Many film buffs rate the French film industry for being bold and evocative, largely thanks to the Nouvelle Vague movement of the 1950s, which rejected traditional film-making conventions in favour of a more experimental style. Certain French films, however, can be credited with popularising the locations in which they’re set, introducing new areas both to […]
In the popular BBC series Rick Stein’s Secret France, the Padstow-based celebrity chef takes a personal road trip around France, from Dieppe to Cassis, meeting restaurateurs and specialist producers, hoping to find that France is still the home of fine food, particularly if you look off the beaten track. The series is a glorious road […]
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 […]
Normandy, a region of northern France divided into 5 departments, Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine Maritime, has long been a favourite with the British mainly due to its proximity to the UK and its long and interesting history, not always amicable! Normandy gets its name from the Vikings (the Northman /Norseman ). Its area […]
Lower Normandy, or Basse Normandie, covers almost 18,000 km² of land and has a population of around 1.5 million. It has three departments: Manche, Calvados and Orne, and in fact lies west of Upper Normandy, bordering Brittany to the south-west and the Loire to the south. Normandy’s economy is heavily based on agriculture, including livestock, […]
If you are thinking of buying a French farm for sale then Normandy could be a great option for you. There are farmhouses with land for sale across the region, many of which still have potential to breed animals and yield crops. Normandy has a good climate for farming, with the agriculture being mainly dairy […]