Les Franciscaines: Deauville Gets Culture
Deauville, Normandy's premier luxury seaside resort, can now present itself as a cultural destination thanks to Les Franciscaines, a new culture and media complex within a thoroughly renovated 19th-century convent.
The Must-Have Pass for Those with a Passion for Historical Monuments
The 45€ Passion Monuments pass gives unlimited access for one year to 80 monuments in France--a must-have for monument-minded residents (and travelers on an extended stay?) that will likely pay for itself many times over.
The History of Luxury Hotels on the Riviera (Video)
A video presentation in which France Revisited takes you to southeast France to visit famous and historic hotels along the Riviera, from the Hotel de Paris in Monaco to the Byblos in Saint Tropez, by way of famous hotels in Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Antibes and Cannes.
Bourgogne: A Burgundy by Any Other Name Would Be Just as Terroir
The Burgundy-minded Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) requests that we refer to the wines produced in the Burgundy region as Bourgogne wines. I'm willing to give it a try, but...
Chef Talk: A Young American Apprentices with Jean and Pierre Troisgros, Masters of Nouvelle...
In 1974, David Glass went to France to study art history but no sooner had he arrived than his interest forked off into the heart of modern French gastronomy with apprenticeships with Alain Senderens then Jean and Pierre Troisgros.
5 Days in Auvergne, Part VI: Plenitude on the Aubrac Plateau
I can still clearly see in my mind Aubrac’s rippling empty pastures covered with the greenish-brown grass of early spring. But I remember Aubrac more as a state of mind than an actual place on the map.
Biking in Burgundy: Stopping by Vines on a Sunny Morning (Video)
Whose vines these are I think I know.
His cellar's in the village though;
He will not mind this makeshift bar -
To share with Claire an apéro*.
Saint Léonard de Noblat: Pilgrims, Prisoners, Pastries, Porcelain, Paper
A two-part article in which we encounter in central France along the Way of Saint James: Leonard, the patron saint of prisoners; undernourished pilgrims; massepain, a rustic pastry, and a former hub of artisanship (paper, porcelain, leather).
Saint Leonard de Noblat: 500 Years of Paper Production
The Moulin du Got in Saint Leonard de Noblat (Haute-Vienne) is a wonderful example of a living historical site as it combines an artisanal papermaking factory, a print shop, an exhibition gallery and hands-on programming for all ages.