Situated in the heart of the Occitanie department, only 10km from the Mediterranean coast, Montpellier is a dynamic and young city which is re-branding itself as a tourist hotspot. The city recently became the 7th largest in France with a metropolitan area counting 600.000 inhabitants (surpassing Strasbourg). The historic capital of Languedoc and contemporary capital […]
Famous for lavender and warm smiles, Toulouse earned its “Pink City” moniker thanks to the many red-bricked buildings that fill the culturally rich and vibrant city. While the stunning architecture is reason enough for this regional capital to be one of the top places to visit in France, there are many other adventures to be […]
Corsica is a land of strong contrasts. Although nominally part of France, don’t dare call these islanders French and although more culturally similar to Italians, at most they feel more connected to the more isolated neighbouring island of Sardinia than with mainland Italy. Corsicans are fiercely independent but at the same time the island’s main […]
Beautiful coastal village Etretat in France is loved by the French and by the foreigners for one simple reason: the gardens of Etretat. So let’s take a stroll down the mesmerizing green creations and find out a bit about the fascinating history as well. I am not a garden person, I don’t even know how […]
Our journey through Normandy continues. Moving westwards from Honfleur we arrive at the capital of the Calvados department: Caen. The city is a provincial hub, most famous culturally for its bond with William the Conqueror, whose legacy can be seen in its four main monuments all classed as Monuments Historiques, the designation given to national […]
We start our journey through northern France in Rouen, the region’s capital. Direct flights to Normandy’s two main airports in Rouen and Caen can be a bit pricy, so we advise Beauvais-Paris airport, about an hour and a half by car from our first stop. Rouen, “the city of a hundred towers” as it was […]
As a coffee addict and a proper fashionista, running into Télescope was destiny. Near Kenzo and Celine stores, somewhere among Japanese restaurants, I decided to give my not-so-old feet a rest and got into a small, simplistic, vintage-inspired place. But what I discovered was the best coffee I have ever tried. There’s nothing touristy about […]
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