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...
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...
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...
November is a good month to visit France and there's plenty to do. Photography is to the fore, with top exhibitions in Paris and other cities. November celebra...
Events in France in October this year cover a whole host of festivals, art, film and of course, the celebration of wine. It's also a delightful season when the...
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...
Napoleon’s France isn't as important to the French as you might expect. The bicentenary of his death on May 5 2021 has a few exhibitions, events and talks arou...
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...
