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Life of Riley Director: Alain Resnais Cert: 12 Running time: 108 mins This was the late director Alain Resnais’s final film and his...
Calling all budding restaurant reviewers! Tell us about your favourite French restaurant and you could win a copy of the...
If you sell a property in France for more than you paid for it you are potentially liable for tax on the capital gain, but there are exceptions.
If you're visiting the French coast this summer, fresh mussels in white wine and shallot sauce simply shouldn't be passed up. Florence Derrick explores the dish's history...
Suite Française Director: Saul Dibb Cert: TBC Running time: 107 mins Set in 1940s France and based on the posthumous...
The Resistance Man Paul Fournel, Pushkin Press, £10 An elegy to print publishing in decline, told through the eyes of an...
This is our eleventh summer living in France and no two summers have been the same. Our first summer living...
If you are buying a product or service in France for a price exceeding 1,000 euros and you are planning to...
Mar Bonnin-Palmer runs down the basics of planning a trip to check out likely French dream homes and explains the advantages of getting your budget sorted out beforehand
Are you thinking of tying the knot in France? Here are five reasons that will make up your mind...
The French parliament has adopted the new Surveillance Bill (loi de reseignement) in a final vote on June 24, among concerns that it may give way to a mass surveillance and impinge on civil liberties. The controversial law includes the creation of a new independent government agency.
The man in a hurry Paul Morand, Pushkin Press, £15 This re-released masterpiece by one of the modern maîtres of French...
Les parties principales du cheval Here’s some basic equestrian vocabulary you can’t live without, whether you’re buying a horse or...
If photography books about France keep you riveted for hours, then this career-spanning collection of works by Robert Doisneau, who’s perhaps...
As the summer holidays approach, your teenager might be thinking of doing his or her first job to gain experience...
Sylvia Edwards Davis talks to biker and ex-PI Robert Moon who, with wife Lesley, moved to the Cher département in the...
Taschen’s paris Angelika Taschen, with photos by Vincent Knapp, Taschen, £27.99 The publishers Taschen are always on-trend when it comes to...
Name: Louise Bourgoin Born: November 28, 1981 Early career She made her screen debut on TV, presenting and working as...
Director: Mélanie Laurent Starring: Joséphine Japy, Lou De Laâge Cert: TBC Running time: 91 mins This emerging directrice’s second feature film is rooted in the familiar...
Reports are coming in! The 2015 Canal du Midi Cycle Ride organised by Cancer Support France was such a smashing success that they are thinking of making it an annual event.
Topiary art, Renaissance statues, parterres and decorative pools make Les Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac one of the most creatively cultivated gardens in the South West. Florence Derrick explores its gorgeous terraces, features and orchards...
Can you reside in France and still claim the British Government’s winter fuel allowance? The answer used to be yes, but not anymore.
The project of a home in Paris, either as a permanent or holiday home, can become a little daunting precisely...
An opportunity to communicate and share a very special moment through music. Get out and enjoy the experience! Here's how to find an event near you...
Suzy Duncan moved to the Ariège with her husband and two daughters during 2012. She’s since set up her own...
France's Minister Ségolene Royale has called for a ban on over the counter sales of the weedkiller Roundup, as part of a larger offensive with regards to the banning of pesticides.
We’re always in the mood for chocolate! Florence Derrick recommends a decadent moelleux au chocolat for any occasion – a melt-in-the-middle dessert lover’s dream…
In her latest book "The Lazy Cook" Susie weaves stories from her travels and childhood together with easy and accessible recipes including this one for pissaladière, the French answer to pizza.
Bobo is the contraction of two very contrasting styles of living, the bourgeois and the bohemian, or bourgeois-bohème, reflected in everything from fashion to food and, of course, also reflected in the the way to style the home.
Ask any Toulousain about the emblems of the pink city and you can be sure that violets will make the list. Their enchanting fragrance and significant colour even inspired the city’s other nickname: the City of Violets.
Directors: Gilles Bourdos Cert: TBC Running time: 111 mins An atmospheric insight into the motivations of two great artistic minds or simply the story...
If the word château conjures up epic battles and soaring ramparts in your imagination, Najac Castle in the Aveyron is a must-visit site. Situated in the west of the department, the fortified castle of Najac overlooks the town that shares its name.
During an exploration of the French Ardennes region that borders Belgium, Dominic Bliss discovers the myths and stereotypes that have shaped the two countries’ relationship.
Excuse My French R Best and JC Van Waes, £9.99 Kyle Books Not the first book on speaking French without faux...
In Lower Normandy, apple cider has been distilled into brandy since the Middle Ages. Florence Derrick visits the Boulard family distillery in Coquainvilliers, where 85% of the region’s tipple is produced…
They say that in France, people watching is a national sport. So as you settle down outside a café (for which you’ll pay a premium in Paris) you had better hope the coffee is good – tradition dictates that you could be out there for hours!
The Hairy Hikers David Le Vay £8.99 Summersdale David and Rob, two friends in their forties, set about walking the mighty GR10 –...
Quiet Paris Siobhan Wall £12.99 Frances Lincoln It might be the most visited city in the world, but the author of...
You can have a private survey on a French property done at any point in the process, but there are a few things to keep in mind.
Directors: Claude Miller Cert: 12A Running time: 110 mins Young, rich and bored by provincial life, Thérèse (Audrey Tautou) is a compelling, complex character who...
In the course of interviewing new and established foreign residents in France, there are common patterns that emerge as to...
Director: Charles Nemes Cert: TBC Running time: 97 mins Alice (Helena Noguerra) is about to celebrate her 40th birthday, her friends club together to...
This rural department of Pays de la Loire is characterised by wide open fields providing ample room for cattle to graze. Some poor cows live indoors all year round. Not here, where the beef is top notch.
Director: Régis Roinsard Starring: Romain Duris, Deborah François, Bérénice Bejo Cert: 12A Running time: 111 mins If you are looking for...
Pas possible to find a food more French than the humble baguette. But did the bread really originate in France, and why is it shaped like a stick? Here’s all you ‘knead’ to know...
Four members of the French Resistance, two men and two women, were inducted to the Pantheon, in a highly symbolic two-hour ceremony in Paris led by President Françoise Hollande.
The lower house in France has unanimously voted in favour of measures to reduce food waste, including a ban on food disposal by large supermarkets.
In the famous wetlands of the south of France, you will be greeted by iconic white horses and pink flamingos, raseteurs and cowboys. Norman Miller heads to Aigues-Mortes to explore this fascinating region.
Some 3.5 billion people will watch 18 teams of nine riders race 3,500km over three weeks during Le Tour de France, the...
French cookery legend Joël Robuchon reflects upon his culinary journey and presents a favourite recipe from his new book: gardiane...