Le Vallee Loir is an area of rolling Le Vallee Loir (the Loir Valley without an 'e') is located between Le Mans, Tours, Laval and Angers. It offers rolling French countryside, with charming villages and historic towns that offer the visitor a gentler style of living. The river was always the lifeline bringing building materials to construct some of...

French campsite specialists Les Castels and Sites&Paysages have joined forces to market themselves online as Le French Time. Doing so gives customers a choice of 78 different three, four and five star sites throughout France. The 29 sites of Les Castels are known particularly for their 'art de vivre' offering options that includea night in a te...

The Champagne region of France is known worldwide for the sparkling white and rosé wine that proudly bears its name. The 220km Route Touristique du Champagne allows visitors to explore the region while getting to know the Champagne producers and their wine. In centuries past, the area was one of the great economic 'powerhouses' of Europe, with the ...

The Parc national de forêts, which is the 11th French National Park, opened on 1 November 2020. Covering 241,781 hectares between, it becomes the largest in France and takes in 130 villages. Within the park there are forests of beech and oak that date back over 200 years and are some of the oldest woodlands in France The forest is home to stags and...

For all the plethora of apps you might have on your smartphone, the month of October demands that you have the Eurostar app installed and readily clickable as Eurostar will be launching their onboard masterclasses to mark their 25th anniversary. There will be four masterclasses running over the duration of October and each class will only be availa...

The voyage aboard barge Raymonde begins witha pick up at the Paris Gare du Nord and then a bus to Epernay writes Carolan Nathan. We are welcomed by a smiling staff and three young captains who will be taking great care of us for the next 6 days...catering to our almost every whim and fancy. Not to mention a great master chef preparing delicious cui...