The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centre (CWGC) opened a new centre in Beaurains just south of Arras in Pas-de-Calais in the summer of 2019. It’s a major ...
If you haven’t tried ski touring but like mountains and have skied before, even badly, I would thoroughly recommend it. It’s a cross between Nordic (on the fla...
The Auvergne is one of France's neglected remote regions. So I hope this Auvergne travel guide will show you the glories of this relatively unknown region of F...
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...
Have you heard of Château Hardelot? If not, you're in for a treat.
It's one of the prettiest, and least known, attractions on the fabulous stretch of north...
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Getting to the Iles de Lérins is easy, it's just a wonderful 15 to 20 minute ferry ride. And they are fabulous, these secret islands off Cannes. S...
Two islands make up the Ile de Lérins off Cannes. Just a peaceful 15-minute boat ride from the glitzy resort, these islands are the place to unwind, enjoying a...
Between June 1944 and March 1945, Hitler’s V1 and V2 rockets hit London. But there was a third weapon being developed, the V3, in the secret Mimoyecques fortre...
