With a lively town centre, river activities and some of France’s finest châteaux on the doorstep, Tours is in a class of its own, writes Karen Tait

French property dreams

Head off the beaten track in Deux-Sèvres, Creuse and Aveyron and you’ll discover charm, history and character homes you can make your own, writes Eleanor Hewitt-Coleman

Four-bedroom homes

Languedoc estate agent Freddy Rueda talks to Karen Tait about the appeal of his area and the local property market

Whichever way you look at it, the Roman amphitheatre in Arles packs a pretty powerful punch. Still hosting public entertainment nearly 2,000 years after it was built, this UNESCO World Heritage site h