Known as the Ile de Beauté in french - Corsica offers glorious scenery and the island also produces some interesting wines, which Yapp Bros are now stocking - and Yapp…
Le Havre (76 Seine-Maritime, Normandie) offers a variety of diversions over the Christmas season, the highlight of which is probably the Christmas Market in the square in front of Notre…
Lille Christmas Market has to be worth a trip - at any time of year Lille is worth a visit, with its Vauban Citadel, Grand Place and Vielle Ville (medieval…
Festival des Filets Bleus (Blue Fish Festival) at Concarneau 13 - 17 August 2025. Created in 1905, the Concarneau Blue Nets Festival, has become a much-anticipated festive event of the…
From June 27 to 29, 2025, Caen's Millenium summer season kicks off with a festive event celebrating the region through water: the Maritime Weekend, from Caen to the Sea which…
Brest (29 Finistere), Brittany's major city and port hosts its International Maritime Festival from 12 - 17 July 2024 Brest Maritime Festival. With 25 nations represented, some 2000 mainly traditional…
The Telegraph(28 Mar 08) has been running a series on eating locally in the UK, both to be environmentally friendly and to discover quality food beyond the supermarket shelves. It's…
Marseille features in the Independent (22 Mar 08) as being one of the top 10 travel terminals in the World for its new airport terminal, but a brickbat for the…
The traffic in Paris is notoriously bad at any time of year so bringing a car is not a good idea. The Peripherique - Paris' Ring Road - is often…
ferry The term "Normandy Beaches" conjures up images of heroic landings in occupied France, and yet there is much more to the Normandy coastline than that. Normandy of course stretches…
Brief Summary: Property name B&B La Basse Cour Address Ancinnes (Sarthe, Pays de Loire) Postcode 72610 nearest town Alencon, 8km (5 miles) Type B&B, Chambres d'Hote Location in the countryside…
northern France Carnaval at Bailleul
A joint project between Sussex and Normandy has details of 40 French gardens open to the public