For lovers -- and Colette: A couple enjoy the gardens next to the Palais-Royal in Paris, where the writer lived at the end of her life. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
A visitor admires French sculptor Daniel Buren’s “Les Deux Plateaux” installation at the Palais-Royal. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
The Metro stop near the Rue de Courcelles, where Colette spent the last years of her marriage with her first husband. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Le Grand Véfour, one of the oldest restaurants in Paris, was a favorite of Colette’s. A gold nameplate identifies her favorite banquette at the restaurant. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
The writer’s Palais-Royal bedroom suite, where she spent her last years, is on display at the Colette Museum in her hometown of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
A plaque marks where Colette lived -- and died -- in the Palais-Royal. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Colette’s classroom in her hometown of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye recalls the fictional one in her book “Claudine at School.” (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Maison Marthe is a cozy bed-and-breakfast in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. It occupies an 18th century row house overlooking the countryside. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
An elderly Colette poses for a photo with admirers at Le Grand Véfour. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
The author’s final resting place. She’s spending eternity in the company of other luminaries at Paris’ Père-Lachaise cemetery. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
The grand entrance to the Parc Monceau, which Colette fans will recognize as the setting of a poignant scene in “Claudine in Paris” in which the heroine encounters her old friend Luce, who has become the kept woman of an aging “uncle.” (Susan Spano / For The Times)
