Meaux is not just cheese and mustard....#France
At Loison-sur-Créquoise (62 Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) there is an annual summer (red)curant festival + Fete de la Groseille 18-19 July 2015 and This looks to be a bit of a village…
Visit a Snail Farm in Normandy!
Conceze Raspberry Festival Every year the village of Concèze (19 Corrèze, Nouvelle Aquitaine) north of Brive-la-Gaillarde celebrates the humble raspberry - 10 July 2022 Fete de la Framboise Amongst other…
2-3 June 2012 the village of Itxassou (64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Aquitaine) in the Basque country near Cambo-les-Bains celebrates its Cherry Festival (Fête de la Cerise). Cherry market throughout the village with…
Salt cod Festival
Down in Southwest France they celebrate the luscious cherry, which ripens towards the end of May to early June, a sure sign of summer! The town of Céret (66 Pyrenees-Orientales,…
Provencal food and wine festival
Bayonne in the Basque country celebrates its famous air-cured ham
An irrestible introduction to the wine, cheese, food and countryside of Jura
A very gallic combination of herbs - the city of Tours ( 37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val-de-Loire) sets aside a day to celebrate with a Foire à l'ail et au basilic (Tours…
Metz (57 Moselle, Grand Est) is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle département and is situated close to the borders of France, Germany, and Luxembourg.…
From 26-28 January 2018 the France Show returns to London's Earls Court, where francophiles can get a mid-winter taste of all things French. 2020 Show CANCELLED You can expect top-notch…
Favourite French Dishes
Boulogne-sur-mer (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) may no longer have a cross-channel ferry service, and as a consequence fells more "french" and less frenetic and transitory than its…
The chickens of Bourg-en-Bresse (01 Ain, ARA) are famous across France for the delicacy of their flavour and command a premium from chefs and good cooks. In December the region…
The Bistrot de la Place in Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de Loire) has a good range of local wines on offer to quaff along with some excellent home-cooked dishes at…
From 17 - 30 September 2011 the south of France comes to London with the Sud de France Festival. This series of events is designed to promote the food and…
If you are a real chocoholic then head to Paris for theSalon du Chocolat 20-24 October 2011. We all know how much the French revere Chocolate and Pastries as evidenced…
The village of Arleux (59 Nord, Hauts de France) just south of Douai holds its annual Arleux Smoked Garlic Festival 31 August - 1 September 2024 (Foire à l'Ail Fumé)…