Explore France

Pilgrims’ progress in search of salvation: in her series on the cultural history of France, art historian Julia Faiers explores the Chemin du Puy, a medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela

French medieval new towns ageing well. Take a step back in time with some of France’s most beautiful villages

What turned a quiet quarry town into a pilgrims’ hotspot: The Connexion reveals how five words changed the history of Lourdes

Connexion reader Geoff Scott has seen more of France than most. He flew over almost every French lighthouse – in a light aircraft

- but no extra cash for them

Concentration camps were not limited to Poland and Germany during World War Two. France had one too, as The Connexion discovered

Hot properties: historic French firebacks are a grate investment

It is not so much back to the future as forward to the past in Bordeaux, as The Connexion discovers

The Connexion speaks to Hervé Parmentier, director of the Public Interest Group that has spent the last five years setting up France’s newest National Park

Although Pau is a dream destination for anyone interested in historic cars, it has plenty of other attractions.