Brittany Ferries has introduced a new ship on its Plymouth - Roscoff route - the mv Armorique (see photo):- The state-of-the-art €120 million cruise ferry Armorique has been designed specifically…
Known as the Ile de Beauté in french - Corsica offers glorious scenery and the island also produces some interesting wines, which Yapp Bros are now stocking - and Yapp…
Le Canard au Parapluie Rouge, or the "Duck with red umbrella" has a good start with a memorable name for a B&B - sounds a bit more exciting than the…
In the upper Loire Valley lies the appellation of the Côtes Roannaise AC - from the region around Roanne (42 Loire, Rhône-Alpes) - although a long way from the area…
Part of our series featuring places for a short stay in the in France we visit the Gers, South West France (32 Gers, Occitanie) Le Weekend in...Eauze Where to stay?…
Macon Salon des Vins The Salon des Vins at Mâcon (71 Saone-et-Loire, ARA) is one of the biggest and most important wine fairs in France - for the professional a…
Every year the Association Tour de Normandie des Vehicules Historiques (Classic Tour of Normandie Association) organises a rally of vintage cars through the back roads of Normandie. The Tour de Normandie takes…
Compiegne (61 Oise, Picardie) – just off the A1 autoroute north of Paris – Hotel Restaurant Au Relais Napoleon – see map (more…)
It should come as little surprise really, but Normandy is a great destination for gardeners - with a milder climate than further south, the classic image is of lush green…
There are numerous options for getting closer to the wines of Cahors (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees), with their predominance of the Malbec grape (known locally as Auxerrois or Cot). Several domaines…
On 5 April 2009 the small village of Bouzeron in Burgundy holds its annual Wine & parsleyed Ham (Jambon Persillé) celebration: A fruitful alliance between village and parsleyed Ham -…
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…
Bordeaux Quinconces Antiques Fair (Foire à la Brocante et Antiquités des Quinconces de Bordeaux) 25 April - 11 May 2025 held in Spring and Autumn - see /www.bordeauxquinconces.com Bric-a-brac…
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…
Alençon Le weekend in .....Alençon, Orne, Normandie Where to stay, where to eat, what to do, how to get there....... Where to Stay?? Château de Sarceaux B&B A B&B in…
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
I suspect we all look for evidence to convince us that our bad habits are not so bad for us after all. I still quote numerous medical articles which "prove"…
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…
Amiens (80 Somme, Hauts de France) holds an annual "Marche sur l'eau" as part of its annual Festival - on the third Sunday in June - 16 June 2024There are…
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