Every year Nice holds its fabulous Carnival 19 February - 2 March 2025 with its fabulous Flower Parade (19th, 22nd, 26th February and 1st March 2025) Battle of the Flowers…

Why did so many famous artists focus on the French Riviera for their work? The tourist office for the Cote d'Azur has produced a brochure which features an itinerary taking…

Etiquette, kissing - and all that! The French, as we all know, are contradictory, not least in social situations. On the one hand they can be very formal - letters…

many visitors (especially from the UK) often misunderstand the non-verbal body language employed by the capital's residents, reinforcing the idea that Parisians are rude

As a great fan of Paris, I'm always on the look-out for new suggestions to help discover the essential heart of the city - I tend to avoid the crowds…

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The traditional Monte Carlo Rally runs 20 - 26  January 2025 For more info see www.acm.mc With 14 passes on the way, in 17 special stages spread over 5 French…

Despite being several hundred kilometres from the Spanish border, Nîmes (30 Gard, Occitanie) has strong Spanish/Catalan links, most visibly with the annual Feria bull-fighting festival. From 9- 18 January 2025 the…

The Somme evokes images of World War I and battlefields, but it has much more to offer. The magnificent Gothic cathedral at Amiens is well-worth seeing, although to my mind…

Throughout 2009 the Chateau d'Angers (49 Maine-et-Loire) in the heart of the Loire Valley, celebrates the 600th Anniversary of King René, Duke of Anjou and "Knight of the Arts" who…

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…