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 small south-west appellation of Madiran (64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is home to the Tannat grape, producing rich, sometimes tannic red wines. This is a rural area - no large…
Paris has such a rich diversity of hotel and other accommodation from budget to luxury - so the choice can be daunting.There are also many more "self-catering" and apartment hotels…
Paris has a mystique and splendour that no other European city, perhaps no city in the world, can equal. It is home to the Louvre, the Notre Dame cathedral, the…
Boulogne-sur-mer (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) may no longer have a cross-channel ferry service, and as a consequence fells more "french" and less frenetic and transitory than its…
Reims Cathedral (51 Marne, Grand Est) is one of the great masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The façade is covered with statues and statuettes. Celebrations for the 800th birthday in…
The chickens of Bourg-en-Bresse (01 Ain, ARA) are famous across France for the delicacy of their flavour and command a premium from chefs and good cooks. In December the region…
The Bistrot de la Place in Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de Loire) has a good range of local wines on offer to quaff along with some excellent home-cooked dishes at…
Marseille (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) becomes the European Capital of Culture for 2013 - an accolade which it is hoped (and planned) to redevelop the city as a more cosmopolitan destination.…
The city of Orléans(45, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire) hosts the Festival de Loire every 2 years in September (20 - 24 September 2023), a celebration of the river in all…
Every autumn the big French supermarket chains have their "Foire aux Vins" which is basically a big wine sale - the wine producing chateaux and estates sell off surplus stock…
If you are a real chocoholic then head to Paris for theSalon du Chocolat 20-24 October 2011. We all know how much the French revere Chocolate and Pastries as evidenced…
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)…
Situated just an hour south of the Channel port of Calais , St Valery-sur-Somme (80 Somme, Hauts de France) offers not only a first or last stopover to/from more distant…
Venetian Weekend at Chateau de Cheverny 28 - 29 September 2024 Chateau de Cheverny Venetian Weekend ...be transported into the magical world of the Venice Carnival without leaving France! The…
Le Touquet (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) celebrates Christmas in rare style 7 - 8 December 2024 with Christmas Lights, a Christmas Market, a Jazz Festival and an…
Ideally situated in the Languedoc town of Beziers(11, Aude, Occitanie) there is a stylish B&B (Chambres d’Hote) with 5 double bedrooms with en-suite facilities - Maison de l'Orb Beziers is…
If you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 2 - 3 September 2023 you can explore the vineyards and Loire wines in a different way, Vignes, Vins…
One of the named villages of the Cotes-du-Rhone wine appellation, the co-operative at Rasteau (84 Vaucluse, Provence PACA) holds a number of events to introduce people to their wines; 10…
On Bastille Day, (Fète Nationale - 14 July 2023) there is a major fireworks display around the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Trocadero, The French national holiday on July…
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