La montagne bourbonnaise

Alps specialist Andy Symington talks to Karen Tait about property in the Chamonix Valley

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

It’s hard to imagine a better place to start a ride. At 1,326m Briançon is the highest city in France. And with 300 clear days a year on average, it’s also one of the sunniest. To describe the morning

A magnificent chalet in one of the Alps’ premier dual-season destinations inspires Ruth Wood to live life to the full

In the Charente-Maritime, Marans and the Marais Poitevin wetlands combine the best of history, nature and living, says Laurent Blanchard

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