Isère by guest writer Fiona Quinn
How much do you know about Isère? I would guess it’s less than Provence or the Dordogne. But it’s an impressive part of th...
Guide to Calais? A great city? Yes, I love the place and it's had a hard time in the past persuading people to stay rather than leave the ferry port and get o...
The magnificent, rambling 1,500-room Château of Fontainebleau lies at the very heart of French history.
Like many grand buildings, Fontainebleau began as a ...
My Summer 2020 France trip started two days after the official British FCO ban on anything but essential travel to France was lifted on July 4.
The trip ran...
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...
A Lace and Fashion Museum in Calais? Well, yes…all that and more is on display here at the Cité Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode (International Cent...
The Loire Valley Cycle Route (La Loire à Vélo) takes you through one of the most beautiful, and easily accessible, parts of France with the breeze in your face...
You'll come across flea markets and brocante fairs all over France. The French have all sorts of different brocante fairs: vide-greniers, dépôts-vente and brad...
August in France is the height of the summer when all the world seems to play. The seaside resorts are crammed but you can always escape into the deep rural co...
There are a lot of discount and outlet shops in France and they're easy to find. Discount outlets and malls are a growing business and you’ll find them all ove...
