Big impression

Carolyn Reynier explores Vétheuil in the north and St-Rémyde-Provence in the south of France, both with artistic links

From food markets to monasteries, this area brims with special sights

Taking the best of Californian living and blending it with Moroccan style made a French home that’s pure sunshine

Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro spent time in London, but it took James McNeill Whistler to act as artistic bridge with Britain and the ‘sweetened’ Impressionism of Jules Bastien-Lepage to inspire most homegrown painters, says Caroline Bugler

The Leicestershire home of Valerie and David Chapman may have a formal Queen Anne facade, but inside it has an elegantly creative style with a twist that reflects its owners’ personalities. Since buyi

Our selection of the finest French hotels ranges from town and country to seaside glamour on the Côte d’Azur