Gary Lee Kraut
Gary Lee Kraut is the editor of France Revisited and an award-winning travel writer. As a long-time specialist on travel and touring in France, he has become the go-to contact for individual travelers and travel agents seeking personalized travel advice and customized tours in Paris and throughout France. See the About the Editor tab at the top of this page for his complete bio.
Sagesse: Beer on the Cider Trail of Pays d’Auge, Normandy
Cidre–(hard) cider—is a pleasing, inexpensive, low-alcohol beverage that marries well with Norman cheeses. But wait: Is that a microbrewery in the village of Le Breuil-en-Auge? Yes, indeed: Sagesse.
Bastille Day, a Paris Vignette
Is it worth a 7-hour wait on the Champs de Mars to watch 14th of July (Bastille Day) fireworks at the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Watch and read this Paris vignette for one experienced point of view.
The Linden Flower, a Must-Smell of Paris in June
Everyone seeks out the must-sees of Paris, but the must-smells can also be remarkable in June. That’s when the jasmine bushes and the linden trees were in bloom this year. No need to follow a guide, just follow your nose.
Cheese: Jérôme Spruytte’s Pont l’Evêque Fermier (Pays d’Auge, Normandy)
Veering off onto the country roads of the Pays d'Auge area of Normandy, let's meet Jérôme Spuytte, one of the few remaining producers of Pont l’Evêque fermier, a farm-made raw-milk cheese.
VoiceMap Tour: The Champs-Elysées, from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe
Join Gary Lee Kraut on an essential Paris walking tour: a stroll along the full length of the world-famous avenue of the Champs-Elysées, from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe.
Chartres Lights Up as an Overnight Destination (Video)
Long considered a day trip destination, Chartres has also become an overnight destination thanks to the vibrant and animated illuminations of the cathedral and other historic sights and monuments that make for an enchanting evening walk-about.
The Heroes of Heritage Sites in Western Hérault (video)
Meet the deeply rooted men and women who volunteer countless hours to preserving civil, religious and industrial heritage sites in an uncommon destination in southwest France: western Herault.
Paris Exhibitions: Women War Photographers
The intensity of the narratives told in Women War Photographers makes this gathering of images and texts horribly mesmerizing and insightful and this exhibition perhaps the most notable in Paris this season.
Couples Therapy in the Cour d’Or Museum in Metz
I wouldn’t have thought that a museum could be so romantic. In Metz of all places. I didn’t expect to encounter so many couples in city’s Cour d’Or Museum.