Skiing, snowshoeing and fondue: This is the French-Alpine experience
Indoor calorific delights and outdoor winter sports provide the perfect balance of Alpine charm.
Three countries in one day, on two wheels
As you pedal close to picture-perfect coasts, climb to reach ancient stone villages and work up an appetite for figs, olives and grapes, the glitz of Europe's Rivieras take on a new, simpler beauty.
The chalk cathedrals of France's Reims and Epernay
"Chalk cathedrals" spread like a subterranean metropolis beneath France's Champagne region.
Club Med's new licence to thrill
From an eagle's eye perspective it looks a bit like a James Bond villain's lair masquerading as a top-secret science lab.
How to order wine in France: Chef Gabriel Gate
There is an art to ordering wine in France as Chef Gabriel Gate explains.
Cycling along one of Europe's oldest canals
A marvel of 17th-century construction now provides a delightful watery path for cyclists to follow.
The Great War: Why it still packs an emotional punch
There's one thing every visitor to the sites of the Great War should know.
Step inside the best hotel in the world
From the moment you're welcomed through that lipstick-red entrance, you're in for something memorable.
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A portal into absolute charm, France is an ultimate European experience for lovers of food, wine, culture and sophistication. Take a step back and enjoy the warm hospitality of the south; experience the world's beautiful wine country in Bordeaux; get the Mediterranean vibe flowing in Marseille; swim on pebbled beaches in Nice; and enter the "gateway to the European Cascades" in Chamonix.
