Explore France

France offers a vast array of great escapes, regions and cities to explore and world-leading visitor attractions. In this section you can find inspiration for everything from a grand day out to a holiday to remember.

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Brown cat and white cat on fallen tree in woods, brown cat is sitting looking up as white cat stretches over the top to pass

See France through the eyes of a cat

American cat lover Teresa Kaufman enjoys countryside walks and has spent 18 years travelling the country with her two cats

Lavender farmers' fury over careless visitors

Thoughtless tourists wreck valuable crops

Photo of the month: July

Every month we will be sharing a photograph of a place in France. This month we take a look at Haut-Koenigsburg in Alsace

Holidaying with the stars

You do not have to go to the moon and back to brush up on your astronomy. Nick Inman gets to grips with the galaxy from the comfort of a Gascon farm

Things looking up for summer French sky viewings

Pic du Midi observatory, stars qnd sky by night

With a glimpse of Venus, a partial solar eclipse and meteor showers, there is lots to see in France this year, says Samantha David

Take a gastronomic Tour de France

This July’s Tour de France heads across the top and bottom of France. Jane Hanks tracks their route with her culinary hat on

Secret history of French villages: Rocamadour

Miracles and swords bring a million visitors... Jane Hanks is a regular visitor to Rocamadour herself but each time the perched village yields ever more secrets from its rich history

Dry stone huts not used by shepherds, nor Gauls...

Architecture of France... Dry-stone wall huts

Bells ring out in Toulouse to mark great victory

First grand tolling of the bells in Pink City since the end of the Second World War to celebrate 800-year-old event

14 entries for 2018's Village préféré des Français

The 14 entries for the seventh annual contest to find Le village préféré des Français have been unveiled - with villages from all 13 metropolitan regions and one from La Réunion vying for the title won last year by Kaysersberg, in Alsace.

Streets and theatres alive with sound of music

France is a very musical country, with a rich lineage of composers and performers. It also provides countless opportunities to enjoy live shows. Samantha David reveals her favourites

Diverse offerings, from country to classical

There is such an eclectic range of festivals and concerts to enjoy that music lovers are spoilt for choice in France

From here it is 1km straight down...

Opening on June 1

Cornish saint to join Brittany’s ‘Easter Island’

Statue is 100th addition to ‘Breton Easter Island’, La Vallée des Saints.

Look to see many different styles of la ville rose

Architecture in France... Toulouse

Photo of the month: June

Every month we will be sharing a photograph of a place in France. This month we take a look at Romorantin-Lanthenay in Loir-et-Cher.

Where to go on our heart-shaped honeymoon road trip?

Podcaster Oliver Gee and his fiancée are looking for some help on where they should go and what they should see on their Amour de France honeymoon tour. Here, he explains more...

Gardens open for charity in 2018

As the Open Gardens/Jardins Ouverts gets set for another big year, founder Mick Moat spoke to Jane Hanks

Unique Lot beach full of dinosaur footprints

There is a special beach in central France that is unlike any other anywhere in the world and it has revealed new information about life on Earth 150 million years ago

Green news in May

A tropical creation in the north and pioneering recycling in Paris

The steady rise of slow tourism in rural France

Every edition we assess an aspect of the French zeitgeist. This month: the trend towards less frantic holidays

God’s hostel still raises a glass for good causes

Emily Commander visits Beaune in Burgundy, where the town’s historic almshouse plays host to an annual charity wine auction