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Lyon France, intoxicating and a split personality
Only Lyon When you visit Lyon you have certain expectations. Medieval architecture, the famous traboules (the covered alleyways which lead from narrow street to narrow …
South of France by Train, a Cultural Journey
Fancy some French culture this summer? Take the train… Is it just me who still gets genuinely excited by the prospect of a European train …
Markets in France | Lyon
As he has done every Saturday morning for two decades, Marcel parks his battered white van on Avenue Edouard Millaud, main thoroughfare of the rural …
Brilliant Summer Holidays in the French Alps
The Alps – they’re not just for winter, they make for the most amazing summer playground too! A holiday in the French Alps in summer …
Unlock the history of Lyon
Founded by the Romans in the first century BC, and having borne witness to two millennia of history, urbanization, and culture, Lyon was classified …
Foire Aux Tupiniers Lyon | The Potters Festival
Pots of Angels and Cathedrals: A letter from the king of France, Charles V11 dated Paris, 14 July, 1492, recognizes the presence of potters at the …
50 Years of Ski Fun in St Martin de Belleville
The ski resorts of St Martin de Belleville and Les Menuires in France’s Three Valleys celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2015. There are year round …
Awesome 4 Day Light Show in Lyon France
“Protect us from famine, war and plague, Seigneur,” cried the Lyonnaise people in 1628. Alas, their pleas came too late – the bubonic plague had …
Brasserie Georges Lyon | A Literary Feast
A few blocks from Vieux Lyon, with its impressively large district of renaissance architecture in France, Brasserie Georges seems to have changed little since its …
Skiing in Les Deux Alpes (Part Deux)
The skiing in Les Deux Alpes holiday had got off to a rocky start. Expat in Provence Susana Iwase Hanson chose the ski resort of …