Chateau de Montastruc in the Dordogne
A splendid residence, listed to the French Historical Monuments, remarkably standing on an emerging rock, the chateau de Montastruc mixes grandeur with simplicity, character and serenity, history and modernity.
Antique troglodytic site, then a fortress, arranged progressively through...
Time with Wine: Monbazillac’s Golden Promise
As soon as you leave the suburbs of Bergerac you start to see rows and rows of leafy vines on a gently rising incline. This terrain faces north and rises to a summit, on which is the...
Time with Wine: Château de Berne Rosé, When Summer Never Ends
An art gallery curator once gave me some surprising but sound advice. As I was on the verge of meandering around an enormous exhibition, prepared to study each painting with diligence, he said: “Ignore the ones that you don’t...
12 Best Outdoor Activities in Champagne and the Ardennes
The region isn’t all about the sparkling wine and historic cities. With so much beautiful countryside, much of it surprisingly isolated, there are loads of sporty and outdoor activities on offer – great for burning...
Things to See and Do in Champagne and the Ardennes
A combination of cosmopolitan cities and isolated countryside means there’s no shortage of experiences in this delightful region.
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Top Things to Do and See in Alsace
Presenting some popular activities, attractions and places to visit in Alsace, at all times of the year in the region.
CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Come December, every Alsatian village opens its Christmas market, an enchanting tradition begun in 1570 with Strasbourg’s Christkindelsmärik,...
Francophile Favourites: Alison Judge of Vin & Company Wine Tours
What was your first French experience?
The ubiquitous French exchange when I was 14. I went first to my host’s home in Paris. She seemed quite mature (she was a year older than me, but then I...
Francophile Favourites: An Interview with Author David Stannard
What was your first French experience?
I was very fortunate to have been educated at a school in northwest London which, for its era, had a very modern and pro-European outlook. At the age of 14, I was...
Taste the Terroir: The Fruits of the Sud de France
From Camargue to the Pyrénées, from the Lozère highlands to the Côte Vermeille by way of the Piémont and the plains of the Languedoc, Languedoc-Roussillon is a wonderfully diverse region to explore. It has six majestic World Heritage sites...
Book Reviews: Grand Bordeaux Châteaux by Philippe Chaix
This is a new, updated edition of wine master Philippe Chaix's exhaustive guide to the fine wine estates of Bordeaux- their history, geography, and every notable palate-pleasing liquid ever to be bottled and sent...
