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Jane Hanks meets the visionary gardener in charge of turning an old quarry into a remarkable visitor garden

Samantha David takes to the skies in electric plane Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro. Here’s what she thought of her first 'bat' flight

What will the upcoming ski season look like in France with coronavirus and travel limitations circling?

Le Collectionist: It’s not an ‘Airbnb for the rich’ but a luxury home experience...

Video shows how French World Heritage site was cut off from the mainland for several hours

What's on this month in France? A fashion exhibition, a festival about architecture, a day celebrating nature and more...

Authorities concerned about the spread of coronavirus

Sir Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill, talks about his family’s long and abiding ‘love affair’ with France

One reader asks: I was travelling in the Hauts-de-France region and was intrigued by a hamlet called Fleur d’Ecosse in the commune of Ennetières-en-Weppes. Do you know the history behind this name? H.D.

Seeing submarine basins in new light; Samantha David reports on the new art space in Bordeaux, set in a former navy base.