 are involved in its General agenda, and 55 galleries in their various curated activities.
It has important presences and gives the opportunity to discover the work of emerging and established artists from the five continents.
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Shanghai and the French concession
While Beijing has managed to keep its Chinese spirit in its architecture and monuments, Shanghai has emerged more as the ‘other’ Chinese capital, always at the forefront, and with a landscape of buildings and skyscrapers that competes with the famous Manhattan skyline.
Lucía Galarza
Shanghai is famous in the world for being the most modern and westernized Chi-
nese metropolis. However, it is still possible to find pieces of history in Shanghai, and shel-ters against the frenzy of the city. The French
concession is the perfect place to walk and admire the archi-
tecture. Many of the buildings of the
area have b e e n perfectly
preserved and now are design restaurants, boutiques and bars.
It is a popular area for nightlife, thanks to its bars and restaurants. A perfect plan for Friday night could be a dinner in the area and then go to one of their cocktails or wine bars. However, another equally palatable plan is go to Satur-day or Sunday morning, have breakfast and take advantage of to stroll through the area, see shops and breathe a bit of the atmosphere of the former French colony.
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A bit of history
The French concession was established in 1849, after the second opium war. It was the territory ceded to France, whose boundaries were ex-panded in 1900 and 1914, and remained under French rule until 1943. Today, it consists of Luwan and Xuhui districts.
Within the concession, both architecture and veg-etation followed the designs and patterns of the French colonies, with tree-lined avenues and Tu-dor type constructions. In fact, the reproduction was so faithful to that for years she met the area as the “Paris of the East”. Subsequently, over the years, were also buildings style Art Decó.
If what you are looking for is peace of mind and feel that you have left Shanghai for a few hours, a good option is to go to stroll the Fuxing Park, with its luxuriant vegetation, its residences and hotels of the colonial era, and its cozy cafes. The entire area surrounding Huahai Road is also very attractive, and has numerous boutiques and res-taurants, if you want to stop along the way to re-gain strength.
If we continue along Changle Road and Xinle Road, we’ll see a type of Belgian architecture in which you can appreciated more the fusion be-tween European and Chinese styles. This area is rapidly becoming a core of young designers, who have opened shops.
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We can continue our cultural tour of Sylvan Street, featuring one of the largest sets of resi-dential architecture Art Decó of the world, if not the largest, although the conservation of many of them has been left aside for decades. Many his-torical buildings have bronze plaques that listed the characteristics of the building, and outlined details of its original use or, in the case of impor-tant personalities, the previous inhabitants.
The last touch could be to rest your feet while enjoying a good dinner at any of its restaurants, planning how to enjoy the nightlife in one of the nearby clubs.
Not everything is walk, eat, and shopping. In this area there are also vestiges of history that must not be overlooked:
The residence of Sun Yat-sen, now converted into a museum dedicated to commemorate the life of the father of the Chinese Republic.
Another leading politician also lived in the area, Zhou Enlai, whose residence was also the delegation of the Communist Party in Shanghai, and now is another museum dedicated to the Communist revolution in China, with special reference to the events that took place in Shanghai.
Nearby is also the first headquarters of the National Congress of the CPC.
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Over the hills of ValparaísoThe Bay City is world heritage site because of its urban layout. Thes roads to visit it are endless, but for a stroll in this iconic city in South America there are milestones, attractions and places that you should know.
Vourtesy: City of Valparaiso
Valparaíso, located in the central coast of Chile, is a beautiful Bay overlooking the
Northeast, where it passes lying the winter sun; That’s why the warmth of its walks and lookouts. With a Mediterranean climate that softens the temperature, it can be visited at any time of the year.
In 2003, Unesco declared the historic city as Cul-tural heritage of humanity.
To start with we propose a memorable tour, from the Plaza Sotomayor, stage of the urban evolu-tion of Valparaiso, unique space that connects the
hills and the sea. It’s a large Esplanade hard sur-rounded by buildings of heritage value, where we can find the monument to the Heroes of Iquique. On the edge of the sea is located the Prat dock and the huge cranes, the movement of ships and boats of all sizes and colors that offer trips around the Bay; and next to the dock a crafts fair.
It is worth pausing a few moments to breathe the sea breeze. Square ends at the other end in the building of the Commander in Chief of the Navy. On the sidewalk, at his feet, a plate indicates far sea came in the past, testimony to the great en-terprise of beat land for the city. From this point
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opens the option to go to the Cerro Alegre, in the background on the left, or go by the plan.
