15 Best Things to Do in Poitiers (France)
Capital of Poitour-Charentes towards the west of France, Poitiers is a university city with layer upon layer of medieval history to delve into. All you need is a bit of …
Capital of Poitour-Charentes towards the west of France, Poitiers is a university city with layer upon layer of medieval history to delve into. All you need is a bit of …
World-beating wine and UNESCO-listed Roman ruins are on the menu in the small city of Orange in Vaucluse. The Theatre is one of Europe’s most spectacular Roman monuments, and you’ll …
A major port for centuries, and France’s historic gateway to England, Calais hasn’t always been in the news for the right reasons. Many people rush by on their way to …
Like many port around the world, Marseille long had a reputation for seediness and crime. And there’s still a scruffiness about the city today, which is no bad thing. It …
Covering the Atlantic side of south-western France, Aquitaine is vast, with a multitude of landscapes, places to visit and things to do. On the coast the sand goes on forever …
On the French Riviera you’ll tread a path beaten by some of the 20th-century’s most illustrious movie stars and painters. There’s a glamour about the region that no destination in …
Call it a cliché, but if you want to know the real France then it’s the small towns you need to visit. In the best ones you’ll get to know …
France’s mountain ranges are a skier’s paradise, but it can be confusing working out which resorts are better depending on how experienced you are and whether skiing with children. You …
It’ difficult to encapsulate the sheer variety in France’s Northern Regions, and how somewhere like Brittany can have such a different character to its neighbour Normandy. If you’re pondering where …
Spreading over much of France’s Massif Central, Auvergne is a region of hills, mountain peaks, pastures and lakes. Many of Auvergne’s biggest landforms were once active volcanoes, and this volcanic …