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 Villes et Villages Fleuris is a national scheme whereby villages and towns compete to be awarded the French equivalent of "Britain in Bloom" awards - although seemingly more permanent…

Le Touquet (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) celebrates Christmas in rare style 7 - 8 December 2024 with Christmas Lights, a Christmas Market, a Jazz Festival and an…

La Fête de la Gastronomie 23 September 2023 (Festival of Gastronomy) is a nation-wide event across France celebrating French cuisine, now recognised by UNESCO as a part of the" Intangible…

Ideally situated in the Languedoc town of Beziers(11, Aude, Occitanie) there is a stylish B&B (Chambres d’Hote) with 5 double bedrooms with en-suite facilities - Maison de l'Orb Beziers is…

One of the named villages of the Cotes-du-Rhone wine appellation, the co-operative at Rasteau (84 Vaucluse, Provence PACA) holds a number of events to introduce people to their wines; 10…

On Bastille Day, (Fète Nationale - 14 July 2023) there is a major fireworks display around the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Trocadero, The French national holiday on July…

The pretty bastide town of Monpazier (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine) holds its medieval festival in the town 16-17 July 2011. Within the walled-town it will all feel very authentic, as you…

The village of Saint Clar (32 Gers, Occitanie) holds an annual Saint Clar Garlic Festival 4 August 2022. Estivail (Summer garlic festival) with traditional market, tasting, music, workshop, games, and…

logo The town of Carcassonne (11,Aude, Occitanie) presents the Carcassonne Festival (Festival de Carcassonne) 5 - 31 July 2022 - a music and arts festival in the streets of the…

Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) holds its Carnaval de Bordeaux/Carnaval des Deux Rives each year 3 March 2024 with the climax being a grand procession. I naugurated in 1996, the…

Paris holds its Carnaval on 11 February 2024 with a Sunday procession through the heart of the city traditionally from Place Gambetta to the rue de Rivoli and the Place de…