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 ...

Two days before the Armistice in 1918, a French soldier died in Paris. He had been discharged two years earlier with a head wound and although the shrapnel lodged in his skull left him in pain, it was ...

Sarah Daly looks at the French healthcare system and what you can expect if you need routine or emergency care while you’re in France… Having lived in France for five years, our regular interactions ...

This detached house is in need of cosmetic updating, but offers 3 bedrooms and is right in the centre of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel. On the market with Notaires ...

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 ...

How did a simple black cat become emblematic of Montmartre’s golden age? Its haughty gaze seems to follow you across the room; no, this isn’t the Mona Lisa, but another glossy-haired subject of a ...

Fishing business? Wellness retreat? Holiday park or secluded swimming spot? How would you enjoy a French property with its own lake? Here are eight lakeside houses on the market in France for between ...

Here we take a look at the most affordable and most expensive departments in each region. Whether you’re looking for a spacious family home, potential for gites, or just want to make sure you’re ...

The island of Porquerolles is known as the ‘pearl’ of these Golden Isles and is the largest in the archipelago. Local legend has it that King Olbianus had four beautiful daughters whom he adored. One ...

I’m often asked if living in a large castle as a tiny team of two can be lonely, especially in the quieter off-season in rural France. It’s true to say that running a château can sometimes be a lone ...

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 ...

Having left her corporate life behind and seen her grown-up sons leave home, Sally Evans needed a project – so she created a successful winery in Bordeaux, says Richard Webber… Giving up corporate ...