France

Alsace-Lorraine

Who put the hyphen in Alsace-Lorraine? The two regions, long at odds physically and culturally, were bonded when Kaiser Wilhelm... (more)

The Basque Country, Gascony and Hautes-Pyrénées

A pelota-playing mayor in the province of Soule recently welcomed a group of travelers with the following announcements: that... (more)

Bordeaux and the Wine Country

If you're looking for the good life, your search may be ended. Few other regions of France pack such a concentration of fine wine... (more)

Brittany

You feel it even before the sharp salt air strikes your face from the west—a subliminal rhythm suspended in the mist, a... (more)

Burgundy

Drain to the dregs Burgundy's full-bodied vistas: rolling hillsides carpeted in emerald green, each pasture crosshatched with... (more)

Champagne Country

As you head toward Reims, the landscape loosens and undulates, and the hills tantalize with vineyards that—thanks to la... (more)

The Dordogne

Want to smile happily ever after? Discover a picture-postcard fantasy of castles, cliff-top châteaux, geese flocks, storybook... (more)

The French Riviera

With the Alps playing bodyguard against inland winds and the sultry Mediterranean warming the breezes, the Côte d'Azur... (more)

Ile de France

Just what is it that makes the Ile-de-France so attractive, so comfortingly familiar? Is it its proximity to the great city of... (more)

The Loire Valley

A diaphanous aura of subtly shifting lightplays over the luxuriant countryside of the Loire Valley, a region blessedly mild of... (more)

Lyon and the Alps

As the noble Rhône courses down from Switzerland, flowing out of Lake Geneva and being nudged west and south by the flanking... (more)

The Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon

Like the most celebrated dish of this area, cassoulet, the southwestern region of France is a feast of diverse ingredients. Just... (more)

Normandy

Say the name "Normandy," and which Channel-side scenario comes to mind? Are you reminded of the dramatic silhouette of Mont-St-Michel... (more)

Paris

Ah, Paris, the city of life, love, and light. From the Eiffel Tower to the Mona Lisa, from the bustling Champs Elysées... (more)

Provence

Even the cattle and flamingos wallowing in the salty coastal marshes of the Camargue enjoy the sun-drenched good life that Provence... (more)


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