Mer et montagne

With its distinctive landscapes – ranging from sandy beaches and islands to the Marais Poitevin wetlands and rolling countryside – the Vendée is hard to beat, writes Karen Tait

In the Catalan Pyrenees, everything is bigger. This larger-than-life landscape, 200km north of the soft sands of the Mediterranean coast, is where Catalonia’s colossal peaks mark the region’s borders

Le marché is at the heart of French daily culture. picks out three market towns offering a vibrant lifestyle including Dinan, Louhans and Niort

On the far northwest coast, both Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor offer a great quality of life and affordable properties. Having lived in France’s ‘Land’s end’ for 20 years, Annaliza Davis is keen to share its appeal

It’s 20-something degrees and my lungs are burning. “Don’t look up to see how far you’ve still to go; take it one step at a time,” I tell myself, approaching two-thirds of the way up Puy Mary. It’s wh

Nestled between the Pyrenees and the Catalan coast, the mellow agricultural region of Terres de Lleida in western Catalonia is considered a natural paradise with an amazing cultural heritage. It is al