Licques Turkey Parade and Christmas Market (62 Pas-de-Calais, Hauts de France) Fete de la Dinde is held on 7 - 8 December 2024 between Calais and St Omer. Licques Christmas…

Chartres Christmas Market (Eure-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire) runs from 6 - 24 December 2024 with the Village de Noël in the place des Halles The town of Chartres is…

Strasbourg's Christmas Market (67 Bas-Rhin, Grand Est) takes place from 27 November to 27 December 2024 - see www.christmas.alsace Strasbourg's Christmas Market takes place in a breathtaking position in front…

An interesting, if worrying article by Elin McCoy at Bloomberg, casts a pessimistic view of the French authorities' approach to wine and alcohol:- In January, the Paris County Court ruled…

Dijon Christmas Market (Cote-d'Or, BFC) runs from 30 November - 24 December 2024Dijon's Christmas market at Place de la Libération and at the Place Darcy offers a village of stalls/chalets…

Both Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais hold annual Christmas Markets and are easily accessible for a day-trip or shortbreak. Calais (62 Pas-de-Calais, Hauts de France) holds its Christmas market - 30 November…

The northern French town of Béthune (62 Pas de Calais, Hauts de France) takes on a decidedly Festive atmosphere from 29 November to 29 December 2024 when it becomes La…

Arras Christmas Market (62 Pas-de-Calais, Hauts de France) runs 29 November - 29 December 2024 Arras, with its impressive squares (places), holds a spectacular Christmas market on the Grand Place.…

Amiens Christmas Market (80 Somme, Hauts de France) runs from  22 November - 29 December 2024 Said to be the biggest and greatest Christmas market in Northern France, Amiens town…

Dijon is famed for its mustard (Moutarde de Dijon) and hence it comes as a shock to hear that the company Maille is closing its mustard factory in Dijon (21…

Lille Christmas Market has to be worth a trip - at any time of year Lille is worth a visit, with its Vauban Citadel, Grand Place and Vielle Ville (medieval…

As you head down towards the Mediterranean, Aix is the perfect place to stop off. Visitors will be delighted by the colourful and vibrant street markets and the typical Provencale…

I can understand the attraction of fishing, but have never dabbled, always arguing that I do not have enough time to indulge in an activity which is so quintissentially time-consuming.…

Amanda Lawrence's new bookWhite Stone, Black Wine: focuses on part of deepest South West France, and although subtitled " Life Among the Ancient Vineyards of the Quercy Blanc" it is…