Lift up
The hills and lifts are characteristic of Valparaiso. Some tours of the most outstanding are:
In Cerro Alegre the elegance of the 19th-century British colony and their good state of conserva-tion are perceived out of the elevator to the Yu-goslav promenade, beautiful view of one of the best views of the Bay. The Palacio Baburizza with his Art Nouveau design and the Museum of Fine Arts, today in the process of heritage restoration.
The Cerro Concepción, skirting old buildings of high walls is located “Pasaje Gálvez”, which leads by its cobbled byways to Papudo Street. It is the heart of a small quartier, very well pre-served, with small bars, hotels and restaurants, designer shops and handcraft, blend of modernity and tradition. From Papudo is accessed the Pa-seo Gervasoni, another important and beautiful
viewer de Valparaíso.
Hills Bellavista and Florida. There is La Sebas-tiana, Valparaíso’s famous poet Pablo Neruda House. With a wonderful view over the Bay, offers guided tours of the corners and ingenious collec-tions of the poet. It boasts of exhibit space, books and souvenir and coffee shop. It’s also worth visit-ing the Valparaiso Foundation, with its design and handcraft shops and a restaurant; Cielo Abierto, murals of important national artists Museum; and the Holy Spirit lift.
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Many of centuries-old port still lifes of the seaside have been converted in large centres of the reel - in Chile, party-; some with two or more environments to choose from.
The port district is characterized by hosting a rather juvenile public, where prevail the students, young people of different sexual orientations and specific interests--darks, punks.
The avenida Errazuriz, from customs to calle Bellavista, where, makes short to contain the most heterogeneous dance halls. There are Salsa Clubs, enclaves rockers, old restaurants that night mutate to bars and giant multiplex which can accommodate thousands of people.
In Plaza Aníbal Pinto, Emerald, Cumming and Admiral Montt streets, concentrate, bars and pubs under specific codes - troubadours, vegetarians, cafes and breweries - where drinks, snacks, leisurely conversation and music form a whole. Some meters further up, something similar happens in the hills Alegre and Concepcion.
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Praga is the treasure of Bohemia
Prague, political, economic and cultural capi-tal of the Czech Republic, is one of the most
attractive cities in the world. Also known as the historical jewel of Europe, has an impressive ur-ban center, of 866 acres, which was declared
a cultural and natural heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 1992.
Located on the banks of the Moldava River, is a city with magical places to discover. Some are:
Amanda González Ruiz
Prague is said as a manual of architecture with countless monuments. But it is also music, charm and a vibrant modern city. The capital of the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Bohemia has much to offer.
Old City Hall
The oldest gothic part of the set with the tower, oriel chapel richly decorated with shields, comes from the second half of the fourteenth century. It was established in 1338 as the seat of the autonomous administration of the Old City.
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Charles Bridge
515 meters long and 10 meters wide, was built in 1357 by Charles IV. Both sides of the bridge are fortified with the Towers of Town Bridge and the Tower of the Old City.
The Prague Castle
It is the most important historical monument of the city, with 45 hectares. Residence of the Bohemian Kings. It is currently the president’s residence.
The Iron Viewpoint
It was built as part of the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891 by F. Prásil as a copy of the Eiffel Tower. It is 60 m high and 299 steps.
DID YOU KNOW ... Thanks to its location in the center of Europe, Prague has an
excellent accessibility, whether by plane, car or train. The international airport and train stations have an excellent
connection to the city center by public transport system very efficient.
It is located about 300 km from Vienna, 400 from Berlin, Paris 1000 and 2300 from Madrid.
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Paris, the city of the Seine
The capital of love, is a city with personality in every corner. Mixing the new with the antique, different cultures, arts and business. The French “savoire faire” can be felt in all corners of a destination that never ceases to amaze.
José Luis Baciero
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We can visit Paris as many times you want and enjoy it in a completely different way
each time. The “arrondisment” - divisions of the city - greatly marked the character of the streets and their businesses. Fashion is part of Parisian culture, which is visible not only in its countless shops but in the way Parisians dress.
The Seine divides Paris into rive droite - right bank, on the north side - and rive gauche - left bank-, although indeed Parisians divided the city into 20 numbered districts known as ar-rondissements. These starts counting in the Centre of the city and are organized in swirl out in a pattern to the right. The center of Paris is remarkably well preserved, with almost all the skyscrapers and suburban uniformity main-tained safely beyond the ring road “Le perif”. The city is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with more than 42 million foreign visitors per year.
