Nancy Christmas Market (57 Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est) runs from late November to the end of December. - see 18 November - 30 December 2022 in place Charles III see www.nancy-tourisme.fr/…
Mulhouse Christmas Market (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) 22 November - 23 December 2024 Mulhouse Carnaval (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) 14 -18 February 2024 - the city holds a Carnaval with…
Christmas Market, Place du Capitoul, Toulouse As part of the city's End of Year celebrations, Toulouse (31 Haut-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its 9th Christmas Market (Marché de Noel) from 28 November…
The town of Laon (02 Aisne, Hauts de France) is always an impressive sight, situated on the rocky promontory overlooking the plains of Picardy and Champagne, with the 12th Century…
An autumn Sunday afternoon in the depths of the Yonne departement (89 Yonne,BFC) following the route of the Canal du Nivernais south from Auxerre towards Clamecy (58 Nievre. BFC)) –…
If you are a fan of the pungent Truffle then Lalbenque (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) south of Cahors in the heart of the Quercy Blanc is the place to head for…
Brittany is so different from the rest of France, especially the departement of Finistere (29 Bretagne) which stretches to the “end of the world” and the most westerly points of…
Another major French spectacle takes place on 6 October 2024 with the annual professional cycle race from Paris-Tours in the Loire Valley. The race starts in the outskirts of the capital…
The Discovery of France by Graham Robb has proved to be a fascinating book on the history not so much of France as of the peoples of France. The book…
France always seems to be a little schizophrenic about new technology - rather backward and bureaucratic in some areas, yet at the cutting edge in others. France invented and rolled…
Festival of the Wine Press In Chenôve (21 Cote d'Or, Bourgogne BFC) they celebrate the wine press from 19 September 2023 - Fete de la Pressée Some of the first…
It began in 1972 when a journalist challenged Fleet Street to "Bring Back the Beaujolais" to London copying the similar "race" to get the first bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau wine…
If you happen to be in France in September/early October then you are in luck - most of the big supermarkets hold their annual Foire à Vins (Wine Fair) offering…
Now here's an opportunity to spend several months in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of France next summer - near Entraygues-sur-Truyère (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) in the upper…
The Salt Festival at Salies-de-Béarn (64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is held from 12 September 2024 - see www.tourisme-bearn-gaves.com The name Salies comes from the "Sel" in the naturally ocurring saline…
The Quiberon peninsula on the southern coast of Brittany (56 Morbihan, Bretagne) hosts the annual Solex Rally - "Le rallye Solex de Quiberon" on the second Sunday of September 15…
Photo by ANTONI SHKRABA on Pexels.com The village of Mouriès in Provence (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence PACA), southeast of Avignon celebrates its local green table olives with a Green Olive Festival…
The sparkling wine appellation of Clairette de Die holds its Festival de la Clairette de Die (Clairette de Die Festival) on 10 May 2024 in Aurel (26 Drome, ARA), a veritable…
I tend to think of Garlic as a rather inert product when its on the supermarket shelf, with its clean hard bulbs. But of course, it is a vegetable from…
Apparently there is a type of pain d'epices (spice cake, rather like gingerbread) made with honey which is designed to go with Foie Gras (Goose Liver)! So I learn from…
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