Loire Valley towns and cities offer so much. You'll discover stately cathedrals and churches, unusual attractions, good hotels and accommodation of all kinds. ...
The seven main mountain ranges of France range from the Alps to the Pyrenees, from the Massif Central in the centre of France to nearby Morvan in Burgundy.
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September is a lovely month to visit France. The days are warm and the sea beckons; the trees begin to change colour; the crowds have largely gone, and the cou...
August in France is the height of the summer when all the world seems to play. And this year the events are piling up as so many were cancelled in 2020. The se...
This year, if all goes well and France remains open, July will be a glorious month. So here's my diary for events in France in July 2021. Many festivals and ev...
Vincent Willem Van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) spent two years in Paris. It was to be an exciting and important period in the young Dutch artist's lif...
The Field of the Cloth of Gold (le Camp du Drap d’Or) is an outrageously ambitious and romantic name. And it commemorates an outrageously ambitious and romanti...
So you want to see how to celebrate Easter in France. What can you expect? Well, there are some unusual traditions and a fair few delicious treats to enjoy.
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A guide to French Architecture? Who needs that I thought before I spent so much time in France. I had no idea how many different types of architectural styles ...
French Gothic cathedrals are one of the great glories of the country. They dominate the landscape, testimony to an extraordinary architectural movement. A trav...
