Last month marked the launch of Jane Webster’s new book ‘French Ties’. Following on from her first book ‘My French Table’, it chronicles her life after purchasing a run-down chateau in Normandy.
Pour la 31ème année consécutive, la ville de Coutances a rassemblé une centaine de musiciens amateurs et professionnels qui ont animé le festival, 'Jazz sous les pommiers'. A cette occasion, la petite ville normande de moins de 10 000 habitants a été plongée dans une ambiance très festive.
I admit it: I can be a big city snob. So when my husband Sylvain wanted to take me on day trip to Antibes, I honestly wasn’t too stoked. But I trust him and I’m always hungry, so I went along for the ride.
Are you an expat or traveler looking for something different to do in Paris beyond the usual tourist destinations? Fortunately, Paris offers a lively music scene for all budgets and tastes.
"I love eating really good French food, but like a lot of visitors to Paris I’m put off by the €200 plus prices of the grand eateries. On a recent trip to Paris, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to savour really good classic French food ... at a relatively bargain price." says Jo
We spent the morning wandering through the old town’s bougainvillea-filled back streets and ogling super yachts being cleaned and restocked with champagne for the upcoming summer crossings.
If you are passing through the Toulouse region on Easter Monday, I invite you to make a detour to the small village of Bessières. Arriving there, you will quickly notice there are chefs, dressed in white caps and yellow ties, and surrounded by assistants. What are they doing? They're preparing a giant omelette.
In May 2003, the label Jardin Remarquable was created in order to celebrate the magnificent gardens of France... One of the Provencal gardens is at the Chateau Val Joanis vineyard just outside Pertuis in the Luberon. The property met all of the requirements in 2005 and was voted 'French Garden of the Year' in 2008.
Chaque année depuis 1988, le mémorial de Caen, en Basse Normandie, accueille de nombreux visiteurs. Jusqu’au 15 septembre, une exposition temporaire de photographies retrace le parcours des algériens engagés aux côtés des français lors de la guerre d’indépendance d’Algérie.
Discover Lyon Confluence, on Lyon's city peninsula in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, is one of the largest and most exciting urban development projects in Europe. It's a vibrant centre-city community with great architecture, landscapes and buzzing waterfront bars and restaurants.
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