lrice

Hi all,

I recently discovered a new podcast on Italy travel called A Writer in Italy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000488102318

It is the most refreshing thing I’ve come across lately; different than the Rick Steves or Amateur Travel podcasts (although I like those.)

I’m listening to “Padova to Paris” on A Writer in Italy and have loved the balance of culture, food, art and travel tips! It’s narrated more like a Trip Report.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for travel podcasts about Italy and France. I know of a couple about Paris but I’m really looking for the rest of the country. Besides “Join us in France” I can’t find any others.

I’d love to hear of any favorite travel books, podcasts or even films that move out of the big cities kd Rome and Paris as into the country regions more.

Thank you! 😊

Coquelicot

Join Us in France is the only podcast I know of that's travel related. I listen to One Thing in a French Day to improve my French and it's mostly about Paris but they do travel when the kids have school vacations. I'll be following this thread with interest. I could use a few more podcasts.

On TV and then appearing quickly on youtube, Carnets de Julie is a cooking show where the host drives around an area of France in her car Micheline, visiting home and restaurant cooks to cook the local specialties with them. We viewers get food, scenery, and architecture for the eyes and a French workout for the ears. She has two other briefer series. One is about artists' and writers' favorite foods, cooked in their actual historic homes. Another series is Paysans d'aujourd'hui, visiting organic farmers, producers of goat cheese, and so forth. Julie Andrieu is an ideal cooking show host since she puts on an apron and gets right into whatever they are preparing, all the time having a conversation with the home cook.

Rick Stein"s secret France is a series in English, also sunny and scenic.

Fodorites rhon and gooster told me about a mystery series that moves around the country and a travel series called something like 100 Lieux... I'll link to the thread where those were suggested. Now that I look back, there's a lot of info there, some of which I'd forgotten.

Staying in touch with France from the couch

I've turned to Instagram for photos of France. Maybe that would partly scratch your itch?

Christina

I don't listen to these much as I'm more interested in history and music podcasts, but I think if you want a podcast in English over all parts of France, it will geared to Americans or British and made by them and very limited. There are broader travel podcasts on places other than Paris geared to French people, but they would be in French.

for example
https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcas...e/id1481591901

https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcas...e/id1150937225

This is a good TV series which I watch as I subscribe to TV5Monde on my cable TV network but they have some videos on Youtube, Racines et des Ailes
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRW...1T5mpFokTUnu6g

laurie_ann

I have enjoyed the podcast Amateur Traveler. It's quite basic. Most episodes are an interview by the host with an expert in the area covered. Usually have good local tips.

lrice

Thanks! I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more.I have found more on Italy than France.

Here’s one that covers history a bit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...e/id1133884139

SemiMike

For Paris, consider Improbable Walks: https://improbablewalks.buzzsprout.com/

Although more history, The Land of Desire does inform my France travels: The Land of Desire: A French History Podcast

YankyGal

Not a travel podcast, but I like the French Embassy’s “The Thing about France.” It’s about American expats (current or former) in France. I have not listened to season 3 yet, and I see it has a few bad reviews - new interviewer - just fyi.

lrice

SemiMike, I love The Land of Desire podcast. She does such a great job!

SemiMike

Irice, I agree! It's one that I actively support through Patreon.