If you are considering buying a new home in France, the chances are you have a pet you’d like to take with you, either to live in France permanently, or to travel to and from a holiday home. So what is the pet passport system, what steps do you need to take, and how will […]

If you have decided to move to France and would like to secure your future there post-Brexit, you’re going to have to apply for a Carte de Séjour, or residence permit. Estimates suggest that currently fewer than 10% of Britons living in France possess Cartes de Séjour, so French authorities anticipate having to issue over […]

If you enjoy cycling and love to visit France, it’s easy to combine both passions at the same time. Home of the greatest professional tour of them all, the Tour de France, which usually takes place in July, cycling is so revered in France that it is considered the national sport. For those who’d prefer […]

If you are in the process of learning French and are keen to impress your friends and neighbours with some zarbi new words, why not try out some of the French slang Verlan on them? Zarbi, you ask? Just switch the syllables, and you’ll find the word Bizarre. As puzzling to the untrained ear as […]

Think of French celebrities and certain names will probably come to mind: Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Reno, Vanessa Paradis and Gerard Depardieu among them. While these are most certainly iconic, there are numerous television personalities, singers and actors who are hugely famous in France today, but little known outside. If you are seriously considering […]

Preparing To Sell? Get Your Home Camera-Ready If you are looking to sell your French property in the coming months, now is the ideal time to get it spruced up and camera-ready. Try looking at every room as if for the first time – is it overstuffed with clutter? Would a coat of paint work […]

If you are considering a move to France, how will Brexit and the Withdrawal Agreement affect you, what are the procedures you may have to go through and what are your future rights? Here’s a look at what we know so far about what the Brexit deal means for British residents in France, and for […]

Burgundy, or Bourgogne, is one of France’s great historic regions, famous for its religious heritage, canals and, of course, its wines. It is situated in central-eastern France on the main lines of communication between Paris and Lyon, and is bordered by the Loire river to the west, the Franche-Comté and Champagne areas to the east, […]

For six seasons now, viewers have been charmed by the Channel 4 programme Escape to the Château, which follows the adventures of Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree as they restore a fairytale 19th century château in Martigne-sur-Mayenne, in the Pays-de-la-Loire region of north-western France. Formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, Dick Strawbridge is […]

World-renowned for its fine cuisine of rare steaks, hearty chicken casseroles, creamy sauces and rich desserts, France used to be a tricky destination for vegetarians, and with its seemingly endless varieties of cheese, even more so for vegans. But for anyone who’s discounted moving to France on the grounds of its animal-based cuisine, there’s good […]