HIDDEN WITHIN FRANCE’S Auvergne volcano country is a school like no other: a racing school at which you drive only historic cars. It’s the brainchild of Julien Chaffard, a competitive skier who grew u

Rétromobile is Europe’s finest indoor classic car show, and as I nosed happily around this year’s three floors it seemed better than ever. Among the money-drenched dealers’ stands, favourites included

8-15 March | France

Few cities, and no other capitals, can boast as rich an automotive history as Paris. The city of light counts Renault, Citroën, Facel Vega, Panhard et Levassor, Delage, Voisin, Talbot-Lago, DB and Dar

Historians claim Nice was named after Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, following a military triumph over the local Ligurian tribes. But sitting on my seafront terrace, watching the evening sun sett

Going into the final corner of the opening road stage of the 2013 Route de France, Italian rider Giorgia Bronzini was in third place. Despite a number of attempts by riders to escape, it was clear by