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…
It was in the hot days of late June that we had the chance to call in on Caroline and Sean Feely at Chateau Haut Garrigue in Bergerac (24, Dordogne,…
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…
Alsace hosts many Christmas markets - building on its links and traditions with neighbouring Germany. Strasbourg hosts what is probably the biggest and best known However, given free choice I…
On the border between Provence and Languedoc and known as the birth place of denim ("de Nimes"), Nimes is a popular tourist destination due to its rich history dating back…
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…
Mulhouse Carnaval (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) 5 -9 March 2025 - the city holds a Carnaval with an international atmosphere, being so close to the border with Switzerland (Basel) and…