Spanish art in Paris – new routes in the French capitalJul 06, 2010

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The Cervantes Institute of Paris presents a multimedia portal that can be used as a guide for the places in the French capital that are connected with the names of famous people of the Spanish and Latin American culture. The web-site tells about artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers and artists who lived in this city and praised Paris in their works. Thanks to this project, tourists will be able to look at the French capital differently. The tours are designed for walking, cycling and public transport.

For a better familiarization with the city tourists can take a virtual tour, and then set off for a real walk with a pocket map, provided to make the walks accessible and practical. The route includes visiting such sights as the shop where Picasso painted "Guernica", the basement of the hotel in which Octavio Paz was locked for writing the poem "Renga", or the movie theater where the movie “Un Chien Andalou" by Luis Bunuel was showed. The suggested routes are connected with the names of such famous people as Gabriel García Márquez, Salvador Dali, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Enrique Vila-Matas, Balenciaga, Julio Cortázar, Pablo Neruda, Diego Rivera, Isaac Albéniz , Miquel Barcelo, María Casares, Oscar Dominguez, Juan Goytisolo, Antonio Machado. The web-site is available in Spanish and French.