Caen (14 Calvados, Normandie) holds its Wonderful World of Christmas Market from 25 November - 31 December 2024 This includes a traditional Christmas market of wooden chalets in the centre…
Le Grand Tasting takes place on 29 -30 November 2024 in the heart of Paris. Subtitled "Le Festival des Grands Vins" (The Festival of Fine Wines) this is an opportunity…
If you've ever considered being part of the French wine harvest then have a look at RTE's video on Chateau Haut Garrigue in Saussignac west of Bergerac - see www.rte.ie…
Lille's Christmas Market officially takes place from 20 November - 29 December 2024 (although the Big Wheel la Grand'Roue and the hutted Christmas village often get set up a little…
The Minervois region of the Languedoc holds a major wine festival in Bize-Minervois (11 Aude, Occitanie) in the Autumn Tastes en Minervois 1 - 2 September 2018 - see www.leminervois.com.…
With such easy access from the UK by road or Eurostar, Lille (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is a must to visit all year, and remains one of my favourite…
An interesting cheese seldom seen in the UK is the Fourme de Montbrison which comes from an area known as Le Forez (42 Loire, ARA) between St Etienne and Clermont…
Our occasional series of articles using local knowledge to help you get the best out of a visit to different parts of France - the Segala le segala logo The…