Beaune Every November the city of Beaune (21 Côte d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) holds its world-renown auction of the Hospices de Beaune 17 November 2024 Whilst it may look like an opportunity…
The Burgundy wine village of Nuits St Georges (21 Côte d'Or, BFC) holds its autumn wine fair Fête du Vin Bourru on the weekend of 21 - 22 October 2023…
Cannes Film and Fireworks! NEW YEAR Should you be lucky enough to spend the New Year holiday on the Côte d'Azur, be sure not to miss the annual Cannes Fireworks…
Nancy Christmas Market Nancy (54 Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est) is the star attraction in Eastern France with its history, culture and art-deco heritage. In October there is a Jazz Festival Nancy Jazz…
An unusual but very special B&B is on a barge on the Canal du Midi at Villeneuve-lès-Béziers (34 Hérault, Occitanie) - Peniche Durandel This B&B is set in a restored…
In the heart of one of the most alluring areas of France there is a British-owned B&B near Quillan, (11 Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) - Les Eaux Tranquilles. The B&B at Belvianes-et-Cavirac…
With tree-lined shaded streets, Vacqueyras has a number of hotels and café/restaurants, a village with an ancient centre which is interesting to explore. Nearby Beaumes-de-Venise is also fascinating to explore with its narrow alleyways leading up to the top of the hill around which the village clusters.
There are some extraordinary places to stay in France including hotels within fortified castles such as:- Chateau Fort de Sedan Chateau Fort de Sedan (08 Ardennes, Grand Est) is a unique…
The town of Blaye (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) on the right bank of the Gironde estuary is the centre of one of the key sub-appellations of Bordeaux wines - Blaye…
The Loire town of Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire) takes seriously celebrating the wines of the region - mainly sparkling Saumur wine and the red Saumur-Champigny in September…
In the far west of Brittany the attractive port of Douarnenez (29 Finistere, Bretagne) hosts the Douarnenez Maritime Festival (Temps fête) 18 - 21 July 2024 This is a major…
In deepest Gascony and in the foothills of the Pyrénées lies the idyllic landscape of Madiran, home to the original Malbec wines of the name.
The Chateau de Vendeuvre plays host to a tulip festival (Festival de la Tulipe) 1-30 April 2024 which should be a great celebration of Spring - especially after such a…
Cassis? No not the blackcurrant liqueur - but white rose and red provence wines grown by the mediterranean
Every summer the town and Cathedral of Chartres is illuminated in a spectacular nightly free light show - and at the end of the season there is an extra special Festival of Lights.
Celebrate Burgundy in Saint Aubin
A quiet medieval village in Burgundy!
In the heart of rural Burgundy at Saint Fargeau (89 Yonne, BFC) is a stately B&B in a proper castle offering B&B: at Chateau Saint Fargeau This 15th Century chateau…
Muscadet celebrates its own New Year with a wine festival
Gerberoy = another Beautiful Village in France - there are 32,000 villages in France!