Explore Vannes: The Ideal Breton City
Quaint timbered buildings, modern shopping, bustling harbour cafés and stunning islands – Annaliza Davis explains why Vannes is the ideal Breton city.
If you want a city in Brittany that sums up the spirit and...
Where to Stay and Eat in Normandy in 2021
Our choice of hotels and restaurants to make your trip even more pleasurable.
Related article: The Timeless Charms of Normandy, What’s New in 2021
HOTELS
5* Hôtel Le Saint-Delis, Honfleur
New Relais & Château hotel in former home...
Restaurant Review: Bec Restaurant in Les Alpilles
Unless you know something about the couple who created this delightful restaurant in Le Paradou, one of the prettiest and best-loved villages in Les Alpilles, it may come as an improbable surprise to find...
Restaurant Review: Café Basque in Biarritz
Renovated last year, one of the most venerable historic seaside addresses of Biarritz now offers 19 rooms – decorated by Paris interior designer Sarah Lavoine, with spectacular views of the Atlantic breakers rolling in...
Where to Stay and Eat in Gers
Travelling to historic Gascony? Here's our choice of hotels and restaurants to enjoy during your trip.
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What to See and Do in Gers in 2021
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Restaurant Review: Liquide in Paris
After nine months of privation, it was an intense pleasure to go out for my first restaurant meal in Paris of 2021. Though the gastronomic press in France had slowed to a trickle, I...
Restaurant Review: George’s in Île De Ré
The name of Olivia and Didier Le Calvez’s new contemporary brasserie at their Hôtel Le Toiras on the Île de Ré references many Georges: the Four Seasons George V hotel in Paris where the...
La Riviera: Where to Eat Near Gare du Nord in Paris
No, you’re not going to catch a view of the sweeping azure waters of the Mediterranean through the windows of the dining room here, but when your food arrives, you’ll be well and truly...
L’oustau Camarguen: Where to Eat in Le Grau-du-Roi
As is true of so many people during the pandemic in France, I ended up learning a great deal about the pleasures to be found in my own backyard. Or in this case, the...
Food Society: A New Food Hall in Lyon
Almost everyone has suffered from the inevitable disappointment of a meal in a train station or an airport. There are exceptions, of course – like the opulent Le Train Bleu at the Gare de...
