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Just east of Nice, on the Cote d’Azur, or French Riviera, perched on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean, is the picturesque village of Eze. The views from the village are stunning.
This entire stretch of coastline is magical, and Eze, famous for its view of the sea and the Riviera, draws large numbers of tourists [...]
Paris - and France in general - is at the tops of almost everyone’s list of romantic spots in the world. Paris is the city of lovers, and France is filled with romantic destinations that take the breath away - chateaux, ancient villages, food, wine. For newlyweds, this is the ideal way to [...]
This winelover’s paradise is just a short distance north of Avignon in the Vaucluse department in Provence, in southern France.
In 1308, Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon, where it stayed for 70 years. The popes began promoting wine growing in the area just north of Avignon, in the present location of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, [...]
Grasse, in Provence, on the French Riviera, just a short drive west of Nice, is a charming and ancient town - a place of love and passion, revolving around the centuries-old craft of perfume making. Four of the main perfumeries in France - Fragonard, Galimard, Mane, and Molinard - are located here. There are [...]
The Musee d’Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine river, in Paris, is best known for its fabulous collection of Impressionist masterpieces by such painters as Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, and Van Gogh.
The museum was originally a railway station, constructed for the 1900 World Exposition; but then fell into disuse, until being reconstructed in [...]
The Lascaux caves, near the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne region in southwest France, contain some of the most famous Paleolithic art in the world.
The caves were discovered in September, 1940, by four teenagers. After World War II, the caves were opened to the public, but were finally closed in 1963 in order to [...]
Brantome, a lovely town in the Dordogne, or Perigord, region of southwestern France, is often called the Venice of the Perigord. The town is beautifully situated on the river Dronne.
The Benedictine Abbey of Brantome was founded in 769 A.D., by Charlemagne, but was destroyed a century later by Vikings, and was later bebuilt in 1480, [...]
If you are thinking about planning a wedding in France, and then perhaps a honeymoon in Paris or among the castles and villages of this beautiful land, you should first be aware of the many regulations and requirements involved.
First of all, religious marriage ceremonies are not recognized under French law. The couple first has [...]
Sarlat, a jewel of the Dordogne, in southwest France. A must for anyone on a tour of this beautiful region. The town is famous for its Saturday markets; and during the warm months you will usually find a pair of married musicians - Bruno and Sophie - playing in the village square. They called their [...]
Josephine Baker, the great American singer and dancer, was a great lover of France, where she lived most of her life, and where she spent several of her years at Chateau des Milandes, her home in the beautiful Dordogne Valley in southwest France.
The video below tells her story, and the story of Chateau des [...]
