Normandy and Impressionism go hand in hand. This was where the movement started, attracting the group of 19th century painters who created this revolution. The...
Some fun facts about France to startle your friends with.
You probably do know that a Frenchman invented braille but did you know that the Napoleonic pig n...
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...
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 Tarn is a gorgeous area in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the south of France. Its major city, Albi, is well known but the rest of this hilly, peaceful and ru...
The works of one of the most important Post-Impressionist artists fill the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi.
But how much do we know about this diminutive ...
Food in Burgundy is part and parcel of life in this rich region. Burgundy has always been a gourmet destination, stretching back to the 14th century when the e...
Updated February 2020
Reims is a beautiful and historic city, but many visitors come here for one thing: tasting the bubbly at one of the world’s major Cham...
