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France was once a hotbed for gem cutters but now Maison Piat is one of the few remaining companies offering this service

The initiative has won various awards since it opened this year

Around France over the Christmas period, French shoppers fill their baskets with Corsican clementines. We meet a passionate producer

The day has long been associated with bad luck with a small group of people even having a phobia of it. Today is the only Friday the 13th of 2022

Connexion readers say that they prefer alternative options to the popular Google Translate service

We also look at the origins of the traditional word ‘voiture’

Founders say that they want to change the way truffles are sold, making the process more transparent

Producing the grape-based beverage is a dream for many people. We look at the minimum requirements of managing a vineyard and why it is doable, but not easy

Locals can sign up to pay around €6 per month and, in return, receive major discounts across the menu

Every nation embellishes their history to create legend. Here are five fables from the France’s past that have their roots in fact but might now be tall tales

La cordonnerie du Vieux-Nice, a shoe repair shop, opened in 2019 in the winding streets of Nice’s quaint old town

A second film based on the popular TV series is out today, with part of it shot in a villa in southern France. We explore the property and explain how you could get your home on the silver screen

The predators returned to France in the early 1990s and have slowly been spreading out around the country

The charitable Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts scheme is looking for gardeners in France to open their gardens, large and small, to the public

Jonathan Kemp updates us on his nature spotting with badger, heron and vulture sightings, plus evidence of a gruesome ambush on a Red Kite

A young man from Normandy who went to Paris to find work ended up converting a small shop Le Bon Marché into the new concept using innovative sales methods

This classic wardrobe item has been under the fashion spotlight during the awards season in February. We explain what is behind the strange English etymology of the word

On May 5, 1992, a terrace at the Armand-Cesari Stadium in Corsica collapsed during a semi-final match, killing 19 people  

Archeological excavations suggest that the Cathedral of Saint Corentin was the third to be built on the site, leaving numerous riddles for archeologists to solve

Zoo de l’Orangerie in Strasbourg has been given a new lease of life by Freaks Architecture, but the zoo is being increasingly criticised by animal rights groups

This French firm are hoping to fly high in the airborne transport industry... and they are recruiting!

This month we have an extraordinary true tale of escape from Nazi occupied Paris and two reads that delve into and explore the French psyche

A sausage guillotine, spices, slips... a selection of French gifts to send to your loved ones in the UK

New products, designs and ideas from around France just in time for Christmas 2020