Art de vivre

Exciting ways to get away from it all

A wine lover’s guide to Lavaux

A dash of Gallic chic and a hint of 70s styling have reinvented this Provençal home, where relaxation is taken seriously

When it comes to entertaining friends, it is hard to top Château de Chambord as a spectacular party venue. Set in a vast forested estate larger than the City of London, this flamboyant royal residence

A former convent, beautifully restored for 21st-century living, is inviting a new type of traveller to the glamorous French Riviera

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE JUST RETURNED HOME after spending an idyllic five weeks in the south of France. I am an artist and illustrator based in Teignmouth, south Devon, where my husband and I run our ow