There are more than 30 bridges and footbridges of all kinds, from the oldest built in stone, to the most sober and recent made in metal along the 13 km of the river which pass through the city.
Decorated with precious black chandeliers and more than 300 carved masks, the new bridge (Pont Neuf), located at the western end of the île de la Cité, is one of the most beautiful in the city. Paradoxically, it is the oldest in Paris. In ad-dition, 232 meters in length, it is also the longest bridge. Built between 1587 and 1607 was the first stone bridge which was built in Paris.
The exclusive City
When we speak about Paris, there is an image that automatically pops up in our minds, the Eif-fel Tower. It is an iron construction of 300 me-ters in height which was created for the Univer-sal Exposition of Paris in 1889. Currently it is the
most representative symbol of the city.
It was design by Gustave Eiffel, its construction lasted little more than two years and it needed 250 workers. Originally the tower was a subject of controversy: artists of the time considered it monstrous and, given its low profitability at the end of the exhibition, raised the possibility of collapse on several occasions.
At the beginning of the 20th century, with the arrival of the world wars, the authorities found it useful as a broadcasting antenna and it cap-tured messages that helped the allies decisive-ly. Currently, thanks to the rise of Paris as an international tourist destination, the Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument in the world with more than 7 million annual visitors.
Following the course of the Seine we can reach the Esplanade of the Invalides, with the Rodin Museum, very comfortable to see and highly recommended. The major works of the sculp-tor are in its garden. Among others, the famous thinker.
Glamour in gardens and museums
Continuing along the Churchill Avenue we reach the Champs-Elysees, where we can found the Arc de Triomphe. To enjoy this famous Avenue is very simple, casting an eye to showcases of designers or taking a coffee in its exclusive ter-races.
Retreating down the Champs Elysees and after walking more than half an hour, one gets to the Concorde square. It is located at the beginning of the Avenue of the Champs-Elysées in the 8th district. It is the second largest in France after the Quinconces square in Bordeaux. It was one of the great places of the revolutionary period, especially when the guillotine was installed. It is
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where Luis XVI and María Antoinette were ex-ecuted. On August 11, 1792, the statue of Luis XV is thrown down from its pedestal and then sent to the smelter. The square of Louis XV is
then renamed “place de la revolution”. With the end of the Terror era, the Government decided to rename the square of the revolution as «Con-corde».
WHEN TO GO Spring in Paris can be ideal for a romantic story, its wide avenues and parks are filled with color, you can
enjoy picnics that much like Parisians to the edge of the Seine River or the canal Saint Martin and thus enjoy a more relaxed and full of life Paris.
Autumn offers us an explosive city life and many activities of interest to all types of travelers, especially September and October. This time it is called “La Rentrée” (the return to work of the usual holiday throughout the month of August) and the city explodes with energy full of new shops, clubs, restaurants... The cultural season begins and the Parisians start to fill their agendas.
Winters are soft. Arriving December, January and February, the city has fewer tourists and you can enjoy a Paris with lots of flavor (except for the part of coffee outdoors). It is the time quiest of the year to visit the city of love, you can enjoy live music in one of the many bars of the Sacré Coeur skirt or visit one of its more than 150 museums without having to endure large queues.
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From the center of the square one can see to the West Champs Elysees, to the East the Tuileries Gardens, to the South, the National Assembly and to the North the Church of the Madeleine. It is a magnificent view of some of the most exclu-sive areas of Paris.
Walking in direction to the Madeleine, along the Rue Royale, one of the most famous shopping streets of the French capital, are located the gardens of the Royal Palace, which continue to be of a public nature, and it is possible to sit in the shade of its trees to enjoy the tranquility that transmit. The gardens are surrounded by ar-cades where you can find small shops quite pe-culiar. You can access the inside of the Church and then take rue Saint Honoré left.
Leaving the square along the same path and fol-lowing straight is reached to the Tuileries Gar-dens. It is recommended to walk them to get to the Louvre Museum, this imposing building you can go as many times as you like then, is not only immense, but that his works always Capti-vate who contemplates them. We must try to be selective because there is a risk of devote too much time and Paris has many things to offer. The Louvre is France national museum devoted to art before Impressionism, both fine arts and decorative arts and archaeology. It is the Muse-um of art more visited in the world, famous for its masterpieces, especially La Gioconda by Leon-ardo da Vinci.
