Author: Love France
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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.
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Montmartre: A Complete Guide to Paris’s Most Iconic Neighbourhood
A complete guide to Montmartre, Paris — what to see, when to visit, how to avoid the crowds, where to eat, and why this hilltop neighbourhood is unlike anywhere else in the city.
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The Marquis de Lafayette: The French Hero Who Helped America Win Independence
In the summer of 1777, a 19-year-old French nobleman stepped off a ship in South Carolina. He had crossed the Atlantic in secret. He was risking his fortune, his title, and his life. His name was Gilbert du Motier. The world knows him as the Marquis de Lafayette. America was at war with Britain. France…
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France’s Best Cheese Caves to Visit
France has some of the world’s most impressive cheese caves — from Roquefort’s ancient limestone fleurines to Comté’s converted military forts. Here’s how to visit them and what to expect when you do.
