Frazé was nominated as one of France’s favourite villages by viewers to France3 TV Channel in 2019 Frazé (28 Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire) is a small, pretty village in the…
The French news channel France 24 has published a list of towns in France which provide FREE Bus Transport. mainly as a move to increase the use of public transport…
EU citizens under the age of 26 get free entry into most of France’s national monuments and museums, and many museums are free for the first Sunday of each month.…
Chartres Cathedral The Guardian (20 December 2014) reports on a controversial restoration of the UNESCO listed Chartres Cathedral's interior which is being cleansed of centuries of dirt and grime (28…
There are a selection of "medieval" gardens in central France which could be worth a visit to explore both history and horticulture: See our map of French Gardens Jardins du…
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.
In Chartres (28 Eure-et-Loir, Centre) the winemakers of the Loire Valley will be holding a Paulée des Vins de Loire on 27 April 2014. In Burgundy La Paulée is a…
A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often…
Chartres Christmas Market (Eure-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire) runs from 6 - 24 December 2024 with the Village de Noël in the place des Halles The town of Chartres is…