While the smaller towns in France, like small towns anywhere, may not be known for their nightlife, the big cities certainly come to life after dark. For the best nightlife, there is nowhere more exciting than Paris. Parisians are known for their very full after-work lifestyle. They meet friends at a cafe, go out for dinner or to a show, then end the night with a quick trip to a Read More ...
If you have always wanted to live in a French château near Lyon, in a seaside flat in Nice or in Paris’s Latin Quarter, you can: book accommodation for these and other unique French stays the next time you go on holiday. To find apartments, villas, chateaux, and condominiums in France, look online or speak with a travel agent. Many specialise in unique holiday stays, and they will be able Read More ...
On 29 and 30 August, Saint-Lary will place host to the KBourre 2009 grand final, a downhill Pyrenean mountain bike event, where the top freeriders in the Pyrenees will compete with each other on the Bike Park trails!… The resort’s champions, accustomed to snowboarding and freeriding, thrill the crowds in summer with their mountain biking exploits. In 2008, 170 daredevil downhill bikers took part in the K Bourre at the Read More ...
Think fine food, and French cuisine will quite probably top your list; and rightly so. French chefs are famous for their use of fresh ingredients, herbs, wine, garlic, cheeses and sauces to provide the palate with a rich multi-layered experience. The French have always taken advantage of the sea’s bounty and the rich soil, which produces colourful and tasty produce as well as some of the world’s finest wines. National Read More ...
France is home to a large numbers of festivals, held throughout the year. Many are religious in nature celebrating Saints’ days, etc. Visiting festivals and joining in with the fun and excitement can add a lot to a visitor’s travel experience. So if you are in Calais or Lyon and there is a festival happening nearby, go and see what all the excitement is about. The Carnival of Nice, held Read More ...
The French have a long tradition of personal liberty and freedom, including religious freedom. About 50% of the French people describe themselves as Catholic. Life, both in Paris and in the smaller towns and rural villages, is based around the family. Yet that family life in recent years has been changing. Today, nearly one-third of homes are occupied by a single person living alone. The numbers of single parents, childless Read More ...
With the great number of international airports in France, no matter where you are flying from, you can get to France easily. Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport is the eighth busiest airport in the world and the area’s main airport; Orly, also in Paris, is favoured by the smaller airlines. Charles de Gaulle airport is served by many airlines, both large and small. These include Air Moldova, Bmibaby, Cyprus Airways, Read More ...
Film stars are flocking to make movies in the Poitou-Charentes region of southwest France, according to the area’s new online tourism and leisure guide Discover Poitou-Charentes. Leading French actor Gérard Depardieu, his daughter Julie, Isabelle Adjani, Antoine de Caunes and Kristin Scott Thomas have all been shooting films in the region this summer, the website reports. ‘The fact that so many big names in cinema have chosen to film in Read More ...
