A soft climate tempered by the Atlantic, soft sandy beaches, mouth-watering cuisine, exhilarating coastal scenery; it’s no wonder that Portugal’s Algarve is one of Europe’s favourite holiday destinations. We’ll run …
In French Flanders, Hazebrouck is a low key but likeable town that sums up the best things about the region. Hazebrouck’s superb museum is in a gabled 17th-century convent, and …
The capital of French Guiana is an agreeable town with weathered Creole and colonial architecture. Throw in Cayenne’s museums and a buzzing market and there’s enough here to keep you …
On a plateau between the Jura Mountains and the Vosges is a city that has been hotly contested for a millennium. Belfort was the only feasible route into France for …
The largest town in Haute Provence is embedded in the Luberon Regional Park between steep pine-decked hills. Manosque and its surroundings will live up to your image of Provence, in …
In southwestern France’s Gers department, Auch is a city that will steal your heart the moment you see the old Episcopal quarter, raised impossibly high above the Gers River. The …
In south central France, the pretty town of Aurillac is the capital of the hilly Cantal Department. The harmless-looking green hills that cushion the town have a more violent history. …
On the Loire, Roanne is a former river port that has been reborn as a tourist getaway. Most people are aware of Raonne for two reasons: The archaeological museum, which …
Billed as the gateway to Burgundy, Sens is a town that had its glory years in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. At that time the archbishop here exerted serious power; …
On a plateau above the Marne River, Chaumont is a neat, understated town not far from the Champagne wine region. Graphic designers may already know Chaumont because it’s home to …