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Spectacular scenery, vibrant cities and charming villages, FRANCE magazine brings you the very best of France. Featuring inspiring articles on weekend getaways, destinations and holiday ideas, an intriguing food and wine section for French foodies as well as articles revealing the hidden depths of France’s history and culture, it really is the next best thing to being there!
Our monthly language section is an essential guide to improving your French, while our section dedicated to La Culture brings you book and film reviews along with interviews with A-list French stars, and France-loving celebrities. With columns from top authors Stephen Clarke and Carol Drinkwater, the magazine is the ultimate way to indulge your love of l’Hexagone between visits, and the best way to plan your next trip away.
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Celebrity interviews
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
My France interview with Eddie Izzard
Comedian EDDIE IZZARD, who is soon to start a world tour, tells Pierre de Villiers about performing stand-up in French and why he feels at home in |Paris
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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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Property in France
Law of the land
Christophe Dutertre runs through some aspects of the law in France 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
Confidence in French property grows
Vicky Leigh discovers there’s a sunny outlook for the property market
