As you might expect there are numerous Christmas Markets around Paris: Notre-Dame 29 November - 25 December 2024 A Christmas market with more than forty craftsmen, makers of clothes and…

Many cities in France open skating rinks (patinoires) over Christmas and New Year, often temporary structures which are dismantled in January. But head to Paris for a spectacular venue for…

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,,…

The Riviera city of Nice (06 Alpes-Maritimes, (Provence) hosts its Jazz Festival 20 - 23 July 2024. Over 500 musicians are scheduled to perform at the Nice Jazz Festival, which…

Cannes (06 Alpes-Maritime, Provence) is probably best known for the glitz and glamour of the annual Cannes Film Festival. But away from the hype you could indulge yourself with the…

An ambitious project to locate an outpost of Paris Musée du Louvre in unfashionable Northern France opens to the public on 12 December 2012 The Louvre-Lens is sited in Lens…

Surrounded by 2 large national parks - the Normandie-Maine (Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine) and Perche (Parc Naturel Regional du Perche) Alencon is a great place to visit The town is…

Pont Chaban Delmas A new bridge opened in 2013 in Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) - The Pont Chaban Delmas is a lifting bridge - i.e. the central section lifts…

Le Jour de la Nuit (Day of the Night) is a campaign to raise awareness of light pollution, protection of biodiversity and night starry sky in France. In 2013 the…

Nuit Blanche is an all-night festival in Paris (night of 1/2 October 2022) The latest edition of this major celebration of contemporary art will take place in October . The…

Avignon (84 Vaucluse, Provence/PACA) holds its Christmas Market (Marché de Noël) in the Place d'Horloge (29 November - 29 December 2024) - see www.avignon-tourisme.com Then, on a December Saturday the…