Besançon Christmas Market (Doubs, Bourgogne - BFC) runs from 23 November - 31 December 2024 in Promenade Granvelle - see www.besancon-tourisme.com Besancon the capital of Franche-Comté, has just been declared…
Arras Christmas Market (62 Pas-de-Calais, Hauts de France) runs 29 November - 29 December 2024 Arras, with its impressive squares (places), holds a spectacular Christmas market on the Grand Place.…
Amiens Christmas Market (80 Somme, Hauts de France) runs from 22 November - 29 December 2024 Said to be the biggest and greatest Christmas market in Northern France, Amiens town…
Dijon is famed for its mustard (Moutarde de Dijon) and hence it comes as a shock to hear that the company Maille is closing its mustard factory in Dijon (21…
Alsace hosts many Christmas markets - building on its links and traditions with neighbouring Germany. Strasbourg hosts what is probably the biggest and best known However, given free choice I…
Lille Christmas Market has to be worth a trip - at any time of year Lille is worth a visit, with its Vauban Citadel, Grand Place and Vielle Ville (medieval…
Reims (Marne, Grand Est) is famous for Champagne, its Cathedral and its Christmas market. A weekend here between 27 November - 29 December 2024 will offer an opportunity to indulge…
On the border between Provence and Languedoc and known as the birth place of denim ("de Nimes"), Nimes is a popular tourist destination due to its rich history dating back…
As you head down towards the Mediterranean, Aix is the perfect place to stop off. Visitors will be delighted by the colourful and vibrant street markets and the typical Provencale…
I can understand the attraction of fishing, but have never dabbled, always arguing that I do not have enough time to indulge in an activity which is so quintissentially time-consuming.…
Amanda Lawrence's new bookWhite Stone, Black Wine: focuses on part of deepest South West France, and although subtitled " Life Among the Ancient Vineyards of the Quercy Blanc" it is…
Nancy Christmas Market (57 Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est) runs from late November to the end of December. - see 18 November - 30 December 2022 in place Charles III see www.nancy-tourisme.fr/…
Mulhouse Carnaval (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) 5 -9 March 2025 - the city holds a Carnaval with an international atmosphere, being so close to the border with Switzerland (Basel) and…