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…
Pauillac Lamb Festival: Pauillac (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates a wonderful pairing - Spring Lamb and claret - well the wines of the commune of Pauillac AC - a small…
Jurade de Saint Emilion Open Doors Weekend Spring Festival Summer Celebration Autumn Harvest I have previously been a little cynical about the tendancy of the French to imbue elements of…
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (19 Corrèze, Nouvelle Aquitaine) claims to be at the heart of "Strawberry Country" and hence celebrates its Fete de la Fraise every Spring - this year it takes place…
Those folks on the French Riveria really know how to make us northern Europeans envious of their benign climate - February witnesses a whole series of festivals (Menton Lemons, Nice…
Every summer the town of Cahors (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) hosts its "Blues Festival" (not Fete des Bleus!) 12 - 15 July 2023 Cahors is one of our favourite french towns…
One of the many joys of Paris is the plethora of wonderful delicatessens and food markets where you can indulge your passion for gourmet dishes - whether it be just…
It has always struck me as strange that a lot of British History has been brought to life for me when travelling through France. Much of England's history between 1154…
Jean-Marc Brocard makes excellent Chablis wines in northern Burgundy.