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How to experience France beyond the cliché.

Start here with this constantly refreshed selection of featured articles and series; all from our archives of more than 3,000 articles, and all written for Francophiles.

This is where you can immerse yourself in Guides to France, covering an enormous range from champagne, shoes, art, and literature, music, and philosophy, plus a focus on Paris and other amazing locations and so much more…

Dive in by making a selection – Amusez vous

Arts + Culture

  • French literature
All About French Literature

By |Sep 18, 2024|

French literature: France is a famously literary country. The country’s authors have won more Nobel Prizes in Literature than any other, and the French read more books than anyone else—a whopping 17 per year!

Escapades

  • Annecy
Annecy — Pearl of the French Alps

By |Aug 8, 2024|

Annecy: Nestled at the northern tip of Lake Annecy, it is renowned for its stunning alpine scenery, crystal-clear waters, and well-preserved medieval architecture.

Gastronomie

Mode + Beauté

Reportage + Société

Vie Française

  • Diana Rowdeb
Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Diana Rowden: Part 5

By |Oct 1, 2024|

Diana Hope Rowden had a privileged background. Born in London in 1915 she spent her early years at Cap Ferrat and the Italian Riviera where her mother rented a villa and yacht. Coincidentally, the yacht was named the Fearless One, it was a name that would later describe Diana perfectly. After boarding school in England, she returned to France with her mother, embarking on a career in journalism at the Sorbonne.

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