Nancy Christmas Market Nancy (54 Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est) is the star attraction in Eastern France with its history, culture and art-deco heritage. In October there is a Jazz Festival Nancy Jazz…

The Petit Palais in the heart of Paris is to present an exhibition of turn-of-the-century (20th Century) Paris - the "Belle Epoque" 2 April - 17 August 2014: Paris 1900,…

Nantes (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) has a summer festival called Le Voyage à Nantes (the Journey to Nantes), which is an exciting street festival/arts trail with exhibitions, art…

Close to the Belgian border on the way to Luxembourg the town of Charleville-Mézières (08 Ardennes, Grand Est) holds a Drum Festival (Tambours de Fête )where the town beats to…

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…

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…

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…

A great summer spectacle in Aquitaine is the re-enactment of the 15th Century Battle of Castillon between the French and English at Castillon-la-Bataille to the east of Bordeaux (33 Gironde,…

Combining wine and jazz in the attractive old town of St Emilion (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) sounds superb, when the St Emilion Jazz Festival hits town 28 - 30 June…