Set sail for a confidential Tanzania, on the trail of wildlife
From Serengeti to Ruaha National Park, journalist Vincent Noyoux and photographer Stanislas Fautré ventured in December for
Le Figaro Magazine
to the depths of Tanzania's nature reserves.
Equipped with a lot of patience and prudence, the two reporters were able to observe several days during the scenes of animal life which mark this well-preserved natural set: lionesses in search of game, a group of elephants drinking at the edge of the river. the Ruaha river or the hundreds of species of colorful birds that decorate the whole.
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In Austria, Tyrol step by step on the Ötztal road
The little annex hut of Hildesheimer Hütte, close to the precipice.
Franck Charton / Le Figaro Magazine
The Ötztal valley in Austrian Tyrol offered journalist and photographer Franck Charton breathtaking hiking landscapes in May.
In this valley of the Eastern Alps, of which only 5% of its surface area is populated, hiking trails allow you to reach the height and contemplate the some 250 peaks around 3000 meters in altitude and the 86 glaciers that make up this lunar landscape.
Hostels and perched huts enhance a stay in height and steeped in history, alternating between snowy tracks, canyon of marbled rocks and raging waterfalls.
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Tbilisi, a capital at the "crossroads of worlds"
The Peace Bridge spans the Koura, on the edge of which Tbilisi stretches.
Behind, the Narikala fortress dominates the Old Town.
Éric Martin / Le Figaro Magazine
The Georgian capital welcomed Bérénice Debras and Éric Martin to introduce them to its communist heritage and its Caucasian air.
True "
crossroads of worlds
", the city of a million souls still has the traces of the passage of many peoples and cultures: Turks, Persians, Arabs, Ottomans and Russians have thus left their influence there, from architecture to culture in through gastronomy.
Long closed in on itself under the weight of its Soviet history, Tbilisi is now a haven of peace and a land of welcome for tourists determined to set foot there.
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Northern Sudan, in the footsteps of the black pharaohs
In Sudan, camel drivers on patrol in front of the splendid pyramids of Meroe.
Stephan Gladieu / Le Figaro Magazine
It is in this region, stretching for nearly 1,400 kilometers along the Nile, that the journalist Vincent Noyoux and the photographer Stephan Gladieu ventured in April.
This land, little known, was for a time trodden by the black pharaohs, from the XXVth Egyptian dynasty and originating from the kingdom of Napata.
There are now only vestiges of this glorious past, marked by wars and conflicts linked to the land.
This report invites you to travel to the sources of a grandiose and little-known Africa, between Egyptian temples, Nubian necropolises and Christian monasteries.
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The discreet charm of Cotentin
The fort of Vauville, built in 1760 on the beach of La Devise, is a rare lodging where the enchantment of the site sublimates a simple picnic.
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Back to France for this report produced in March and devoted to this French peninsula located in Normandy.
Journalist Laurence Haloche and photographer Éric Martin knocked on the door of this "
Finistère closest to Paris
", in the words of Jacques Prévert, to discover its green landscapes and its culinary traditions: on the menu, oysters and salmon from local waters.
But what marks the most is this coastline adorned with the blue of the sea and these cliffs "
rearing up facing the Channel
".
A beautiful spectacle to be savored, especially since it is not disturbed by any concrete infrastructure.
Only rocks, sometimes two billion years old, make up with this canvas of colors.
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In the Seychelles, a colorful paradise in the middle of the Indian Ocean
Robinson's temptation at the new Club Med Seychelles, a 5 trident set up a stone's throw from the island of Mahé.
Stanislas Fautré / Le Figaro Magazine
Spared any constraint from the outside world, the Seychelles archipelago is a true tropical paradise.
During their report in May and on the occasion of the opening of Club Med Seychelles, journalist Vincent Noyoux and photographer Stanislas Fautré found all the ingredients there, making this paradisiacal stay a real excursion to the air of Robinson Crusoe. : beaches with fine white sand;
a turquoise sea, the bottom of which can be seen;
islets with exotic fauna.
Animals are an integral part of the experience, like this giant tortoise, one of the largest species on Earth.
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Travel diary in the Cotswolds, an English gem
Castle Combe, one of the many stunning villages in the region.
Stanislas Fauré / Le Figaro Magazine
In the United Kingdom, journalist Nicolas Ungemuth and photographer Stanislas Fautré went to explore the Cotswolds last October, this chain of hills of one hundred and fifty kilometers in length with fairy-like paces and a real influence for many writers such as Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll or again JRR Tolkien.
Located less than two hours drive from London and Oxford, the villages of this region are decorated with numerous religious buildings, castles and other stone constructions.
A fantastic visit.
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travel guide
A theatrical atmosphere in Prague, off the beaten track
At the water's edge in Prague, on Archers Island (Strelecký ostrov).
Éric Martin / Le Figaro Magazine
Also in October, the
Figaro Magazine
slipped under the curtain of the Czech capital with the shock duo formed by Bérénice Debras and Éric Martin.
Prague contains many unusual places: roofs, disused factories or even a military barracks.
The opportunity to discover the bohemian spirit of Prague, steeped in culture and crossroads of Eastern European capitals, located a few hours from Berlin, Vienna and Budapest.
People no longer come to Prague just to look for a fairy-tale setting, to get drunk on romanticism and to hunt down the ghosts of the past.
We also come to explore the back of the postcard.
Prague, the sleeping beauty, wakes up today.
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In Auvergne, a road trip by mountains and by van
On the borders of Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme, a bridge over the Rhue opens a window onto lush gorges.
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Back on the roads of France!
Journalist Jean-Bernard Carillet and photographer Stanislas Fautré boarded a converted van in June to explore the back roads of Auvergne.
Can we dream of better than Auvergne for a traveling discovery?
From the gorges of the Sioule to the margins of the Cévennes, you can let yourself be carried along by bush roads, in complete freedom and in nomadic mode, aboard a luxury fitted van.
Because between, on the one hand, the vintage and minimalist Volkswagen Combi for beatniks or surfers, and, on the other, the bulky and functional daddy's motorhome, a niche was free: that of the glamper van!
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In search of Kythera, a romantic and forgotten Greek island
Cove in the heart of the village of Avlemonas.
Laurent Fabre
This report, made in April for the return of sunny days, is a tribute to the Greek island of Kythera, praised by painters and poets.
The island of Aphrodite inspires.
Yet few people have set foot there.
Located between Crete and the Peloponnese, at the meeting point of the Aegean and Ionian seas, its access is not the easiest.
Difficult to access and wild, it embodies a myth and a symbol: the ideal of beauty of the Greek islands.
A preserved jewel, it deserves to be discovered and respected for its authenticity.
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