Burgundy was not what I’d imagined. We’d driven down from Calais, expecting a quiet corner of eastern France – somewhere to fill a half-term week between the more famous southern regions. What we found instead were rolling vineyards disappearing into the mist, medieval castles hidden down back roads, and wine …
Paris is endlessly rewarding, but some of our favourite day trips in France started with a quick train ride from a Paris train station. A 45-minute TGV to Reims ended with my husband and me clinking coupes of Veuve Clicquot over a bowl of moules frites, slightly giddy and completely …
I’d always wanted to visit Mont Saint-Michel. Ever since I first saw an image of it – this medieval abbey rising out of a tidal bay, surrounded by nothing but sand and sky – I couldn’t quite believe the place was real. It looked like something conjured from a fantasy …
There’s a particular kind of magic to returning to Paris. Not the first-time rush of ticking off every sight in the French capital and cramming every monument into three breathless days, but the slower, quieter version. The version where you wander with half a plan, stop whenever something catches your …
The first time I flew into Nantes, my only encounter with the city was from the motorway. I’d been whisked away from the airport straight to theme park Puy du Fou, about an hour south. I was gutted not to have explored what locals call one of the nicest cities …
As we walked under the Great Gates of Saint-Malo, the nearby cathedral bells were chiming, breaking the silence in the early morning air. The old town within the city walls was beginning to come to life. Getting lost in the cobbled streets and trying to find our bearings was amusement …