The post 7 photos of Annecy Haute Savoie that will make you want to go there! appeared first on The Good Life France. Annecy in Haute-Savoie is one of the most charming and picturesque little cities in France. Annecy – Venice of the Alps Annecy is […]
Read MoreThe Eiffel Tower is the most recognizable landmark in Paris and is known worldwide as a symbol of France. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, it is a premier tourist destination, with over 5.5 million visitors per year. The tower received its 200,000,000th guest on November […]
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The post The French Belle Epoque in Film appeared first on The Good Life France. The ‘belle époque’ was a period of French history. It occurred during the decades from the late 19th century (1880s) to the outbreak of the First World War. It was a […]
Read MoreHistory Our direct ancestor, the Cro-Magnon man -named after a site in the Perigord- testifies to human habitation of what is now Aquitaine going back thousands of years. The caves of Lascaux, in France, contain some of the earliest known representational art, dating to between 17,000 […]
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Originally published on The Good Life France by Rupert Parker Samoëns is a picturesque “ville fleurie†in the Haute-Savoie region in south-eastern France. It sits in the Vallée du Giffre, in the French Alps, and is only an hour by car from Geneva. Long a winter skiing destination, […]
Read MoreBanned for almost 100 years, believed to induce madness in those who drank it, absinthe is making a come back. Invented by a French doctor, the highly alcoholic drink has a colourful history. What is absinthe and where does it come from? A certain Dr. Ordinaire […]
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Over the last few years rooftop venues have been popping up all over the capital. They make for a brilliant place to enjoy the great outdoors with views that seriously impress. We think these are some of the best rooftop hot spots in Paris: Bar with […]
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Homesickness can strike you at any time. More often than not, it’s the little things that matter. The ones you never really noticed or appreciated at the time. For me, it happened this morning, after my daily commute. Don’t ask me why, but I started craving […]
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Sequins pointing the way: Let’s glide on up to Glitter Central: the Moulin Rouge in Montmartre.(Bejeweled postcard, early 1900s, Theadora Brack’s collection) After a week of PyeongChang’s ice skates, glitter, and rhinestones, let’s glide on up to Glitter Central: the Moulin Rouge in Montmartre. That’s right. […]
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Ecrins National Park is about a 90 minute drive east of Grenoble. It’s the largest National Park in France and features some of the wildest and most dramatic scenery in the Alps. Perhaps because of that, it remains relatively unknown, its paths less travelled than those […]
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