2025 is a big year for Caen as the city celebrates its Millennium in grand style. In 1025 Caen in Normandy was beginning to grow as the small port opened its t...
The D-Day Festival in Normandy happens every year but this year it’s special, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. There are special D-Day...
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...
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...
Here’s a quick introduction to the Rugby World Cup in France 2023. Nine cities are involved: Paris, Lille, Saint-Etienne, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Ni...
Updated News on Tuesday June 20, 2023
Les Sables d'Olonne Celebration June 24 Credit: Ville des Sables d'Olonne
All Are Safely Back!
It’s been a tough...
The Golden Globe Race starts on Sep 4, 2022 from Les Sables d’Olonne on France’s Atlantic coast. It’s a remarkable race, recalling the Golden Age of solo racin...