Districts of artistic tradition
After Champs Elysees or having visited the Lou-vre, Marais, one of the oldest districts of the city, is a perfect place to relax and have a coffee in one of the many terraces, visit its many original and different shops and art galleries; or try a bit of international cuisine of this area which is hon-orable neighbor fantastic Centre Pompidou, bet-ter known among the Parisians as Beaubourg. The building hosts the Musée National d’Art Moderne.
Crossing the île de la Cité from Hotel de Ville, the City Hall of Paris, by any of the bridges of the Seine becomes Notre Dame. Then, cross the square and turning on the Rue de la Cité, one gets to the Louis Lepine square, where plants market is held every day. Crossing the island, ap-pears the Latin quarter.
Its cobblestone streets served as a carpet for the mythical May 1968 and, although it has now be-come a very touristic district, you can still find places that refuse to disappear. A good example of this is the library and specialist in Anglo-Saxon literature, Shakespeare and Company library.
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GETTING AROUND PARIS Paris has a public transportation system, the RATP, which includes buses, with several new trams and
metro system currently under construction. Tickets can be purchased in metro stations, tourist offices, on buses and in tabacs (kiosks that sell
cigarettes). The metro is open from 5:30 to 12:40 a.m. daily, which greatly marks the social life of the city, still common
to attend the famous soirées in the Parisian House until the closing time of the meter as unwritten education standard.
Only available in the Centre of Paris, apart from taxis, transport is the Noctilien, night buses that have their origin in Châtelet.
The RATP also operates a Batobus (www.batobus.com) service on the Seine from April to October; It is suitable to avoid the traffic, but also in a way that is very nice for a tourist spot (Notre - Dame, for example) to another (such as the Eiffel Tower) enjoying the pleasant view from the Seine, surrounded by emblematic buildings and “invaded” by its incredible bridges.
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The city of light is full of shops. Fashion, accessories and others are in the most exclusive shops. Below are some recommendations in order to enjoy a walk through Paris with elegance and glamour.
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Shopping between two continents
Turkey is a destination of great relevance with a vast cultural and monumental offer, and Istanbul is the city that connects continents, empires and civilizations, cultures and religions, the maximum exponent of Turkish touristic offer.
Istanbul, the cosmopolitan megalopolis, beyond its cultural and touristic offer has been and is
nowadays an important commercial hub and fi-nancial center, not in vain has been an important commercial center where China met with Europe via the silk route for 1,500 years. And as before, the Bosphorus city offers shopping lovers the pleasure of shopping between two continents without moving too much, and all in a single day.
The city has excellent commercial avenues and nearly a hundred of the most modern malls, some among the most celebrated in Europe, but we cannot fail to mention ancient bazaars like
the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar, where shopping can become an experience unparal-leled, soaking in the oriental atmosphere of these beautiful places.
The bustling Grand Bazaar, which dates from the 15th century and boasts of hosting 4,000 shops, is the starting point chosen by the majority of travelers who come to Istanbul with the intention of making purchases. As if it was an eastern Horn of plenty, their establishments offer everything one can imagine, from traditional Turkish carpets and gold jewelry through clothes of the latest brands and antiques.
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And what can we can say that hasn’t been told already about the famous spice Bazaar or Egyptian Bazaar. This Bazaar, although much smaller than the Grand Bazaar, is a true paradise for the senses, where the flavors and fragrances of different spices, Turkish delight, dried fruit, tea leaves and other products flooding the atmosphere and make us travel back in time, centuries ago, in the time in which the famous silk route from China and Central Asia ended in this market of Istanbul.
But not only are monuments and ancient build-ings in the city of Bosporus. Directing us to-ward the Taksim Square, the hub of the city, you can enjoy walking along Istiklal, the main avenue in Istanbul, full of national and interna-tional chain stores.
While we walk surrounded by 19th century buildings with arches and passages that con-tain a mixture of eclectic clothing and jewelry stores, prompting us to buy, can lead us to ecstasy with the more than 3 km of this cos-
mopolitan pedestrian Avenue: exquisite bou-tiques, music stores, bookstores, art galler-ies, cinemas, theatres, libraries, cafés, pubs, nightclubs with live music pastry shops, choc-olate shops, and historic restaurants.
