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The true story behind a song. Here you can see Casino (home of the Berkshire Theatre Festival) and Children’s Chimes Tower. The town has a tradition as an art colony. English missionaries settled it in 1734, for the Mahican Indian tribe. A special museum was open in 1969 in Stockbridge, where an original artist lived the last 25 years of …

The story is the same, only the facts, names and places are different. Its two founding inhabitants they built a sawmill and a gristmill on the Bronx River. Now, it was the number one most expensive suburb around America’s ten largest cities. Bronxville village http://www.villageofbronxville.com/, comprises 1 square mile (2.5 km2) of land in its entirety. Looking for restaurant? Its …

The gift of condensing an entire story into an image. In this town, Museum of Arts and Culture, host exhibits cover such varying artists and subject matters. It also collaborates with performing arts troupes to present dance, dramatic and musical theater productions. Dine and Sail? Here, you too can will enjoy a unique 3-hour cruising (and dining) experience http://www.dineandsail.com, on …

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Life is good for the singer, as she releasing infectious and hip-shaking music. Here you can appreciate the best of Latin American art, at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo http://www.marco.org.mx/index.pl?i=523. Carved stone and cave painting in surrounding caves have allowed historians to identify its major groups in present-day. Monterrey is the largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León. Its …

The 11th Muse. In Mexico City, you can find a building called the “Cathedral of Art in Mexico”. It is located next to the Alameda Central Park. Its exhibits feature Mexican and international artists, focusing on classic and contemporary artists. The Museo Del Palacio de Bellas Artes https://palacio.bellasartes.gob.mx/, takes care of the permanent murals and other artwork in the building. …

Away from the academy, to paint scenes from ordinary life. For you Mexico City stay, we suggest hotel that features in the James Bond film Spectre. Crowned by a stained-glass canopy, the atrium is a fin de siècle fantasy of curved balconies, wrought-iron elevators and chirping birds in giant cages, Gran Hotel Ciudad De Mexico https://granhoteldelaciudaddemexico.com.mx/en/, flaunts the French art …

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When clothing uses sun, earth and condors to enhance female beauty. Their spring clothing offers both ventilated silhouettes and impeccably tailored layers (from Peruvian pima cotton and soft and light alpaca). Visit a Peruvian Connection store near you https://www.peruvianconnection.com/category/stores.do, for take a look at their latest collection. Ecological clothing in Lima? If you want to support local producers, go to …

Love’s songs into thirty years of life. Very good music records in Lima? Dischi Barricata, a store specializing in vinyl records, at Avenida Brasil 1275 (Store 39-B 2nd level).Various Andean communities preserve thousands of pre-Hispanic sounds and traditional rhythms even today. Its lyrics are pure poetry: song La Flor de la Canela is one of the most famous Peruvian songs …

When poet is a human being like everyone else. The El Señorio del Sulco restaurant https://www.senoriodesulco.com/, is famed for its repertoire of Peruvian coastal tradition, that blends Spanish and native influences. The city has inspired novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, is been home to the country’s most beloved Peruvian novelists and poets. Lima remains a great place to walk in that …

When a mansion become an art-filled hotel. To know the deep roots of this country, you need two things: a place to stay and an artist who talks about the connection between art and Peruvian nature. Once home to the Peruvian sculptor, to enter Casa Taller Víctor Delfin www.secondhomeperu.com, is remaine close to an artist imaginative word. This guesthouse is …

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