Travel Features

Travelling to the south of France? Don't miss the sun-baked Languedoc Roussillon, an ancient region filled with culture, history, beaches, and vineyards. There's a lot to love here, but if we had to narrow...

Anyone who has followed my writing about France knows that my favourite village in France is Essoyes, in the southern Champagne region, near the border of Burgundy. But this article will focus on another very...

France’s longest river provides a wealth of scenic routes for enjoying this popular region. Stephen Davy-Osborne explores some of the highlights Famed the world over for the sweeping vineyards and orchards that line the banks...

Marion Sauvebois encounters art, music and religion as she discovers the many attractions – and distractions – of Tarn "Doooo, oui doooo, encore, non rééé, miiiiii...” cue bell-ringer Jean-Pierre Carme and his glamorous assistant over...

Dominic Bliss explores France’s northern coast, a glorious region of rolling coastal cliffs and vast sandy beaches, awash with history and gastronomy There are still dead bodies deep beneath the beach at Zuydcoote. When the...

Ten years since the legacy of France’s greatest military engineer was recognised by UNESCO, Sue Smith travels to Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to see the mark Vauban left on his homeland "Burgundy?” said my friends, eyes wide like...

Five days in the Corsican port city of Bastia wasn’t enough for Mary Kay Seales to enjoy all that this French island has to offer, but it afforded her a tasty morsel and left...

Guy Hibbert hops into a classic Citroën 2CV to follow the River Dordogne’s leisurely path as it flows through the ancient province of Périgord, and discovers many a treasure en route Around every corner of...

There’s more to Champagne & Ardenne than the obvious sparkling attraction. Gillian Thornton follows an alternative route across the newly rebranded region For many Francophiles, the historical province of Champagne has long been associated with...

From Roman remains to deep mining tunnels, Heidi Fuller-love discovers a host of cultural treasures as she kayaks and cycles down the River Isle from Périgueux to Libourne The Isle River, a tributary of the...