Category Archives: France

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Getting Around the French Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Monaco and Saint-Tropez

Getting Around the French Riviera Nice Cannes Monaco and Saint Tropez shutterstock 1150317617 | Getting Around the French Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Monaco and Saint-Tropez

A French Riviera holiday is more enjoyable when the journey leaves you time for a long lunch, a swim or a wander around the old town. Nice, Cannes, Monaco and Saint-Tropez can all feature in one trip, but trying to visit them in the same day means spending much of it in transit. The practical […]

Why Some Homes in This French Village Have Boat Hulls for Roofs

Why Some Homes in This French Village Have Boat Hulls for Roofs shutterstock 1814615054 | Why Some Homes in This French Village Have Boat Hulls for Roofs

Équihen-Plage on northern France’s Opal Coast preserves the unusual legacy of quilles en l’air, homes built beneath inverted fishing-boat hulls.

Breaking Down the Massive Scale of Paris’ Underground Catacombs

Breaking Down the Massive Scale of Paris Underground Catacombs | Breaking Down the Massive Scale of Paris’ Underground Catacombs

The Paris Catacombs are far larger than most visitors expect. Beneath the streets of Paris sits a tunnel network stretching roughly 200 miles (320 km), with a small public section containing the remains of more than six million people. Most tourists only walk about 1 mile of the tunnels, but the numbers behind the site […]