December 2024 - France is introducing new free flow (flux libre) tolls, designed to avoid congestion at toll booths (péages) on autoroutes. No more toll barriers! Gantries equipped with cameras,…
The Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LaM) is to stage a retrospective exhibition of the art of Modigliani 27 February - 6 June 2016. In the…
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.…
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo. To commemorate the event, the Association of Dunkirk Little ships (ADSL) announced the return of more than…
Dunkerque is becoming a popular destination for cross-channel travellers with the regular ferry service from DFDS now offering 24 crossings a day. Although the crossing from Dover takes a little…
With 2014 seeing the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, there are many good reasons to visit the battlefields of northern France and Belgium. Yet there are…
Head to Dunkerque for their wine, beer and food festival weekend
A French Bagpipe Festival!
Lille (59 Nord, Hauts-de-France) has joined ranks of inland French towns and cities which create a summer beach in town. Often by riversides or in parks, with imported sand, deckchairs…
yes - a soup festival!
murderous one day cycle race
Although Dunkerque (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is not the most attractive of Channel ports, the DFDS ferry from Dover to Dunkerque has meant that many travellers now by-pass Calais…
The village of Arleux (59 Nord, Hauts de France) just south of Douai holds its annual Arleux Smoked Garlic Festival 31 August - 1 September 2024 (Foire à l'Ail Fumé)…
The northern French city of Lille is one of my favourites for a weekend break - medieval old town (Vieux Lille) together with all the vibrancy, restaurants, shopping and other…
Lille's Christmas Market officially takes place from 20 November - 29 December 2024 (although the Big Wheel la Grand'Roue and the hutted Christmas village often get set up a little…
With such easy access from the UK by road or Eurostar, Lille (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is a must to visit all year, and remains one of my favourite…
Lille (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is a big and vibrant northern French city which is well worth a visit – but it’s not somewhere I associate with peace and…
Featured at the France Show was a fascinating display of images sponsored by the London College of Communication – University of the Arts London and Maison de la France representing…
Lille Christmas Market has to be worth a trip - at any time of year Lille is worth a visit, with its Vauban Citadel, Grand Place and Vielle Ville (medieval…
In this environmentally-aware age, there are new considerations when planning your trip to France - the Eurostar probably is the winner London-Paris in terms of both time (city centre to…