The Wellington Quarry Museum (La Carrière Wellington) in Arras is an exceptional, eerie place. It’s buried in the tunnels that crisscross the ground 20 metres ...
The Calais Memorial Museum 39-45 (Musée Mémoire 39-45) is hunkered down in a park in the middle of Calais. Unless you know it’s there you might miss it. But do...
We all know something about the famous 19th-century Impressionist painters, but who were they? Here's a quick guide so you can impress your friends with your k...
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....
Saint-Nazaire’s Escal’Atlantic tells the story of the great passenger liners of the past. It does a great job recreating the history and life of those transatl...
Josephine Baker’s Château des Milandes is a wonderful mix. It’s a traditional grand château but it’s a château devoted to its most intriguing and unusual owner...
Every year the French public gets the chance to vote for their favourite village. The Village préféré des Français is the brainchild of TV presenter Stéph...
Favourite Monuments of France might seem like yet another list but this one is a list with a difference. They are voted for by the French themselves, a nation ...
For many people Le Mans is all about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race and the museum. It's a heady mix that rises to fever pitch every June when the annual 24...
The first great French beam has been cut from an ancient oak for the new roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The devastating fire in April 2019 brought the ...
