Rouen (76 Seine Maritime, Normandie) celebrates the French heroine Joan of Arc with its medieval Joan of Arc Festival (Les Fêtes médiévales et Jeanne d’arc) 9 - 11 May 2024.…
Ay-en-Champagne (51 Marne, Champagne) is a small wine village just a few kilometres from the busy town of Epernay and the valley of the Marne. Its vineyards are classified as…
7-16 August 2015 sees the Annual Alsace Wine Fair (Foire aux Vins d’Alsace) in the picturesque town of Colmar(68 Haut Rhin, Alsace) For more info see http://www.foire-colmar.com/
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…
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…
It is 100 years since Napoleon fought one of his last major battles in France
In the Moselle département of eastern France, the citadel of Rodemack (57 Moselle Lorraine) is not only classified as one of "the most beautiful villages in France" (Plus Beaux Villages…
Alsace is a very pretty region with picturesque villages and vine-clad hillsides and this has to be one of the best along the Alsace Wine Route (Route des Vins d’Alsace).
Close to the Belgian border on the way to Luxembourg the town of Charleville-Mézières (08 Ardennes, Grand Est) holds a Drum Festival (Tambours de Fête )where the town beats to…
Celebrating the magnificent onion
Mulhouse (68 Haut Rhin, Alsace) is the venue for a Mulhouse Beer Festival Mondial de la Bière in February. Held at the intersection of areas dedicated to beer in Europe,,…
Sedan (08 Ardennes. Grand Est) is a name that haunts the French with memories of the battles of the Great War and the Napoleonic Wars in Eastern France. Sedan has…
Journées européennes du patrimoine (European Heritage Open Days) in France are on the weekend of 21 - 22 September 2024. Throughout the weekend and across France, many galleries, museums and…
Wine Festival in Alsace
At Loison-sur-Créquoise (62 Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) there is an annual summer (red)curant festival + Fete de la Groseille 18-19 July 2015 and This looks to be a bit of a village…
Saturday 18 May 2024 is the date for the Nuit Européenne des Musées (European Museums Night) Although a Europe-wide event, France plays a major role with more than 1300 Museums/…
a wine fair on the Moselle in France!
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…
fuel prices in France remain better than UK, when taking the exchange rate into account. Latest Fuel Prices in France It is noticeable that the differential between Diesel and Unleaded…