While many flock to France’s beautiful coasts for holidays of sun, sea and sand, their very popularity has also made them expensive and busy. For all the beauty of a water view without the bustle, lakes make for a stunning alternative. Unlike Italy or Switzerland, France isn’t particularly known for its lakes, but there are […]
If you are planning to move to France, but haven’t yet decided whereabouts you’d like to live, one of the best and least expensive ways of getting to know different areas is by camping, and taking advantage of some of the many well-run campsites that can be found all over the country. If you don’t […]
Located on France’s eastern border, the Rhône-Alpes is named after the Rhône river and the Alps mountain range, and is made up of the following departments, clockwise from the north-west: Loire, Rhône, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isère, Drôme and Ardèche. This region is probably best known for its ski resorts, however, particularly in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, […]
Lyon is the third largest city in France and the second richest after Paris. It has an exciting past (for instance it is where the cinema was born) and it is famously renowned for its gastronomy. Economically Lyon is a major centre for chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries as well as it being a main […]
Grenoble Facts: Grenoble is a city in eastern France that is often missed by first-time travelers to France, but most locals know it as the “capital of the Alps.” Situated right alongside Europe’s premier ski destination, Grenoble enjoys a large share of European tourists annually.