[Les Odyssées de l'été] E01⏐Le Grand Diamant ...

Les perles ont toujours été perçues comme précieuses, voire miraculeuses. Bien des légendes prétendent qu'elles ont un jour ruisselé… de la Lune. D’autres racontent qu’elles sont le fruit du tonnerre… Certaines y voient la semence ou même les larmes des dieux ! C’est bien pourquo ...  Show more

Le Hope, plus gros diamant bleu du monde, trône aujourd’hui dans une vitrine de la Smithsonian Institution… Il est désormais l’objet le plus visité au monde, juste après la Joconde ! Au terme de son Odyssée transatlantique, de Londres à Washington, en passant par New York et LA, ...  Show more

[Summer of Epics]In comics, jewels are often at the core of the plot. But they also may be the hero’s attribute like in the adventures of Corto Maltese, the famous romantic pirate born out of the imagination of Italian author Hugo Pratt in 1967.What turned Corto Maltese into an i ...  Show more

[Summer of Epics]Many legends have been told about the gold of Pre-Columbian civilisations of the Americas. Imagine… Finding gold deep in the middle of the jungle is a dream that has long tantalized the Western world. The peoples of South America did leave traces and genuine trea ...  Show more

Swallowed by the sea, buried, hidden behind walls or concealed…True treasure troves have always known the best place to hide. And when to reappear and surprise us! Harboring tales worthy of an adventure novel, they often contain fascinating secrets. In this new season of The Voic ...  Show more

“It was in Megara, a suburb of Carthage, in the gardens of Hamilcar…”This is the opening sentence of Salammbô, Flaubert’s great historical novel, which has become a cult classic. Just like its heroine … the Carthaginian princess with dazzling finery and a tragic destiny.Salammbô ...  Show more