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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 …
Skiing in Les Deux Alpes, France
The realities of a ski holiday with kids, up a mountain, too far from the ski school and ever so slightly under-prepared! Expat in Provence …
Bourg-en-Bresse | Chickens and culture
Over the last twenty years or so, I have explored much of France by travelling along its roads. As I approach a strange town, I …
Festival of Lights Lyon
The famed Festival of lights (Fête des Lumières) is the biggest and best known event in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes region, France. This amazing festival dates …
French Style: Venetian Carnival Costumes in France
Thierry Quique is a man with a rather beautiful obsession – the Venetian Carnival. In 2010, whilst Thierry was out walking with a friend in …