Author: Love France
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The One French Cheese Worth Bringing Home From Market
France has over 1,000 cheeses. So which one do you bring back from a market stall? We break down the top contenders — and how to get them home in one piece.
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The French Garden: From Versailles to the Village Potager
France invented the art of the formal garden. The French have a word for their garden style: le jardin à la française. It changed how the world grows things. Walk through any French town and you will see it. Public squares are clipped and symmetrical. Village parks have neat hedges and straight paths. Even private…
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Your First Morning in France as a Resident
Moving to France as a resident feels entirely different from arriving as a tourist. Here is what to expect — and what to actually do — on your first morning living there.
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France Travel Budget: How Much Does a Trip to France Actually Cost?
Planning a France trip? Get real per-day costs for accommodation, food, transport, and flights — plus sample budgets for every travel style.
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Marie Antoinette: The Truth Behind France’s Most Misunderstood Queen
The real story of Marie Antoinette — child bride, fashion icon, mother, and prisoner. Discover the woman behind the legend, and where to visit her legacy in France.
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Aix-en-Provence Travel Guide: What to See, Do and Eat in Cézanne’s City
Aix-en-Provence travel guide: what to see, where to eat, how to get there from Paris and the best time to visit Cézanne’s city in Provence.
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The Love France Guide № 003: The Béret
Fantassin 72 via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) A proper béret starts life as an oversized knitted disc, sometimes a metre across, that is felted in hot water until the wool shrinks, thickens, and locks into a dense, weatherproof cloth. Only then is it blocked into shape, shorn of fuzz, and finished with a small stem…
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The Cathars of Languedoc: France’s Forgotten Heresy
The Cathars of Languedoc were a peaceful medieval religious movement that the Catholic Church declared heresy. Discover their beliefs, the crusade that destroyed them, and the dramatic castles they left behind across southern France.
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France’s Best Coastal Towns for Seafood
Marseille, Arcachon, Cancale, La Rochelle, and the Basque coast all make a strong case for France’s best seafood. Here is what each town does well, and how to choose where to go.
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The French Towns Where Every Morning Starts at the Boulangerie
Which French town would you choose for a morning boulangerie habit? From Annecy and Dijon to Bayonne and Périgueux, here are six towns where fresh bread is part of daily life — and the rest of the town makes it worth staying.
