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With its culinary traditions and proud local heritage, few French places stake a claim to the importance of terroir quite...
Map of Corsica – Corse Corse – Corsica is one of the five regions that remained unchanged during the restructuring...
These local specialities provide a real insight into the place they are produced. Ingredients like chestnuts and citrus fruits crop up time and time again... as do names like fiadone and frappes
Slap bang in between Italy and France, this Mediterranean island was the birthplace of the Emperor Napoléon and its cuisine consists of a glorious collision of the two cultures. Florence Derrick digs in...
We ask an American living in Corsica what it's like to work there, raise her children on the island and what makes the frustrations worthwhile. Cara Straforelli shares some highlights with FrenchEntrée.
Join the locals in celebrating regional delicacies at foodie fairs, supporting the athletes competing in the island's sporting events and getting involved with its annual music and religious festivals.
With its diverse geology and Mediterranean grape varieties, Corsica produces an eclectic array of distinguished wines.
With its diverse geology and Mediterranean grape varieties, Corsica produces an eclectic array of distinguished wines.
FrenchEntrée is pleased to announce that it now offers property for sale in Corsica. Houses and apartments on the island, located between France and Italy, offer some spectacular sea views.
Carolyn Reynier explores both the Pays de Roquefort and St-Affrique and in Aveyron
According to the latest report from Santé Public France, France has now seen 31,727 Covid-19 related deaths in total and...
Sunday’s Covid-19 report from Santé Public France showed the country had 12 deaths in hospital in the previous 24 hours,...
The latest assessment provided by French health authorities concerning the COVID-19 pandemic shows at least 381,094 confirmed cases (+10,561 in...
In this week’s French Covid-19 round up, news of a major spike in infections but relatively low rates of hospitalisation...
France is deferring the dates for income tax return submissions and suspending most tax controls due to the coronavirus crisis.
This French school calendar has all the key dates you need to know if you have children at school in...
France is a vast and diverse country. All the different regions of France have different landscapes, property types, speciality food...
Here are some of Le Pain Quotidien’s delicious recipes, as prepared by Alain Coumont and Jean-Pierre Gabriel
Summer sales in France start on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 8 am. and finish on Tuesday, August 7, 2018...
A cycling group of 'rosbeefs' in France organises a gruelling bike race in aid of World Bicycle Relief. See why Cyclist magazine calls the south of France Pyrénées a 'magnet for cyclists'.
Asbestos is considered to be a lethal product in France and the use and manufacture of asbestos-based materials has been forbidden since 1997...
Jill Walker, her husband Peter and their dogs Archie and Lilly are regulars in France. She can’t resist a good brocante and has started selling French home accessories in England.
The gîte market in France is ultra-competitive - but this doesn't mean it is impossible to earn an income. However, to make it work you have to be committed and focused...
Some call him the ‘Pope’ of French cuisine, others call him its grandfather, or even its emperor. We interview the...
Plenty of wines and cheeses have the prestigious AOC label of excellence. But, as Norman Miller discovers, there are many more prized products to savour
Jane Dunning has reached a major milestone in her French travels. I’ve reached 100! Not the great age of 100, just...
France is currently organised into 27 administrative regions, 22 of which are located in the Hexagone in metropolitan France and...
The 100th Tour de France has started and the first yellow shirt goes to German competitor Marcel Kittel. But what...
When Katie and her husband moved from the US to France, they bought a vineyard in the Vendée before taking on a farmhouse in Lot et Garonne. Here she tells FrenchEntrée about their journey so far and the cookery website that is keeping her busy.
Feed your mind and indulge your senses with our quick-fire selection of French cultural escapes.
It is often said that the weather in Limousin is wet, that it rains constantly and the sun is a rare sight. However, those of us who live here know that this is definitely not the case. Each department of Limousin experiences different weather...
Grahame Martin, Wine Writer, explains... "Put simply, Vins de Pays wines are a step up from Vin de Table, and a step down from Vin Délimité de Qualite Supérieure, which, in turn is just..."
Having first written an article for FrenchEntrée-LotandQuercy two years ago, Tessa Collier gives us an update on what's has been happening recently - changes in the rental market, sheep farming and her talent for sculpture...
The infamous GR20, across central Corsica: this incredible experience will take you through breathtaking and diverse scenery, to beauty spots which can only be reached on foot. It is reputed to be the hardest but most spectacular hike in Europe. Read on to find out what to expect and get some tips from Sarah Quee, who helps run Tour Adventure's GR20 trips.