Discover the best French pharmacy favorites and stock up on tax-free skincare, beauty, and wellness essentials while in France!

Selling point, somewhere to cool off, or a place to make happy memories – pools are a must for many buyers in France – Julia French has the lowdown on installation… A swimming pool is a considerable ...

Looking down from the Medieval hilltop village of Eze, you can clearly make out the square, pink Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild at the very heart of the peninsular that is Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Once ...

It’s over 200 years since the Peugeot brothers set up their steel business in a small village in eastern France. Jon Bryant charts the history of the car-maker that became a national treasure… It was ...

In France, artisans, or craftspeople, are figures of high regard. Their trades can be anything from silversmith, carpenter, ironmongery, soap making to baking bread or producing butter. I have met ...

Imagine yourself in an ethereal garden high up on a mountain top above the aqua waters of a Mediterranean Sea, where ambrosial flora sways at the feet of cherubic statues and a heavenly aroma of ...

Did you know you can make your own perfume at workshops offered by famous perfumeries such as Galimard, Fragonard, and Molinard? Join Gillie Hutchinson on the French Riviera as she tries them out… In ...

August is a great time to plant a variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers in your garden. Some vegetables and herbs that can be planted in August include kale, arugula, lettuce, spinach, collards, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gassin, like most communities on this peninsula, has remained loyal to its viticulture. This supports the environment as well as the local economy. In the crystalline soil the vines, protected by the ...

The great lighthouse at Alexandria, erected some 2,300 years ago, was one of the seven wonders of the known world. At around 100m, it was the tallest building of its era. In 1994, French archaeologist ...