Istambul Shopping Festival
Throughout the year we can enjoy a shop-ping tour without equal in the city, divided between two continents. But a few years this experience you can live, if possible, in a way even more intensely. Along for forty days, and transforming the city into a shopping paradise, began for the first time in 2011 a cultural and entertainment event with the intention of pro-moting the city of Istanbul as one of the cities where anyone can enjoy going shopping. We refer to the “Istanbul Shopping Festival”, fes-tival focused on the promotion of purchases of tourists arrived in this city, integrates with other cultural and touristic activities such as entertainment, cultural exhibitions, concerts of classical music and pop music’s leading art-ists, fashion shows, and plenty of activities that fill the agenda during the days of the festival.
Undoubtedly the “Istanbul Shopping Festival” has set itself aims to make Istanbul the Cen-tre of entertainment, shopping and culture par excellence of the world and we are sure that is
on track to achieve this.
Istanbul, in his capacity as one of the most developed megacities in the world, is prepared to receive and pan-der millions of people in his own party of shopping. In addition to that, future visitors can enjoy great discounts and as we have noted above, exhibitions, musical concerts, cultural activities, children’s events and displays of the latest fashion trends will take place.
In Istanbul Shopping Fest 2013 they will be able to purchase the new fash-
ion collections at very competitive prices and discounts of up to 50%. Among the large num-ber of products, antiques, crafts, and spices are some of the things you can buy at a dis-counted price. If you think that everything ends here, your purchases during this festival it en-
AUSPICES The “Istanbul Shopping Festival, which this year of 2013
will be held from June 9 to June 29 in Istanbul (Turkey), is organized under the auspices of the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of culture and tourism and the Government delegation in Istanbul, together with the support of the greater metropolitan municipality of Istanbul, the Assembly of exporters of Turkey (TIM), as well as coordinated by the Council of shopping centers (AYD), shopping malls and retailers (AYD) Council and the Association of gathered brands (BMD).
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titles them to participate in innumerable raffles that will delight everyone.
At the same time, foreign visitors can make their purchases with huge advantages and re-cover part of the tax on those points of TAX FREE in the shopping malls of Istanbul. VAT in Turkey (KDV) is usually 18% and is usually included in all articles, with the exception of hotel rates. Thus, those visitors in possession of a foreign passport will be exempt from the payment of taxes in tourist shops, which issued them a special Bill that will be presented in the customs or points designated by the authori-
ties for this purpose for a refund, at most air-ports and ports in the country. In the majority of cases, the tax is deducted immediately directly.
No doubt, there is no best time to visit Istanbul than during this festival of shopping and, be-lieve it or not, you will have up to approximately 90 shopping centers that will remain open 24 hours a day all over the city. It is possible to go shopping anywhere, anytime that you want, and thus enjoy the pleasure to go shopping be-tween the two continents in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, the Istanbul bathed by the waters of the Bosphorus.
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All the outfits for those shoes that are the Kings of your wardrobe!
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Collaborations:Photographer: Tamara López Blesa http://www.tamaralopezblesa.com/Make-up and hairdressing: Miguel Angel Gómez Tragacete [email protected]: Melissa OndoneraStyling and art direction: Patricia Rodriguez Ovejero
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Kimono Tomoe. Green bag metalized by “Beatriz Pola”. Skirt by “Jaime Piquer” www.qüinmadrid.comNecklace “Quasar” follow us. www.papiroga.com Shoes by “Moisés Nieto” www.tdicomunicación.com
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Dress by “Jaime Piquer” www.qüinmadrid.comBag “Mö” by María Roca; Earrings “queta Q” by www.enfantterrible.esNecklace “Smiles” by follow us www.Papiroga.com
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American “Sara Coleman” By www.tdicomunicacion.comSkirt neoprene “Qüinn Madrid” by www.qüinmadrid.comBag “Boyacá” by Vega Carcer www.vegacarcer.comCollar; jewel and ‘Claudia Trejos’ ring www.enfantterrible.es
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American White by “Impuribús”Base black and green “Guadalupe
River” by www.qüinmadrid.comBag “Conception” by Vega Carcer
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Blouse by “Impúribus”Skirt neoprene “Qüinn Madrid” by www.qüinmadrid.comNecklace “Luces de Taj Majal” follow us www.papiroga.com
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Birkin bag
Name? BIRKIN, Family name? HERMES.
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o more presentations needed when this bag comes in. Its design was pos-sible thanks to a fortuitous meeting in “Business class” in a flight Paris – Lon-
don between the actress Jane Birkin and, the then-President of Hermes, Jean Louis Dumas in 1981.
