Photo Essay: The Famous Pilgrimage Site of Vézelay
Just 3 hours on the A6 from Paris will bring you (back) to a remarkable era in French religious history. Situated in the Yonne department in Burgundy, Vézelay is a designated UNESCO World Heritage...
Beauty and the Beast: The Man Behind the Myth
Chloe Govan pieces together the story of the real-life "beast", 16th-century courtier Petrus Gonsalvus, and discovers how his cruel treatment at the hands of a diabolical queen inspired a fairy tale
The 2017 Disney blockbuster...
Up for Adventure: Biking and Boating in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gill Harris discovers there's more than one way to explore the sights and delights of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
They say it’s like riding a bike. And it turns out it is – in this case, literally. After...
Monument Man: Exploring Mâcon, Birthplace of Alphonse de Lamartine
On the 150th anniversary of Alphonse de Lamartine’s death, Marion Sauvebois unspools the life of the beloved poet, national hero, abolitionist and enduring enigma, whose passing sparked a furious race for the privilege to...
Top 5 Locations in Limousin
Limousin is often overlooked as a destination in France, with many people simply driving through on their way to better known holiday spots. However if you do visit, you‘ll find miles of unspoilt natural...
Road Trip through the Rhône Valley
The Rhône Valley is a place of remarkable beauty and astonishing diversity, a patchwork landscape woven together by a common thread: its legendary wines. Jennifer Ladonne gets a taste of the area between Lyon...
Champagne and More: 10 Reasons to Visit Haute-Marne
With a flurry of natural wonders, architectural gems at every turn – and soon its own national park – Haute-Marne is the total package. It even found favour with the notoriously picky Charles de...
Beyond the Riviera in the Alpes-Maritimes
The crowded coastline of the far southeastern corner of France continues to attract summer and winter visitors, but there is much more to be discovered in the immediate hinterland, beyond the Côte d’Azur itself....
En Passant Par La Lorraine
There is in France a famous children’s song about a girl who walks through Lorraine in her clogs... Yet few foreign visitors follow in her footsteps. This is a shame as there is a...
More than a Pit Stop: Le Mans and Europe’s Iconic Motor Race
Gillian Thornton zooms off to Le Mans to discover the legends behind Europe’s most iconic motor race and follow in the treadmarks of action hero Steve McQueen
Late afternoon and my husband and I have...