Find out why there are so many churches with twisted spires in a little-known part of Pays de la Loire in western France Tors, tordu, tourné, torsadé, vrillé and even hélico?dal, my French vocabulary ...

Cheese is such a key part of French cuisine that it’s no surprise there are lots of fromage-filled recipes to sink your teeth into! Truffade Hailing from rural Auvergne, this hearty dish combines ...

Ruth Wood dips into Daniel Start’s book about France’s wild swimming spots, from languorous rivers and bubbling falls to turquoise lakes and hot springs… A house by the sea in France can make your ...

Frustrated that you can no longer stay at your French holiday home as long as you’d like following Brexit? Here’s our guide to French long-stay tourist visas Before Brexit, many British owners of ...

This detached house is in need of cosmetic updating, but offers 3 bedrooms and is right in the centre of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel. On the market with Notaires ...

Colloquially known as Le Midi or Le Sud, the South of France is a large area taking up most of the southern half of the country, bordering Italy and Spain as well as the Atlantic Ocean and ...

The world pretty much assumed that when the first little green man stepped out of a flying saucer his first words would be “Take me to your leader”, not “Amenez-moi à votre chef“- which could, let’s ...

With its amazing mountain views and amenities on your doorstep, this old post office in the village of Serdinya could make a showstopping home or business. There is potential for six bedrooms here and ...

Enter the enchanting world of Claude Monet and his fellow artists as Carolyn Boyd visits the sites associated with the Impressionist movement… As I walk beneath the limestone giants, the swoosh of the ...

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The island of Porquerolles is known as the ‘pearl’ of these Golden Isles and is the largest in the archipelago. Local legend has it that King Olbianus had four beautiful daughters whom he adored. One ...

In France there is a president and a prime minister, a National Assembly and a Senate and elections are held in two rounds. Confused? Here’s our quick guide to the French political system The ...