France is the world's biggest consumer of Scotch whisky per capita, but there are still only a handful of whisky producers. The first, a distillery in Brittany, decided 20 years ago that it would take on the Celtic competition wit..
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The Isle of Batz is like an enchanted garden rising from the water opposite Roscoff. Dunes, marshes, sand and pebble beaches, exotic gardens and cultivated fields all add up to a mosaic of authentic charm.
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Arriving by train at Morlaix takes you back to the heyday when railways were in their infancy. The town is approached from the top of a giant granite viaduct built in 1864 during the construction of the Paris-Brest railway line. T..
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Winter heralds the start of the storm season on Ouessant, the westernmost of the Ponant Islands. Its bare landscapes and jagged coastline offer an irresistible attraction.
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The scarcity of trees on Ouessant has meant that the islanders have always used gorse and turf from coastal pastures as fuel. From fish and limpets to the island’s main speciality, lamb stew, everything used to be cooked under a t..
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Bred in the open sea and fed on fresh seaweed, France Haliotis ormers are surprisingly fresh and tender. Yvon, chef at L’Armen restaurant in Brest, gives us his recipe (video).
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Nantes, no doubt the French city that has most changed in the past century, is in the spotlight now.  Its chateau has just opened again and next summer you will discover 'machines on the island' and also 'Estuaire 2007', an artist..
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Biarritz, la Baule, le Touquet, Royan... All these seaside resorts evolved in the second half of the 19th century. Yet Dinard, along with Deauville (but less obtrusive), has undoubtedly been the best in preserving its charm. An ac..
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Really get away from it all with an island holiday! Amongst the beautiful islands along France’s Atlantic coast, we visited the Île de Batz, the Île Vierge and the Molène archipelago’s Île de Quéménès, all in Brittany’s Finistère ..
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L’Île Vierge - the Virgin Island - belongs to the archipelago of the Îles de Lilia located in the Aber Wrac’h area north of the Finistère département. Our visit was inspired by the promise of a truly exceptional lighthouse. We arr..
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A string of islets just touching the water’s surface, lagoons holding turquoise waters, stretches of immaculate sand, strings of pebbles, rocks in fairytale forms, varicoloured beds of seaweed, seals, dolphins, thousands of marine..
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La Beaujoire is a young stadium (23 years) with a fine future to look forward to. Built for the European football championship, it was inaugurated on 8 May, 1984. Five weeks later, on 17 June, Platini’s French team gave Belgium a ..
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