GEOFF HO discovers an awe-inspiring blend of historic buildings and the very latest innovations as he explores this French favourite by bike and on foot
I'M CYCLING through a tunnel which is exploding into glorious technicolour. Minutes earlier, it was standard issue white, stretching as far as the eye can see, before the lights dimmed and music started pumping out from the overhead speakers and the whole place came alive. Shifting projections turned it into a flowery garden, then a country field and an art gallery, followed by images of the city, and finally, twinkling stars and the velvet black of space.
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