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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France is rightly proud of its regional French food and its local products. Keep your eyes open as you shop in markets and towns and you’ll come across treasur...
Checking out local food festivals in France is a wonderful way to get to know a region. And there are plenty of them. Here are a few of the large, small ...
The art of cuisine – who would have expected that from Toulouse-Lautrec? The brilliant artist’s depictions of the life of the theatres, cafés, bars and brothel...
Ors is a perfectly ordinary looking little village in Nord-Pas de Calais, near the small town of Le Cateau-Cambresis. Driving north out of the village into the...
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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The longest rivers of France are impressive and beautiful. They flow through the landscape, through cities, towns and villages. Think of France and you conjure...
Imagine the food of Provence and you're sitting in cafés watching the world go by and enjoying leisurely meals in peaceful squares beside a fountain in the dap...
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centre (CWGC) opened a new centre in Beaurains just south of Arras in Pas-de-Calais in the summer of 2019. It’s a major ...
If you haven’t tried ski touring but like mountains and have skied before, even badly, I would thoroughly recommend it. It’s a cross between Nordic (on the fla...
