Los Angeles, USA
Total ascent: 152 metres Duration: 2 hours Low point: Griffith Observatory (345 m) / High point: Mount Hollywood (490 m) Difficulty: 1/5 / Technique: 1/5 From the Griffith Observatory parking lot, set off for a short climb along the narrow ridgeline dividing Vermont Canyon to the east and Western Canyon to the west, which leads […]
Los Angeles, USA
Located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, the Griffith Observatory is literally at the center of the Los Angeles metropolis. It offers breathtaking views over much of the city, including the skyscrapers of Downtown. Inaugurated in 1935, the building is in the Art Deco style, with Egyptian influences. During the Second […]
Los Angeles, USA
Located between Hollywood and Santa Monica, north of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills is world-famous as the chic home of many movie and music stars. The capital of luxury, wealth and fame, the neighborhood (which is in fact a city in its own right) has been the setting for numerous Hollywood productions, such as Pretty Woman, […]
Los Angeles, USA
As in Orlando, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood offers total immersion. We enter the snow-covered village of Hogsmeade, where the Hogwarts Express has just arrived. Opposite the station store is The Three Broomsticks, the famous tavern where wizards come to eat and enjoy a glass of Butterbeer, a drink you […]
Los Angeles, USA
Emblematic of Hollywood, Universal Studios houses both the sets and studios used by Universal to shoot its films and series (only part of which can be visited on the Studios Tour) and an amusement park. To this day, Universal City remains one of the world’s largest film production facilities, with 30 sets and a backlot […]