Fields of flavour

Enjoy the spice of life in this bucolic French region, famed for its flavoursome mustards, complex wines and rich, slow-cooked chicken and beef dishes

Eating your way through the arrondissements

High up in the lush Cévennes mountains of the Gard in the South of France, British-born couple Lou and Dan Sayers have painstakingly restored a 17th-century farmhouse that is full of unexpected surpri

Of all the reasons for a delay at a ferry port check-in, a World War II half-track troop carrier being abandoned at the booth is one of the rarer ones. It was the D-Day landings anniversary and at Por

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

Home to more classified growth estates than anywhere else in the Médoc, Margaux is a must-visit for Bordeaux collectors and enthusiasts. A former resident gives his insider advice for aspiring visitors