The Côte de Granit Rose is one of the closer French beauty spots for those of us travelling from the UK. Covering thirty kilometres of Brittany’s coastline in Northern France, the Pink Granite Coast gets its name from its pinkish hued sands and stunning tinted rock formations. Particularly recommended is the coastal path walk from …
“Lavender is the soul of Provence”. So said the writer Jean Giono, who chose the purple-blue summer landscape of Provence as the setting for many of his quintessentially French novels. Each year between late June and early August, visitors and artists from all over Europe come to marvel at Lavender fields across the region. The …
« Ô Toulouse », sang Claude Nougaro about his hometown which is the third most tourist city in France, welcoming more than 5 million tourists each year. The « Pink City » is attractive by its dynamism and its history. Heritage enthusiasts, on their way to the Pyrenees or to Spain, interested in aeronautics and the conquest of space …
In France as elsewhere, everyone knows Bordeaux for its sumptuous wines; According to Bernard Pivot, Bordeaux is even « considered the world’s first vineyard * »! But how well do you know the City of Bordeaux? If you like picturesque streets, unusual places, monuments laden with history, little restaurants, good wines and conviviality, then Bordeaux is made for you! This …
