The extraordinary professional cycle race the Tour de France and its accompanying circus and roadshow hit the roads of France in July 29 June -  21 July 2024 Exceptionally, because…

The stylish Musée Jacquemart-André hosted an exhibition of paintings painted in Normandy in 2016 and always has a special exhibition featuring an individual or group of artists. Although privately owned…

Many of the most iconic sites and streets of Paris are occupied by the runners in the Paris Marathon 7 April 2024 The start of the Paris Marathon takes place…

Opening in June 2016, the New Bordeaux Wine Centre (la Cité du Vin à Bordeaux) is now taking shape in the northern suburbs of the city of Bordeaux. (33 Gironde,…

The Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LaM) is to stage a retrospective exhibition of the art of Modigliani 27 February - 6 June 2016. In the…

The price of Diesel in France is now below €1.00 per litre, and even though the exchange rate for the £sterling has dropped slightly against the €uro, the equivalent price…

From 1 January 2016 the map of France is re-drawn! Something of a revolution will hit France on 1 January 2016 - streamlining of the French Regions: France has always…

The Normandy port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (14 Calvados, Normandie) holds its Scallop Festival (Le Gout du Large) 9 - 10 November 2024. Held in the biggest Scallop port in Normandie -…

Calvados apples A Normandy Cider Festival (journee de l'abre et du cidre, literally Day of the Tree and Cider) takes place at the Ecomusée in Saint Cyr-la-Rosiere (61 Orne, Normandie)…

Building work at Le Mont St Michel (50 Manche, Normandie) has been completed and President Francois Hollande on 31 October 2015 opened a bridge which restores the Abbey's island status…

Normandy is rightly famed for its cheeses, and the town of Pont l'Eveque celebrates its eponymous cheese with a Cheese Festival (Fete du Fromage) 18 - 21 May 2023. Over…

Cambremer Gourmet Festival (Les Rencontres de Cambremer) takes place 4 - 5 May 2024. The weekend includes a festival celebrating local produce, with the market of appellations (Le marché des…

The Paris Photo Fair was created in 1996 and is the very prestigious art fair dedicated to both modern and historical photography. This fair takes place annually at Paris' Grand…