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…
The city of Bordeaux has been voted European Best Destination 2015. Combined with its UNESCO World Heritage status and some great improvements to the City in recent years this all…
The village of Tourettes-sur-Loup (06 Alpes-Maritimes, Provence) celebrates violets with its Violet Festival (Fête des Violettes or La Violette dans tous ses états) which takes place 2 - 3 March…
Loire Pumpkin Festival at a Chateau southwest of Tours
Just south of la Rochelle the resort of Châtelaillon-Plage (17 Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle Aquitaine) on the Atlantic coast is an ideal location for a Kite and Wind Festival (Festival de cerf-volant…
For a feast of Violin music over the whole weekend, the town of Luzy (58 Niêvre, BFC) in the southern Morvan hosts a Violin Festival 16 - 18 February 2024…
The town and port of Cherbourg (50 Manche, Normandie) sits at the top of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy and is an important cross-channel ferry port with crossings from Poole…
Le Moyen Age en Fete 13 - 30 July 2024 In Calvados (14, Calvados, Normandie) between Caen and Lisieux is a unique example of a small French castle that has…
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…
The département of the Aveyron is better known for its wonderful scenery and dramatic valleys than high-brow culture. True, "high" art appeared a few years ago with the magnificent Millau…
Magnificently positioned overlooking the vineyards and countryside of the Jura, Chateau-Chalon (39 Jura, Frenche-Comté) is a fine medieval village. The village is classified as one of the most beautiful villages…
The wine village of Vaux-en-Beaujolais is one of many pretty villages in the Beaujolais region of southern Burgundy. With gently undulating hills and stunning landscapes of this rolling vineyard countryside…
A new museum has opened in Lyon at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône Rivers, two of the major rivers of France: Musée des Confluences It is an interdisciplinary…
The Guardian (16 November 2014) reports that nearly 200 years after his death, some of Napoleon Bonaparte's belongings are being auctioned off! The objects, including bronzes and statues, were sold…
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…
In Autumn Mende (48 Lozère, Occitanie) hosts its Mushroom Festival (Toqués du Cèpe) 21 September 2024 Mushroom lovers assemble in the town to take part in this great gourmet celebration…
The iconic medieval Cahors bridge Pont Valentré in the evening twilight on the approach to winter - courtesy of Cahors Tourisme and LOT Tourisme for more see the Lot departement…
Nantes (44 Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) is best known for being the major city on the western extremities of the River Loire – but it is also built…
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…
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