The wide-ranging Normandy Impressionist Festival (Destination Impressionisme) runs from March 22 to September 22, 2024. Over one hundred museums, sites, houses...
The Paris Olympics Torch 2024 is lit in Greece on Apr 16 by the sun’s rays at Olympia where the ancient Games were held. The most famous symbol of the games, i...
The Paris Olympics, the biggest event in France and Europe this year, runs from July 26 to Aug 11. The Paris Paralympics runs from Aug 8 to Sep 11. These massi...
Dijon, the capital of the rich region of Burgundy, is a perfect place for a short break. It may be eclipsed by its more flamboyant and famous neighbour, Beaun...
France has always had a love affair with cars, particularly vintage and veteran, so it's not surprising that there are so many excellent car museums in France....
Normandy Herring Festivals take the otherwise rather humble fish and celebrate it in great style. I love herrings and claim to know a little about them (my Fin...
The 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is only the second time the race has been staged. It runs from July 23 to July 30. However it is part of the UCI Wome...
Like many people, I found the news of Jane Birkin's death on Friday July 16, 2023, profoundly sad. For me it marked the end of an era, for myself and for other...
Courseulles-sur-Mer is a charming seaside resort on the Normandy coast. The French love the small town with its marina for small yachts, its fish market, glori...
In May my partner and I, researching the Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches for a Bradt guide book, stayed in a Pierre et Vacances self-catering apartment. This wa...
