and also – miscellaneous snippets on France, Travel. Events, Food and Wine….
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France There is to be an exhibition promoting the organisation and its villages in Paris (on the railings of the Luxembourg Gardens) in the 6th…
The 2015 edition of the red Michelin Guide France 2015 (Michelin Guides) is published in the UK on 12 March 2015 The 2015 vintage France features 300 restaurants and 3950…
The city of Bordeaux has been voted European Best Destination 2015. Combined with its UNESCO World Heritage status and some great improvements to the City in recent years this all…
With an exchange rate being the highest since 2008 (as at mid Jan 2015) you can now find unleaded petrol at under £1 /litre - diesel is even cheaper at…
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo. To commemorate the event, the Association of Dunkirk Little ships (ADSL) announced the return of more than…
The département of the Aveyron is better known for its wonderful scenery and dramatic valleys than high-brow culture. True, "high" art appeared a few years ago with the magnificent Millau…
The Guardian (16 November 2014) reports that nearly 200 years after his death, some of Napoleon Bonaparte's belongings are being auctioned off! The objects, including bronzes and statues, were sold…
Chartres Cathedral The Guardian (20 December 2014) reports on a controversial restoration of the UNESCO listed Chartres Cathedral's interior which is being cleansed of centuries of dirt and grime (28…
Christopher Beanland in the Guardian (29 Nov 2014) identifies Paris' Marché Biologique Raspail (Boulevard Raspail between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes in the 6th arrondissement, on the Left…
The iconic medieval Cahors bridge Pont Valentré in the evening twilight on the approach to winter - courtesy of Cahors Tourisme and LOT Tourisme for more see the Lot departement…
Although less celebrated in the UK than it was in the 1970s, Beaujolais Nouveau is still released on the third Thursday in November (21 November 2024) `) In the 1960s…
National Public Holidays in France
Etiquette, kissing - and all that! The French, as we all know, are contradictory, not least in social situations. On the one hand they can be very formal - letters…