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

Cycling

9 beautiful stops on the 2020 Tour de France route

The Tour de France kicks off its 3,470 kilometer (2156 mile), 21 stage loop in Nice, the capital of…

France is next

Explore the 8 French host cities of the Rugby…

Following Japan in 2019, France is honoured to be hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2023, the 10th in…

Views to take your breath away

7 hilltop villages to gaze out at the…

Equally as charming as the coastline of the Côte d’Azur—its beaches, its capes, the Croisette and…

Culture

Behind the scenes of the Quarries of Light in…

Below the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, monumental limestone quarries serve as the backdrop for…

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…