Christmas in France is a wonderful festive season. And it's especially fun if you make a trip to one of the many Christmas markets (marchés de Noël) that fill ...
If you want to visit the best Christmas markets in north France, you're in luck. It's just a short ferry ride across the English Channel to many of these, so y...
The Château du Lude with its beautiful gardens stands on the green banks of the river at the heart of the secret Loir valley. It's a perfect reflection of the ...
Medieval Baugé is a real find with its ancient Hospital, an Apothecary that has a real Harry Potter feel to it and a château that came into its own in the mid ...
The Château de Bazouges is a delightful castle that stands peacefully beside the secret Loir river. It's just one of the 140 châteaux along this little known ...
December sees France going festive in a big way. In major towns and cities, Christmas markets spring up in the streets and squares. And many places light up th...
From September 18 to October 3, an extraordinary new attraction is on show in Paris. It’s the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe, an art work created by the Bulgarian art...
A felted-beaver bicorne hat belonging to Napoleon will be auctioned on October 27 in London. At the moment the hat is on display in Bonhams’ Hong Kong showroom...
Shopping locally is one of the great pleasures of a French holiday and Provence has some of the best markets in the whole country.
Here’s my guide to the ma...
Updated September 27, 2021
If you want to travel to France under Covid rules you need persistence and knowledge of the new regulations. It's not as daunting...
