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Nyons Drôme | The last Provençal frontier

Diamonds of Light: A Limited Edition Souvenir of the Eiffel Tower

Limited edition Eiffel Tower souvenir How many technicians does it take to change a light bulb in the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower, loved by most, loathed by the likes of Guy de Maupassant who dined at the Tower daily, “so I don’t have to look […]

Found: 19th-Century Champagne Bottles in a Collapsed Cellar

These champagne bottles were last seen 118 years ago. Michael Boudot/Champagne Pol Roger At the beginning of 1900, French wine-making brothers Maurice and Georges Roger had an estimated 1.5 million champagne bottles and 500 casks of other wine safely stored in the cellar below their family […]

How to do Nice on a budget

Imagine you’re wandering through the winding narrow streets in the old town of Nice. The sun is beating down, the sky is a deep spirit-lifting blue.  You stop at Cours Saleya market to buy a snack – maybe socca, the local speciality, a pancake made from […]

3 of the most beautiful villages in Provence

We look at some of the most beautiful villages in Provence – in a region known for its extraordinary charm, these three stand out… Gordes – the heart of Provence If there is one place on the bucket list of most visitors to Provence, it has […]

Pierre de Coubertin: Father of the Modern Olympic Games

Photo: Wikipedia/ Bain News Service. Public Domain As all eyes are focused on the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, few realize the Olympic Games as we know them today began just a little over a century ago. In the ancient Olympic Games, amateur athletes– […]

Musée de Cluny, the Museum of the Middle Ages, to Close for Renovation

Cluny Museum, Paris, France. Between 1890-1900. Photochrom Print Collection. Library of Congress. Public Domain. Of the hundreds of museums in Paris, the Musée de Cluny is one of our favorites: a gem in the Latin Quarter devoted to the Middle Ages. The building itself is remarkable. […]

French Faux Pas: What Not To Do In France Or With A French Friend

Wherever I go, I seem to take my Frenchness with me (whatever that is, really). Like most civilized countries, France has a particular set of rules, and don’t you dare ignore them. When visiting my home country, you’d be wise to keep some of these social norms and […]

The fairy tale Chateau du Rivau Loire Valley

This is a love story. It’s the tale of a couple who fell in love with an abandoned chateau. They bought it and have spent the last two decades lovingly restoring it and creating the most magical gardens. Falling in love with a neglected but exquisite […]