This eastern part of the Loire Valley drive from Nevers to Orléans is relatively unknown. In fact it's not officially the Loire Valley until Sully-sur-Loire wh...
This Loire Valley drive from Le Puy-en-Velay to Nevers is the first part of the Loire Valley adventure along the river's meandering route to the Atlantic. The ...
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...
The Loire valley from Blois to Tours has real treasures to see. Take in the two spectacular châteaux fought over by the rivals for the love, and bed, of King H...
When you drive along the Loire Valley from Orléans to Blois, you’re driving through some of France’s most colorful history.
This is the Valley of the Kings...
Loire Valley towns and cities offer so much. You'll discover stately cathedrals and churches, unusual attractions, good hotels and accommodation of all kinds. ...
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...
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s great art works, never failing to impress however many times you see it. Almost 1,000 years old, it's an astonishing ...
The Calais Dragon (Le Dragon de Calais) is the latest star in France. So if you haven’t met him yet, what's he all about?
The Calais Dragon lives on the be...
The Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse by guest writer Mary Johns.
The Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse has over the centuries been a place which took both the body and...
