Pascale Filliâtre

Journalist-traveller. I often voyage to the end of the world to explore what France offers... just next door. filliatre.pascale@orange.fr

Cool down

Tour de France 2019: 7 places to venture off the…

On 6 July, the 106th year of the world’s biggest cycling race starts from Brussels. From the third…

Preview

Dive into the future: the new Bassins de Lumières…

A great event is coming! In spring 2020, Bordeaux’s former submarine base will be transformed into…

Vineyards and half-timbered houses

8 villages to sample along the Alsace Wine Route

How pretty are the villages of the Alsace Wine Route with their half-timbered houses, flowery…

All aboard

All aboard! The Brittany coast from an old…

How about taking to the seas in Brittany to admire the beauty of the coast? It’s even better on an…

An ocean of vines

9 stages on the Grands Crus de Bourgogne Wine…

The Route des Grands Crus is the must-see wine route in Burgundy: 50 miles through 37 villages with…

Contemporary art, design, natural history...

Culture for everyone in Bordeaux

Distinguished by UNESCO for its exceptional urban heritage, Bordeaux has over 350 buildings…

A stone’s throw from the museum

Dig deep into learning at the Louvre-Lens!

We first come to Lens, in Northern France, to visit the Louvre-Lens, a northern wing of the great…

Royal gardens

In the gardens of the Loire Valley chateaux

French or English, geometric or wild, always beautifully blooming, with vegetables or fragrant rose…

Picasso, Matisse, Chagall...

10 artistic favourites on the Côte d’Azur

Picasso, Bonnard, Matisse, Chagall and Renoir... the Côte d’Azur inspired a great many artists. All…

Cuisine

Goût de France: 7 French foodie experiences

From 21–24 March, France invites the world to dinner and shares the treasures of its cuisine,…

Contemporary-industrial

24 hours at the Hotel Louvre-Lens in Northern…

The Louvre-Lens Hotel is a former mining village that's become a crown jewel of Northern France, a…

Vineyard stories

8 cellars where the Champagne sparkles

Miles of underground galleries and millions of bottles of preciously kept champagne away from light…