France

Rock en Seine 2023: The Festival in Paris You Don’t Want to Miss

If there is only one European festival you attend in 2023, then make sure it’s the Rock en Seine Festival in Paris, France. Enjoy a weekend…

South of France Itinerary: 18 Stops, Skip the Big Cities

This South of France itinerary runs 18 stops from Frontignan Plage to Banyuls-sur-Mer and back inland over the Millau Viaduct, skipping Montpellier and Marseille. Give it 10 to 14 days by car or camper, or 7 days for the coast alone.

Interesting Facts About France: History and Records

France holds genuine records, the world's most-visited country, the fastest conventional train, the most Nobel Prizes in Literature, but also carries repeated myths, including a "law" against naming a pig Napoleon that never existed. Every fact here is checked and dated.

11 Things to Do in Lille, France on a Day Trip

Lille fits its main sights into one walkable day. Here are 11 things to do in Lille on a day trip, from the Vieille Bourse book market to the belfry and the Palais des Beaux-Arts, with current prices and opening days.

Fontfroide Abbey, Narbonne: Tickets, Hours and What to See

Fontfroide Abbey sits 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of Narbonne, opens every day of the year, and costs €14 for an adult self-guided ticket covering the cloister, the church, the rose garden and the terraced gardens. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours.

Leucate France: a Village and windsurfing at Leucate Plage

Leucate in France is a destination well known for windsurfing. But is there anything else to do? We visited Leucate Village and walked all along the shore to find out. Here's what we came across, including a nude beach we stumbled upon.

Girls weekend in Paris: itinerary for 2 days of fun

What better way to spend some time with the girls than a weekend in Paris, France, right? That’s what my friends and I thought too and…

Palace of Versailles in a Day: Tickets and Opening Hours

You can see the Palace of Versailles, the Trianon palaces and the gardens in one day, and the Passport ticket at €35 covers all of it. Here is what a visit costs, when everything is open and how to get there from Paris.