Culture

A famous British brand has been brought back to life at what is now France’s only motorcycle-making firm

Discovering new areas of France is always a joy, and following a theme can open doors to unexplored places and people you might not otherwise discover

Laura Perrudin is a composer, singer, producer and song-writer. A harpist, she is the first musician in the world to play an electric, chromatic harp, which was constructed especially for her.

In a series revealing the history of France’s cities, medievalist Julia Faiers uncovers the gruesome past of Laon, in Aisne

The Connexion tells the story of the remarkable career of Félix Eboué, the first black person to be given a resting place in the Panthéon, following a lifetime of dedicated service to the French state in Africa.

The Connexion also reveals how the modern medieval citadel in the south of France was given a near-total 19th-century makeover

A round up of the arts and culture stories creating a buzz in France this month, January 2020

Phyllida Shaw is a researcher and a writer who has published an extraordinarily beautiful and sensitive book about life in the trenches during World War One based on the sketches of artist Morris Meredith Williams – who served as an officer in France from June 1916 to the end of the war – and letters home to his wife, Alice, who was also an artist.

Sybille de Margerie has earned an honoured place among the elite ranks of great interior architects. In her new book she reveals the inspiration behind spectacular designs for private residences and luxury hotels, including a stunning Alpine home

French films and essential viewing for cinéphiles. This month: Les Bronzés font du ski and J’accuse