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.…
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France There is to be an exhibition promoting the organisation and its villages in Paris (on the railings of the Luxembourg Gardens) in the 6th…
In Morey-Saint-Denis (21 Côte d'Or, BFC) the Castel de Très Girard Hotel, a former 17th century wine press, looks out to the Côte de Nuits vineyard and is located just…
France has always been keen on cycling - the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July,…
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.…
On 16 March 2024 the city of Poitiers (86 Vienne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) holds its colourful Carnaval (Carnaval de Poitiers) in the city centre. This year's theme is Pajama Party! Around…
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 on the first weekend…
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 14 - 16 February 2025…
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…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- …
- 48
- Go to the next page