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Thought you couldn't travel while locked-down due to Covid-19 - think again... Find out how to take part in a Connexion 'travelogue' contest that is ideal for the confinement period...

How you can still enjoy trips to the cinema, nights at the opera and museum visits during the Covid-19 crisis in France - and still observe strict lockdown rules

On the lookout for the quarantine idiosyncrasy

When is it, like, ok to use ‘genre’?

... but with a literary flourish!

Microgreens can be found adorning plates in many top eateries. The Connexion meets a leading producer of these exquisite small leaves – an Englishman in the Auvergne

In this week's Recipe of the Week, Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a buttery and moist Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake.

In this week's Recipe of the Week, Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a simple and timeless Orange Yogurt Cake.

Philippe Katerine Confessions

A critical eye on the latest ciné releases. This month: The Truth, and The Forgotten Prince

A rare Vénus statue is to be showcased at the Musée de Picardie, just reopened after a €26million refit

Tips and tricks for gardeners indoors and out. This month: go potty for pots, March’s jobs, mud-free soles…..

The Connexion meets two inspirational home-grown floral fanatics trying to change the way the French buy flowers

Cathy Thompson explains her enduring passion for the humble primrose

What happened in March 10, 50, and 100 years ago? Académie place for Veil, turbo boost for trains, German rehab plan agreed

Did you know?

True story of the farmers’ stone houses of Bories...This month we explore the real, hard-life history behind the very pastoral stone huts built by peasant farmers in the Vaucluse

The Connexion dons its thinking cap and tours the country in search of a Eureka! moment in museums and houses dedicated to the memory of great inventions and the minds that made them

The Connexion previews Amiens Cathedral’s astonishing, vivid light show, which runs until December 29

Hurry to see a different side of the Spanish master at a museum near Lille

We read recent releases with a link to France. To be fair, each gets 20 minutes’ reading time. This month, we will look at The Killing of the Iron Twelve, The Private World of Edouard Vuillard, and City of Dark

New products, designs and gift ideas from around France. This month: pop-up landmarks, shoes for little feet, natural skincare, and nice stacks

New products, designs and gift ideas from around France: Valentine's gift ideas