Jane used to take all the photographs from the period with a basket from Wicker handbag mode, and then directing one of the most im-portant fashion brands in the world, could not help but ask him about this custom. Jane replied that it had not found any size bag ideal for trans-porting their belongings, the House Hermes of-fered workshops to design and manufacture the desired bag. And thus he was baptized with the name of the actress.
The Birkin is manufactured in different materi-als, always first quality: calf, ostrich, crocodile and lizard. Interior and exterior colors are al-ways identical, veneers, lock, padlock and keys can be plated in gold or palladium, is its interior has a discreet inscription “Hermes Paris made in France” gold or silver depending on the design.
The Birkin has been reinvented over time. Its most significant change was in 2004, with Jean Paul Gaultier, creative director of the firm, by in-
corporating models of different sizes and larger handles to be able to hang it from the shoulder.
It is said that there is a list of more than two years to achieve this or that Vic-toria Beckham has more than 130 different mod-els. They are legends, but the truth is that it is a bag with name par excellence, because it does not have any logo, any inscription or marks on its exterior. But to see it, everyone knows what a Birkin.
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HeMoleskine
Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hem-ingway, Bruce
Chatwin and many other art-ists and writers of their re-spective eras, have some-thing in common: all were always accompanied by his inseparable notebook, today known as “Moleskine”.
Originally, almost two centuries ago, the note-book was hard covers coated fabric “moleskin” (cotton), double blade on the inside, and a rub-ber band to close.
They could acquire in the libraries of Paris, until that last manufacturer of those famous books of ‘ideas’ died in 1986. The stationery of Paris who sold them, wrote his epitaph: “The real Moleskine has ceased to exist”.
They became fa-mous in the whole world, thanks to the adventures of the traveller and writer Bruce Chatwin, on the own booklet.
In 1998, Milan Mari Beruzzi, registers the mark until then without an owner, which offers for sale a few years later, having paid for itself its value considerably for not being able to cope with the growth of the same. Today the factory has no more than 50 employees.
Currently the “Moleskine” notebooks are known throughout the world, and are also all objects of worship. There is a wide variety of models and roles tailored to the needs of writers, painters, architects, travelers, musicians... anyone willing to do a book, his confidant.
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Out of the Woods Twelve Chairs, hardwood
There are projects that deserve a special mention because they combine intelligence
with sponsorship and creativity. Such is the case with the initiative Out of the Woods, that has carried out the AHEC (American Hardwood Export Council), in collaboration with the Brit-ish company Benchmark and the London Royal College of Arts. The result was exhibited at the London Design Festival last September.
It all started in the summer when they called for twelve young designers wishing to work with wood of hardwoods of North America to con-ceive a series of chairs. They were trained in the manufacturing processes and the life cycle of the material since the tree is lowered until the seat is being used. Two tutors as Sebastián Wrong, of Estab-lished & Sons, and Harry Richard-son, of Commit-tee, accompanied the students from sketch to their achievement.
Sustainability was an inescapable idea and applied both to the energy production cost as to the durabil-ity of the product. The goal: mini-
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mize the carbon footprint and therefore achieve the lowest environmental impact. For example, Sam Weller Snelson stool, whose components are held together by the continu-ous tension of strings. Object remembers the principle of Buckminster Fuller, looking for the simplicity of the initial manufacture, as well as spare parts if any break with time.
Working with materials like ash, artists such as Santi Guer-rero Font could reduce the thickness of the piece of wood without altering its resistance. His creation, the Chair Num. 4, reflects a clear interest in the Danish style where the con-struction techniques are a prominent element of the design.
Out of the Woods is not only about technical, but also words, sample as they commissioned to prominent British writers texts about each object. Among them, a poem by the Welsh Emily Atkinson that gives title to the exhibition. That’s how we write the history of twelve unique chairs. And this is how we prove that good design is fully compatible with the respect for the environment.
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Parish of Santa Monica Rivas-Vaciamadrid | Vicens Y Ramos
Sacral constructions have been almost the sole architectural legacy which we have re-
ceived frome the past; a legacy that has given us the means to understand the mentality and lifestyle of anonymous people. In the West, churches have operated, in addition, as de-positaries of relevant works of art, first for the cult, and later converted into objects of artistic adoration. Ignacio Vicens, one of the two crea-tors of the parish Center of Rivas, is very famil-iar with this type of architecture and raised two years ago in an article published in the journal Arquitectura Viva, the new requirements of this discipline within the religious context.
