The Christmas season is a time when the French set aside their treasured notions of being a staunchly secular country to revel in holiday traditions, many of them rooted in the religious practices of ...

Visitors can also take a trip to Mont Saint-Michel and its 12th-century cobbled streets and bay views STANDING on a small wooden platform way up in the treetops, I don’t want to make the leap. My next ...

I keep a carton of eggnog in my refrigerator during the holiday season for two reasons. One, of course, is to have some on hand should guests I’m entertaining want to enjoy a cup of it. The other ...

From destination advice to how to maximise your budget, you shared your questions on travelling to France in 2026 and our expert provided the answers. Please leave your questions for our next ...

Thandai mousse blends traditional Indian thandai spices with French mousse technique, creating a balanced New Year dessert rooted in culture and craft. Winter afternoons often call for desserts that ...

People stroll throuh the Christmas market at the Grand place in Lille, France, on November 28, 2025. The Christmas season is a time when the French set aside their treasured notions of being a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Bordeaux had been swirling in my mind for years. I’d long pictured myself wandering through its beautiful, sun-kissed old streets and ...

It may seem difficult to imagine, but once upon a time, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas (Is You)” didn’t get played three times per hour on every single radio station that broadcasts holiday ...

France’s national postal service, La Poste and its banking arm, La Banque Postale, were knocked offline on Monday in a distributed denial-of-service attack that disrupted services at the height of the ...

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Christmas dinner in France makes good on a promise to dine very well, offering everything from extravagant seafood platters to sweet treats such as the traditional Yule log cake (or bûche de Noël).

08:42, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 Updated: 10:01, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 With 2026 stretching out before us, many Brits are already mapping out their holiday plans and weekend escapes. But if Paris or Versailles ...