Cultural trips
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From Rome to LA, Mumbai to Tokyo, live out your movie dreams on guided tours and behind-the-scenes visits at some of the most iconic film studios
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A Google Maps tour of Dublin, narrated by Colin Farrell, takes the virtual tourist to key landmarks linked to the 1916 Easter Rising. Plus we pick some of the best guided tours and pubs if you’re visiting for real
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Scenes from the Crusades have been brought to life by the stunning restoration of a chapel on a farm in south-west France
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The Dutch city has lined up myriad strange and wonderful experiences to mark Hieronymous Bosch’s death 500 years ago
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Inspired by Ann Morgan’s article on reading a book from every country in the world, Guardian readers recommend their own favourite books from around the globe
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With its bicycle-powered merry-go-round, carved carousels and music hall memorabilia, the Musée des Arts Forains, in the Bercy district of Paris, makes for a joyous journey into the past
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After an alternative to the usual museum trips? This roundup of new and improved exhibition spaces and galleries should be just the ticket
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Paris is celebrating the anniversary of the singer’s birth, on 19 December, with a series of events, but from cafes to cabaret venues, it’s possible to tour the old haunts of her Belleville neighbourhood and beyond all year round
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It’s not always a case of avoiding the ‘exit through the gift store’ bit. These eye-catching and creatively stocked museum shops are worth a visit in their own right
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A series of figures have appeared on the rooftops of some of Hong Kong’s tallest buildings in the latest ‘leg’ of Antony Gormley’s Event Horizon world tour
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Laos has so much to offer it can’t be ‘done’ in a fortnight, so cherry-pick from our list of its top sights, treks, homestays, tours and even the Most Secret Place on Earth
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Continuing our series on LGBTQ culture around the world, we explore Berlin’s vibrant scene, from the clubs where the party’s still going strong on Monday morning to arts institutions where diversity is celebrated to the max
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The new museum, which will open on 24 November, is housed in two of Singapore’s most historic buildings – but thanks to a stunning makeover, has the makings of a contemporary architectural classic
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From a ‘hanging-doll’ island in Mexico to the English estate which inspired The Turn of the Screw, the author of A Natural History of Ghosts picks some of his favourite spooky sites
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Though much of Romania’s capital was bulldozed by the communists, the old town survived and is abuzz with bars, cafes and restaurants
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