One of their ideas revolves around the needs of temples to adapt today, in a constructive level, to the liturgical requirements outlined in the Second Vatican Council. I.e., it is; first and foremost, draw a space centralized in places of worship to facilitate a better integra-tion of all the faithful. However, the plot that had been ceded in Rivas-Vaciamadrid for this building in a neighborhood of villas and resi-dential apartments, heralded otherwise, as the site was long and narrow. The study of Vicens and Ramos made three proposals which com-bined the Council premises, the physical layout of the land and low budget. The solution cho-sen by the customer, the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares, forms a unique construction whose
Temple is incorporated on a single line to the houses of the priests and the parish Center.
The uniqueness of the project jumps to view both, the materials used and the form it has. “In the 15th century the steeples made sense, but today we have mobile phones,” said Igna-cio Vicens in more than one interview. For this reason, the traditional Bell Tower has been con-verted into a set of irregular prisms terminated in skylights: seven geometric arms of corten steel looking outward and whose glazed open-ings let the Sun in different directions and in-clinations on the altar. The light effect not only fosters an atmosphere of gentle meditation, but it creates an authentic altarpiece of light. White interior gives the whole a demure minimalism that has nothing to do with the sacred architec-ture made in Spain, more given to formal satu-ration and obscurantism that to a simplicity of open features.
Along with the interior, to form this place inti-mate and diaphanous, was the work of the art-ists responsible for José Manuel Ciria, Fernan-do Pagola and Javier Viver, respectively mural, blocks of color at the altar and sculptures that seem to float in space. In short, milestones in a setting like Rivas and a milestone as an ex-ercise of religious architecture. And proof of this is that the project has been recognized
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with numerous awards and has locked up the pages of the best journals. “The Church should turn to the forefront,” they keep from the Studio. There is no doubt that with this work Vicens and Ramos have achieved their purpose.
To finish, say that this parish center has not left any-one indifferent. Remember that Rivas is a traditionally secular population, and that from the beginning it has understood the construction as a Catholic invasion. On the other hand, and from the other side, the most ex-treme believers have not accepted it. In fact, see it as an almost sacrilegious work: its architecture seems little appropriate... when, in fact, years ago a church wasn’t so dramatic, so powerful, so spiritual with these symbolic seven arms open to the sky like a supernova of corten steel. The day the pictures were taken remains of eggs thrown by enemies of the building had to be clean of the outside walls: commonplace, the sacristan tells us, since the same opening. Finally, it is surprising that at this stage a mass of rotunda and rusty beauty causes this anger.
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It is said that in Brazil is Carnival all year long. The truth is that some holiday favorite
cities are Rio de Janeiro, Salvador in Bahia and the unforgettable beaches of Floriano-polis and Buzio, samba, color and fun, offers
beautiful landscapes, warm climate and su-perb cuisine.
In this issue, five dishes that every tourist should try in the southern country.
FeijoadaIt is the typical dish of Brazil. It is made with black beans with meat and sausage, served with rice and farofa (manioc flour). By its high caloric content, it is enough food for a day of fun. It’s recommended pairing of citrus fruits for better digestion.
Brazilian menu to the beat of the sambaBetween February and March, depending on the year, Brazil is dressed in holiday for the celebration of Carnival. It is one of the most important events in the world that brings together some 850,000 visitors.
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CAIPIRINHA TO THE BOTTOMTo accompany any dish, nothing better than a Caipirinha, the most typical Brazilian cocktail made with cachaça, lime and sugar liquor.Remember to always drink with straw or sorbet, the best flavor is in the bottom of the glass.
FricasseeThe secret of this stew of ingredients freídos with beaten eggs, is seasoning with lemon and parsley, which gives it a unique flavor.
SalgadinhosThey are the typical appetizers that are sold on the streets of any city Rio de Janeiro. Croquettes of manioc (cassava), cheese bread, chicken, cakes and bowling stuffed thighs are the most common.
Pato no tucupiIt’s duck meat steamed in tucupi, a broth extracted from cassava, which gives it a very particular taste. It is a traditional food of the North of the country.
TacacáIt is eaten in the Amazon. It is a broth made from the plant tucupi and jambu native. Because of its popularity, are called tacacazeiras to the women who sell it.
