5 Ways to Discover Vercors, Home to France’s Largest Nature Reserve
Home to the largest nature reserve in France, the Vercors's dramatic rockscape and patchwork of rugged valleys are ripe to be explored on foot or by bike – unless you fancy a canter?
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Things to See and Do in the French Pays Basque
Indulge yourself from the beaches to the mountainous interior, via the great cities of Bayonne and Biarritz
Markets
There are great Halles marketplaces in the town centres of both Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne. Open until lunchtime every day of...
Activity ideas in the mountains of France
1. HIT THE BIKE TRAILS
With five mountain ranges and some of the world’s most varied terrain, France can’t be beaten for mountain biking and downhill cycling. Les Deux Alpes has over 100km of marked biking...
8 Reasons to Holiday in Les Gets This Summer
On hearing the name Les Gets chances are you’ll picture snow-capped peaks, steaming mugs of chocolat chaud and rolling pistes as far as the eye can see. But did you know that Les Gets...
Golfing in France – a glossary of terms
As anyone familiar with golf will already know, there is a whole world of vocabulary
associated with it. Fortunately, some of it will still sound familiar in French. From the various clubs de golf to...
Golf in the Dordogne
A perfect Dordogne holiday - or just an afternoon
Think golf and you may find yourself thinking of the Spanish Costas or the Algarve. But wise up, folks. The Dordogne has some excellent places for...
10 Reasons to Visit Boulonnais
With beaches stretching as far as the eye can see and oodles of historic landmarks, the jewel of the Opal Coast makes a picturesque getaway
HOLY CRYPT
Rising imperiously over Boulogne-sur-Mer, the Basilique Notre-Dame was built...
Ryding High: A Look at French Golf as the Ryder Cup Heads to France
As the Ryder Cup heads to France for the first time in the competition’s history, Dominic Bliss takes a look at the nation's love-hate relationship with golf
"He’s surely not going to climb down in...
7 great places to play golf in France
With the golf season is now in full swing, we select some of France’s most beautiful and welcoming courses.
1. Les Bordes
This beauty deep in the Loiret department tops many golf course ‘best of’ lists...
A Brittany Golf Holiday to Remember
Should you ever spot a golfer with his flies undone and his most personal of golf clubs exposed for all to see, do not be alarmed. There’s an unofficial rule in British club golf...
