Besançon Christmas Market (Doubs, Bourgogne - BFC) runs from 23 November - 31 December 2024 in Promenade Granvelle - see www.besancon-tourisme.com Besancon the capital of Franche-Comté, has just been declared…
Nancy Christmas Market (57 Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est) runs from late November to the end of December. - see 18 November - 30 December 2022 in place Charles III see www.nancy-tourisme.fr/…
Pont du Gard 2000 years ago over 1000 people worked for 5 years on the construction of the Pont du Gard, near Remoulins (30 Gard, Occitanie). The objective was to…
Over the past thirteen centuries, the Mont Saint Michel (50 Manche, Normandie) has become a world renowned monument, celebrated both for its spiritual and religious significance as well as its…
Jurade de Saint Emilion Open Doors Weekend Spring Festival Summer Celebration Autumn Harvest I have previously been a little cynical about the tendancy of the French to imbue elements of…
The City of Bordeaux has been officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and so joins a large section of the Loire Valley and the medieval city of Carcassonne…
Somehow I am accustomed to finding historic or spectacular sights classed as "World Heritage Sites" but the inclusion of a 200 mile stretch of the Loire Valley in Unesco's list…