It is inevitable that Northern France is redolent with memories of the two World Wars - but visiting memorials, graveyards and battle sites is not to everyone's taste. For those…
The Chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte at Maincy (77 Seine-et-Marne, Ile de France) about 50km southeast of Paris, celebrates the Christmas season in style - sumptuous decor, giant christmas tree, crackling fire…
The town of Licques (62 Pas de Calais) about 16 miles south of Calais holds its annual Turkey Festival (Fête de la Dinde) in the run up to Christmas (15-17…
You may just have missed the annual Lille Wine Fair but Lille's colourful Christmas Market starts in late November and runs through Christmas Eve. This vibrant northern city also features…
Until 20 January 2008 there is a splendid exhibition of Marc Chagall's ceramics at the art-deco gallery at La Piscine de Roubaix, the coverted 1930s municipal swimming pool at Roubaix…
Our Free Prize Draw this year is for a copy of Vicki Archer's My French Life which is a wonderfully evocative celebration of France, especially Provence and Paris. Superbly illustrated…
Mark Hix in the Independent (28 Oct 07) claims that UK producers are now producing ducks which can rival the French! Years ago, the best ducks always came from France.…
It all started in Paris with the Velib' Scheme - an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we've come across is…
One of the most popular wine guides in France is the Grand Guide des Vins de France Bettane & Desseauve, which is launched with an impressive tasting held in the…
The annual auction of the wine of the Hospices de Beaune (21 Côte d'Or, Burgundy) takes place each November - which, whilst it may look like an opportunity for a…
The Chateau of Saint Jean-de-Beauregard (92 Hauts de Seine, Ile de France - see map), about 20 miles southwest of Paris, hosts an annual Fete des Plantes, Fruits et Légumes…
Eurostar launched services from St Pancras International in November 2007 - and all services now start and terminate at St Pancras rather than Waterloo, which was the terminal since the…
The area around Carpentras (84 Vaucluse, Provence) is famous for its truffles (known as the "Black Diamond" or Diamant Noire) and November sees the first of the weekly Truffle markets…
Suddenly with the nights drawing in and the temperature dropping, the thought of a Soup Festival sounds really enticing. At Vaison-la-Romaine (84 Vaucluse, Provence) there is a three-week festival of…
Jonathan Ray in The Telegraph selects his top 10 sweet wines, which includes the little-known and hard-to-pronounce appellation of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh from South West France. Reserved solely for…
Boulogne-sur-Mer (62 Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) celebrates Christmas well with a particular focus on Christmas foods. On Saturday 1 December 2007 the St Niicholas parade through the town announces the arrival of…
Wine competitions come and go, and generally provide little interest except for the producers and those few top wines which get all the glory, justified or not. However, for the…
The beautiful and elegant Viaduc de Millau designed by Norman Foster is a breathtaking sight in the middle of an otherwise little-known region of France. The stunning photograph here comes…
Lille takes Christmas seriously with the city brightly decorated and a big ferris wheel in the main square, With Christmas fast approaching, Lille is decked out in lights and colour.…
Latest Christmas Market dates on www.frenchduck.com A Christmas Market with a difference in Mulhouse (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) with the venue being the the Museum of Printed Textiles (Musée de…
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