Tag: pilgrimage
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Why Lyon Should Be on Your France Trip
Lyon has two rivers, a Roman hilltop, hidden traboules, and one of the best food scenes in France. Here’s what to see, eat, and do when you visit.
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What Cannes Harbour Reveals About the French Riviera
Cannes harbour sits between two worlds — superyachts and a medieval old town, fishing boats and film festival money. Here is what to see, when to visit, and how to make the most of the Vieux Port and the Côte d’Azur coast.
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Cannes After Dark: A Guide to the Port at Night
The port of Cannes at night is one of the most dramatic views on the French Riviera. Here is what you are actually looking at — and how to see it at its best.
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French Surnames of the Basque Country: Origins, Meanings and
Photo: Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash What’s your name in French? 🇫🇷 Your French Name — type any first name for the French equivalent, with meaning and regional notes. There is a moment, standing in the market square of Saint-Jean-de-Luz on a warm September morning, when you notice that the names on the shop…
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French School Culture vs. American School Culture
French school culture differs from American schools in surprising ways. From two-hour lunches to compulsory philosophy, here is the full picture.
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Napoleon’s France: The Man Who Remade Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte changed France. He changed Europe. He changed the law, the map, and what it meant to be French. No other figure in modern history remade so much so fast. Napoleon’s France was not just a country. It was an empire stretching from the Atlantic coast to the borders of Russia. He ruled it…
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Why French People Live Longer: The Secrets of the French Die
The French eat butter. They eat cheese. They drink wine with lunch. And they live longer than most people in the world. Image: Shutterstock This seems impossible. But it is true. France has one of the highest life expectancies in Europe. French women live, on average, to 85. French men to nearly 80. Heart disease…
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Why Every Pilgrim Walking to Spain Starts in This Volcanic French City
Inside the volcanic city where pilgrims have started their walk to Spain for over a thousand years — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The French Village That Becomes a Sacred Pilgrimage Site Every May
Each May, thousands of pilgrims travel to a tiny Camargue village for one of France’s oldest and most remarkable traditions — the pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
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The French Village Clinging to a Cliff That Pilgrims Have Cl
There are places in France that are beautiful, and then there are places that make you question how they exist at all. Rocamadour falls into the second category. Perched against the face of a sheer cliff 150 metres above the Alzou canyon, this medieval village looks like something from a fever dream — or a…
