more fast train connections in Burgundy and across the Pyrenees
Motorists to carry a breathalyzer in France from Spring 2012
The town of Limoux (11 Aude, Occitanie) south of Carcassonne and in the foothills of the Pyrenees, brightens up the winter months with its Carnaval which it claims as one…
A trip up the iconic Eiffel Tower is a must on anyone's first visit to Paris - and it is many years and many visits to Paris since I ascended.…
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…
Dunkerque (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) manages to brighten up the miserable northern French winter with its annual Carnival on numerous dates between 1 January - 22 March…
A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
Apart from producing excellent wines, Chablis (89 Yonne, BFC) being the most northerly of the Burgundy Wine areas, it is also a pleasant small town with a weekly street market…
The world capital of Wine holds its wine festival 27 - 30 June 2024 This festival, organised by the town of Bordeaux, is an opportunity for fans of fine wine,…
The Christmas Market Marché Artisanal de Noël in Bergerac (24, Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) runs daily 4 - 24 December 2024 As the name implies this is a market which is…
Besides being known for Limoges Porcelain, Limoges (87 Haut Vienne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) holds the Limoges Jazz Festival (les Eclats d'Email) 16 - 26 November 2023. - see www.eclatsdemail.com - an…
A very westerly Christmas!
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.…
Although Dunkerque (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is not the most attractive of Channel ports, the DFDS ferry from Dover to Dunkerque has meant that many travellers now by-pass Calais…
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
The small south-west appellation of Madiran (64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is home to the Tannat grape, producing rich, sometimes tannic red wines. This is a rural area - no large…
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…
Reims Cathedral (51 Marne, Grand Est) is one of the great masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The façade is covered with statues and statuettes. Celebrations for the 800th birthday in…
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…
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