Metz (57 Moselle, Grand Est) is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle département and is situated close to the borders of France, Germany, and Luxembourg.…
Reims Cathedral (51 Marne, Grand Est) is one of the great masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The façade is covered with statues and statuettes. Celebrations for the 800th birthday in…
The chickens of Bourg-en-Bresse (01 Ain, ARA) are famous across France for the delicacy of their flavour and command a premium from chefs and good cooks. In December the region…
The Bistrot de la Place in Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de Loire) has a good range of local wines on offer to quaff along with some excellent home-cooked dishes at…
Marseille (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) becomes the European Capital of Culture for 2013 - an accolade which it is hoped (and planned) to redevelop the city as a more cosmopolitan destination.…
The city of Orléans(45, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire) hosts the Festival de Loire every 2 years in September (20 - 24 September 2023), a celebration of the river in all…
Situated just an hour south of the Channel port of Calais , St Valery-sur-Somme (80 Somme, Hauts de France) offers not only a first or last stopover to/from more distant…
Ideally situated in the Languedoc town of Beziers(11, Aude, Occitanie) there is a stylish B&B (Chambres d’Hote) with 5 double bedrooms with en-suite facilities - Maison de l'Orb Beziers is…
Gaillac (81 Tarn, Occitanie) holds its annual wine fair (Fete des Vins) 4 - 7 August 2022. Situated between Toulouse and Albi, the wines of this region tend to be…
At Lagrave (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) on the Gaillac wine estate of Chateau Touny-les-Roses you can stay either B&B (Chambres d'Hote) in an 18th Century chateau or self-catering cottage (Gite) on…
The town of Duras (47 Lot et Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) boasts an impressive Chateau on a promontory overlooking the countryside. It is a walled town with a medieval centre in…
An English couple ( John & Carolyn Scallan ) run a small B&B (Chez Scallan) at Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saône-et-Loire, Rhône-Alpes ) on the border of Burgundy and Jura and work…
Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) holds its Carnaval de Bordeaux/Carnaval des Deux Rives each year 3 March 2024 with the climax being a grand procession. I naugurated in 1996, the…
The version of Carnaval in Pau (64 Pyrenees -Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) has a very Basque flavour. Known as Carnaval Biarnes it takes place 8 - 11 February 2024. Ranked amongst…
The Violet Festival in the Pink City
The iconic Citroen 2CV is the star of a rally around the perfume town of Grasse (06, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence) organised by the local enthusiasts club but attracting participants from across…
The town of Carcassonne (11 Aude, Occitanie) holds its "Marché aux Gras" (literally "fat market) on 18 December 2022 in the Salle du Dome - as with other towns in the…
There are plenty of fine Chateaux around Bordeaux, but few of them offer B&B (Chambres d'Hote) accommodation, and even fewer are as impressive as the Chateau de la Rivière at…
In the deep south of France, almost into Spain is Argeles-sur-Mer (66 Pyrenees-Orientales, Occitanie) - this is the home of Chateau Valmy which overlooks the town, the sea and the…
Annual Festival of the Tomato at Chateau de Labourdaisiere near Montlouis-sur-Loire