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Very colourful Easter eggs with pretty twigs and leaves around

Celebrate Easter in France

Mary Anne5th March 2021

So you want to see how to celebrate Easter in France. What can you expect? Well, there are some unusual traditions and a fair few delicious treats to enjoy. ...

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Mas du Jas de Bouffon of Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence. Warm stone 3-storey house with pitched red tile roof shaded by trees with green lawn in front and dappled view

An Idiot’s Guide to French Architecture

Mary Anne3rd March 2021

A guide to French Architecture? Who needs that I thought before I spent so much time in France. I had no idea how many different types of architectural styles ...

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Full on view down street with classical facades to the three doorways and twin towers of Reims Cathedral

9 Great French Gothic Cathedrals

Mary Anne24th February 2021

French Gothic cathedrals are one of the great glories of the country. They dominate the landscape, testimony to an extraordinary architectural movement. A trav...

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Aerial very long shot view of Mont St Michel in Nromandy showing sand banks and sea and green mainland and Mont St Michel island marooned

The Great Sacred Sites of France

Mary Anne16th February 2021

It’s generally agreed that the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in south west France is one of the great sacred sites of France. But then what? How do you clas...

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Bayeux Tapestry with many English soldiers on horseback in warm colours with beasts in bottom panel and birds and two men wrestling in top

The Bayeux Tapestry Story

Mary Anne15th February 2021

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 ...

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Diver in diving geat holding up sigh saying 'Open@ behind a sculpture planted onthe seabed

Major Events & New Attractions in France in 2021

Mary Anne11th February 2021

There's an exciting list of major events and new attractions in France in 2021. Some were due to take place or open last year but were prevented by the Covid-1...

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Beauvais tapestry showing the Prince's Journey. Chinoiserie with prince in canopied chair carried by four men surrounded by fantasy countryside

French Tapestry from Bayeux to Today

Mary Anne1st January 2021

French Tapestry has a long and visible history that stretches from the Middle Ages to today's surprising art works. Large museums, and little unexpected ones d...

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Tables laid for christmas with decorated tree in background, and table with green cloth, red baubles and ribbon and glasses of champagne

French Christmas Food

Mary Anne8th December 2020

French Christmas food has to be seen, and experienced, to be believed. The supremely gourmet nation pushes the boat out over the festive season, providing one ...

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Battered Medieval weapons lying on earth: helmets and bits of wood

The Battle of Agincourt Museum

Mary Anne21st September 2020

The revamped Battle of Agincourt Museum (officially the 1415 Azincourt Center) aims to tell the true story of the great 15th-century battle and it does a great...

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Calais harbour with boats bobbing in water and long building behind with red rooves and lighthouse in distance

Guide to Calais – A Great City

Mary Anne21st August 2020

Guide to Calais? A great city? Yes, I love the place and it's had a hard time in the past persuading people to stay rather than leave the ferry port and get o...

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