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When it comes to injecting a note of gaiety into social occasions, nothing has quite compared to the accordion. Roger Moss looks at the nation’s enduring love affair with these remarkable instruments...

Emma-Jane Lee, our language expert, heads out to guide us through a new selection of  French expressions...

Emma-Jane Lee, our language expert, takes a break to explore more French expressions…

We head for a quiet stretch of the Atlantic coast, where the Marais Poitevin meets the Vendée, for a gentle out-of-season amble...

Vicki Bassey and husband Peter moved to France in 2005. Now based in Civray, Vicki has recently launched her own gemstone jewellery collection called Vivi Bijoux...

Not so long ago France’s thermal spas were all about physical health, offering curative treatments for a range of ailments, from relatively minor irritations to potentially life-threatening conditions...

ANGELICA...

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The thriving town of Cognac in the south of the region may be many things, but above all it will always be the home of one of the region’s most famous exports...

Besides the boulangerie, another wonderful pleasure of French life is the pâtisserie...