Author: Love France
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Fontenay Abbey: The Cistercian Abbey Hidden in a Burgundy Valley
Fontenay Abbey is a Cistercian abbey in a quiet Burgundy valley. Discover its founding, its forge, its paper mill years and how to visit.
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The Love France Guide № 012: The French Breakfast
Ask for breakfast in a French home and you are likely handed a wide, handleless bowl of coffee and a length of yesterday’s baguette, sliced lengthways and spread with butter and jam. The French breakfast — le petit-déjeuner — is unapologetically light and sweet, built for dunking rather than feasting, and the big cooked plate…
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Cluny Abbey: The Burgundy Monastery That Shaped Medieval Europe
Cluny Abbey once ruled the medieval church from a quiet Burgundy town. Discover its monks, its vanished giant church and how to visit what remains.
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Île de Ré: Lighthouses, Salt Marshes and the Island Vauban Fortified
Discover the Île de Ré: the 257-step Phare des Baleines, hand-raked salt marshes, Vauban’s fortified port and the La Rochelle heritage behind French Canada.
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The Bayeux Tapestry: The Story of 1066 Stitched in Linen
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of 1066 in 70 metres of stitched linen. Here is who made it, what it shows and how to visit Bayeux.
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Vézelay: The Hilltop Basilica at the Start of the Pilgrim Road
Climb the hill to Vézelay and step inside a Romanesque basilica of carved stone and shifting light. Here is how to plan your visit in Burgundy.
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The Love France Guide № 011: French Sayings & Proverbs
Photo by Zak H on Pexels When a French speaker shrugs and says “Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point” — there’s no point running, you have to set off on time — they are quoting a 350-year-old poem without thinking about it. The line comes from Jean de La Fontaine’s fable…
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Chamonix Travel Guide: Planning Your Mont Blanc Trip in France
This Chamonix travel guide covers Mont Blanc, the Aiguille du Midi, Mer de Glace and easy hikes, with tips on when to go and how to get there.
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Menton Travel Guide: Lemons, Gardens and the Quiet Riviera
Plan your Menton travel guide trip: lemon festival heritage, hillside gardens, the Cocteau museum and a calm, colourful old town on the Riviera.
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Fontevraud Abbey: Where the Plantagenet Kings Rest
Fontevraud Abbey holds the tombs of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart. Here is what to see and how to visit.
