Fantastical French pebble palace among 10 most-Googled cultural sites The building, which was built by hand from pebbles over 33 years, has taken on ‘an international dimension’ this year, and was listed alongside the Louvre and Buckingham Palace Published: 24 December 2022 Author: Hannah Thompson
Le Havre and Dunkirk to host 2025 Tall Ships Races World’s most spectacular sailing event to start from Le Havre amidst a fanfare of nautical festivity Published: 22 December 2022 Author: Mark Porter
Whistlestop weekend in Paris makes perfect ‘memorial tour’ finale On her final French trip in memory of late husband Patrick, writer Sally Ann Voak enjoys a boogie at a traditional guinguette, views repairs to Notre-Dame, and sleeps in Toulouse-Lautrec’s brothel Published: 13 December 2022 Author: Sally Ann Voak
Ski hotels in French Alps are ‘just like home, but better!’ We spoke to an interiors architect about two upmarket Alpine ski resort renovations and what customers really want after a day on the slopes Published: 8 December 2022
Remote French village reinvigorated by women farmers and Basque pigs A new generation of dynamic young farmers is moving into Urepel, but the telephone reception is not quite as vigorous Published: 7 December 2022 Author: Théophile Larcher
Visit magical Marseille and swap snow for sun this Christmas The vibrant Provençal city that offers 136 hours of December sunshine is full of festive spirit and a wonderful Christmas market Published: 5 December 2022 Author: Samantha David
Explore France’s fortified city that repels invaders but not tourists The Hautes-Alpes outpost of Briançon, which overlooks five valleys, is now a Unesco World Heritage Site Published: 3 December 2022 Author: Théophile Larcher
Windy, welcoming Saint-Malo: my trip to city that blows visitors away Sally Ann Voak continues her journey through France in tribute to her late husband, this time enjoying a hair-raising mini-break on the Brittany coast and sightseeing in Nantes Published: 21 November 2022 Author: Sally Ann Voak
Dogs just as numerous as people at French chateau weekend visit The Château d’Ussé is one of the only such attractions in France to allow dogs to walk inside and is keen to encourage canine visitors Published: 17 November 2022 Author: Emma Morgan
French heritage: long hunt for lost cloisters leads to the US Nick Inman joins in historical detective work of tracking down missing cloisters from his village church Published: 16 November 2022 Author: Nick Inman