The Burgundy Chateau of Saint Fargeau  (89 Yonne, BFC) is a proper medieval castle in the classic French style. AND it also offers Bed & Breakfast in the Chateau and a…

Castres The town of Castres  (81 Tarn, Occitanie) celebrates with a Carnaval with a difference - a Escapade Venetian! - As the Venetian theme suggests much of the action, including…

A multi-faceted Arts Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance Les Francophonies en Limousin 25 September - 5 October 2024 mainly in Limoges (87 Haut Vienne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) - see www.destination-limoges.com…

Quimper, (29 Finistère, Brittany) hosts the region's annual Celtic Festival (Festival de Cornouaille) 18 - 21 July 2024 This part of France feels and sounds quite different from other regions…

For the 9th consecutive year, Samoëns (74 Haute Savoie. ARA) will be celebrating good French food and well-being at its Samoëns Winegrowers Week (la Semaine Vigneronne) which combines skiing and…

The Chateau de Chantilly (60 Oise, Hauts de France) has most famously given its name of both Chantilly Lace and Chantilly Cream. It has been the home to a royal…

In 1982, the  Royal Saltworks (Saline Royale) at Arc-et-Senans (25 Doubs, BCF) was included on the UNESCO world heritage list. Designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect in the…

hpgruesen (CC0), Pixabay Rumours are around that there could be a new direct rail link between London St Pancras and Bordeaux avoiding the need to change in Paris - at…

L’Occitane en Provence’s factory at Manosque (04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence.PACA) is open to the public and also offers a museum and garden. Find out more about the manufacturing processes during a…

Brittany Photo Festival and Yves Rocher Festival Photo La Gacilly from 21 June - 3 November 2024 La Gacilly, (56 Morbihan, Bretagne) is synonymous with the late Yves Rocher who…

The spa town of Evian (74 Haut-Savoie, ARA) hosts a Jazz Festival 3 -4 February 2023 Jazz en Ville. Jazz festival proposed by the City of Evian, in collaboration with…

We would not generally recommend driving in Paris, with the congestion, difficulty and cost of parking as evidenced by the high proportion on cars with dents and scratches in the…

The town of Sens (89 Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte) has a remarkable heritage, including the gothic Cathédrale Saint-Etienne, the first gothic cathedral; the Archbishops Palace (Palais Synodal);  the parks and gardens, one…

The vineyard of Mas Sainte Berthe is one of our favourites for producing great wines and being in a great situation, with splendid provencal views of the imposing Alpilles mountains…

On 2 April 2017 the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opened a new pedestrianised park on the right bank of the Seine in Paris which together with the existing Left…