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I ’ve always carried Mexico in my heart be-cause I feel real passion for its people, its
landscapes, its culture, its gastronomy and, of course, their wines. They are still a big unknown in the world, but it is a land of great tradition in preparation, both white and red wines, and who likes to all palates. There is a great variety of wines in major producing States, in the North and center of the country:
Aguascalientes Baja California Chihuahua Coahuila Guanajuato Nuevo León Querétaro Zacatecas
The region, which produces most of the Mexi-can wine is Baja California, with wines of high quality, highlighting wineries such as regional or St. Thomas. Despite the lower production from the rest of regions, I have had the privi-lege of tasting their wines and have a promising future for the high quality that made many of its cellars, being one of my favorite regions a great unknown: Queretaro.
The quality of Mexican wines is clearly increas-ing, proof of this are the numerous international awards that are getting their wines in contests such as Vinitaly in Italy, the Challenge Interna-tional du Vin in France, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Belgium, etc. It is also significantly increasing consumption in the country, but, is still less than 1 bottle a year “per capita”, when
in some countries of the world is lo-cated in more than 40 bottles (global consumption is 3 bottles a year ap-proximately).
There is not a long tradition of wine consumption in Mexico, although Mexico is the American country with longer wine production tradi-tion. Almost all of their production is consumed in the United States. Mex-ico is a great un-known in the field of the wine to the world.
¡Viva México!
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We started the year 2013 in a beautiful land that does the whole world to fall in love with: Mexico.
Diego RiveraEn el Viñedo, 1920
Genuine tradition
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the vines that existed in the new world were wild. The plantations of vines for wine in America had early problems for its adaptation to the climate and the Earth. By planting seeds, emerged creole varieties that today provide a great personality to Mexican wines.
In addition to own grape varieties, Mexican red wines highlights famous varie-ties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo grapes diversity; or Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, for white wine.
Apart from the grape, the way of processing and materials used by wineries, called “vinícolas” in Mexico, also brings character to Mexican wines. The choice of the barrels for aging or ageing of wines also confers particular
nuances, like the new woods which enhance and strengthen the flavor in white wines. But no doubt the factors influencing the characteristics of Mexican wines are the terrain and climate. Thus, when we uncork a bot-tle of Mexican wine, we can say that we are savoring a bit of Mexico.
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L.A. Cetto Nebbiolo Reserva Privada 2005Nebbiolo, Bodegas L.A. Cetto
THE MAGIC OF WINE TASTINGIn the next issue we will discover the keys to make a good tasting of wines and will have the secrets that will allow you to enjoy and learn from the wonderful wines that exist in the world. We will also inform you of the events where you will be able to put them into practice.
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Strolling through the heart of the Barrio de las Letras, called thus by its intense literary activity developed over the 16th and 17th centuries, and because in this same neighborhood set any residence of the most important writers history and highlights of the Spanish golden age, such as Lope de Vega, Quevedo or Góngora, since October ranks El Mentidero Café, in calle Huertas 68, a space with lots of personality.
What is a mentidero? It is a place where locals of the golden century gathered to talk about the human and the divine, speculated and commented on art, literature, Madrid, its people and its kings. Following this custom El Mentidero Café receives in a more modern way, and anyone who wants to enjoy a good time and a nostalgic experience, created by the decoration in the purest style of 1960s Vintage 70 designed especially for El Mentidero Café by photographer Denis Pushkin.
Bars and cafesEl Mentidero caféBarrio de las Letras, Madrid.
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All combined in a very peculiar way, wooden tables combined with antique kitchen chairs, the ones that our parents used to sit to breakfast, or armchairs arranged as they would be placed in the room in any home, every chair is different, as well as every space. And if there is anything the customer likes, you have the option of purchasing it because everything that is there, is an exhibition and is available for sale, thanks to the collaboration of antique shops and decoration as Reno, Vintage 4 p, A pieces, La Recova, poppy, Gancemenia, 8, and Atelier Argensola.
El Mentidero Café, in the Centre of Madrid, is a place where gastronomy, art and good taste is mixed and especially where spending a pleasant time, drinking or eating what you want in company of friends.
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The best bar 2012 of Argentina, according to Oleo Guide, is located in the picturesque neighborhood of Villa Crespo, in Buenos Aires (Thames 878). Is open daily from 8pm and promises a unique atmosphere in Buenos Aires night.
It’s an old speak easy with rustic atmosphere, with a cuisine that sings perfectly with its more than 100 whiskies and a menu of wines from the best national and international labels.
Together with Maite Elorga and the staff of the 878bar puts at the service of its customers the experience and talent to make this bar a place of meeting and happy return.
878barVilla Crespo, Buenos Aires.
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