Holidays in France
Meet me in the garden
France’s grand châteaux and humble private homes are opening their gates to the public in an annual horticultural celebration, says Zoë McIntyre
Setting Sail
Rouen will again be the centre of maritime celebrations when an armada of tall ships gathers for a voyage down the River Seine
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Law of the land
Christophe Dutertre runs through some aspects of the law in France relating to your new life relating to children, marriage and much more
Charmed by Charente
Having fallen for northern Charente seven years ago, James Rolt now helps a growing number of buyers do the same
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Vicky Leigh discovers there’s a sunny outlook for the property market
New life for old Alpine hotels
French Alpine developer MGM is breathing new life into former ski resort hotels whose heyday has passed
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Chocolate hot spot
The Basque city of Bayonne’s links with the cocoa bean go back 400 years and are a cause for celebration, says Alison Weeks
Interview with Richard Clayderman
French pianist RICHARD CLAYDERMAN has sold 85 million albums with arrangements of classical and popular tunes. He tells Pierre de Villiers about his early musical life and why he had to change his name
Interview with Madeleine Peyroux
French-American singer MADELEINE PEYROUX began her career as one of the street musicians in Paris’s Latin Quarter. She tells Zoë McIntyre about her favourite French haunts past and present
Learning to cook in Paris
Paris has inspired countless chefs in their quest for gastronomic perfection – Eve Middleton follows suit and puts on her chef’s whites for a cookery course in the capital
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