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Air source heating: pompe à chaleur air-air – converts hot air or steam above the ground into electricity . It is also...
Photographer Rachel McKenna sets off on a road trip of France to capture breeds like the Brittany Spaniel and the French Briard in the relaxed surroundings of their natural environment.
Well-known as ‘the garden of France’, Pays de la Loire is the place for fresh produce. But with its rivers and coastal edge, there’s also plenty of fishy business going on. Justin Postlethwaite browses the menu...
Until 12 April, Saint-Étienne (Rhône-Alpes) is hosting its four week-long International Biennial of Design. Now in its ninth edition, this year’s...
We interview Eric Sendra, owner of Vins, Adour & Fantaisies, a retailer of gourmet wines, spirits and delicatessen goods. Based in southwest France, his cellars include the world’s widest Armagnac catalogue with more than 1,000 references to brandies produced as long ago as 1888.
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The FrenchEntrée Directories have grown to become the most popular resource on the web for France. The directories...
Guy Hibbert fulfils a long-held ambition, driving a classic Italian sports car on a 36-hour road trip through Languedoc-Roussillon, leisurely taking in the area’s hugely pleasurable range of seafood, wines, mountains and medieval architecture along the way…
Aligot is a fondue-like potato and cheese dish made by skilled men with vast wooden paddles and often served alongside local sausages or spit-roast veal, lamb or pork. Aligot transcends its simple ingredients and tastes best eaten outdoors in a crowded village square on a summer’s evening.
Director, actor, comedian and author Richard Ayoade is a French 'New Wave' cinema addict. He speaks exclusively to Florence Derrick about France and the 'Nouvelle Vague'.
The new UK pension regime came into effect from 6th April, 2015. This is a major change for retirees, with the restrictions on how much income and lump sum you can take being removed for defined contribution schemes.
Our growing awareness of the impact we have on our environment has led to a growing interest in eco-buildings as full-time residences. Wood is a sustainable resource and careful husbandry will allow these products to be available long after the plastic, fossil fuel created windows and doors become uneconomical.
Dominic Bliss introduces his two young daughters to cuisine “outside their nutritional comfort zones” in the Limousin.
Escaping the sun’s glare on the village square in Cazals, northeast of Cahors, I’m sipping a post-lunch coffee with Alice...
Le Week-End Director: Roger Michell Cert: 15 Running time: 93 mins When Meg (Duncan) and Nick (Broadbent) Burrows return to Paris...
Bon courage! Richard Wiles, Summersdale Books, £8.99 Richard Wiles is famed for a succession of DIY books, and was the Senior Editor...
Head to the heart of the Loire, where a château visit rewards you not with one garden but 12. La Chatonnière in Azay-le Rideau has an ecelectic range of beautiful jardins, including the Garden of Fragrance and the intriguing Theatre of Impertinence.
When we pack up and set out for a new life in France, full of eager anticipation, none of us expects to become ill. The medical culture is different, the language barrier becomes even harder, friends and family are far away. CSF can help.
The Loire Valley area makes up one of the largest regions in metropolitan France, birthplace of writer François Rabelais and his most famous character,...
Just before six in the morning on Sunday, the Château de Fontainebleau, one of the most extraordinary cultural sites in France, was the target of a carefully planned robbery. Priceless treasures from the Chinese wing are missing.
Florence Derrick travels to a Midi-Pyrénées town where organic and fair trade products are the norm
There's nothing like the pleasure of eating vegetables fresh from your own garden. The flavour and texture far exceed anything you can buy in a shop. Growing vegetables is also a natural incentive to to spend time outdoors. It is not necessary to have a large space to begin a vegetable garden, you can start one with just a few pots.
A classic French dish made with chicken braised in red wine. With its deep colour and rich flavour this coq au vin recipe is the perfect slow-food to make any dinner guest feel special.
Pétanque is one of the most popular pastimes in France and can trace its origins to Provence, where it goes hand in had with animated conversation and an apéritif. The goal is to throw steel balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called the cochonnet in an attempt to knock the opponent's boules out of the way.
We are all well-versed in the notion that French women don’t get fat. They are also the epitome of chic and...
Just a year after announcing plans to build the first ever five-star résidence de tourisme in the French Alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, the developer MGM reports that Britons have already snapped up a third of the new Chamonix apartments.
Any visitor to Boulogne-sur-Mer is in for a culinary treat as the city's enormous fishing port is just a stone's throw from a famous fromager selling hundreds of cheeses. Florence Derrick investigates.
With a strong pound and property prices still low in,France it is a great time to find a bargain and buy your dream property in France for less. Av€200,000 property will now cost you £18,900 less compared with January 2014!
Before setting off onto the French roads, it is vital to acquaint yourself with some basic principals concerning driving in France as well as the road network and administrative requirements relating to driving licences.
In the winter we all need dishes such as this to nourish body and soul. Florence Derrick charts the origins and history of this all-time French classic, a slow-cooked stew that's equally pleasurable at home or sampled at your favourite bistro
Whether you are moving to France with young children, studying in France, or retiring to France with a low household...
The British and French cultural scene create an exciting exchange with the Paris London Tandem 2015.
This is what they eat to warm themselves up in the Cévennes mountains in winter ... if it works for them, it could help us through our cold winter too. Here is a delicious French bistro staple.
French language help is at hand! Here is a glossary to help you find the right term for the many...
Poet-philosopher Paul Valéry was one the most significant French Symbolists of the late 19th century, alongside Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul...
Can the English be as romantic as the French? Author Julia Stagg shares a delicious tale of French romance in the mountain village of Fogas, where the characters already feel like family.
Skiing in France is something of a ‘no-brainer’. France has the biggest ski area in the world, laying claim to an unbelievable 30% of the world’s surface area devoted to the sport.
An Englishman Aboard Charles Timoney, Penguin Books, £9.99 We all know how it goes: it’s New Year’s Eve, the champagne is...
If you are lucky enough to have been invited to a wedding in France, or are planning to get married...
When thinking about France, many associate the country with its fantastic wine-producing beautiful vineyards. A very large number of grape...
When buying a used car in France, there are a number of options available. You could purchase through a dealer or...
There are various tax-free vehicles available in the UK. But what happens when we move to France? Do we retain these accounts? Will they work for us as French residents?
A fun day out with everything you love about French culture, food, wine, music and of course property. In case you weren’t able to make it this year, here are some of our highlights of the France Show in London.
At times we all need to escape the frenetic pace of city life, and luckily France’s capital has no end of green spaces. Read on to discover Florence Derrick’s top three parks in which to steal a breath of fresh air in Paris.
Starting on January 1st, 2015, auto-entrepreneur businesses must have a dedicated bank account for their financial accounting separate from their personal bank account.
Sarlat-la-Canéda is the heart of the Dordogne Valley and the capital of the Périgord’s gastronomic specialities: walnuts, black truffles and, most of all, foie gras. Florence Derrick ‘takes a gander’ at the town’s annual celebration of goose-based cuisine, Sarlat en Périgord Fest’Oie
If you want to get a paid job in France, get a head start with our guide to the employment situation, from the different workplace customs to contracts and wages
There can be significant differences between taxation in the UK and taxation in France. A must read in order to help maximise your returns on your money.
Roquefort is a flavourful ewe's-milk blue cheese and is France’s second most popular cheese after Comté. During the Age of Enlightenment, the French philosopher Diderot attributed the title “King of Cheeses” to Roquefort cheese, declaring in 1782 that “Roquefort cheese is without doubt the finest cheese in Europe”.
On Saturday afternoon, a security agent at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the west wing of the Palais du Louvre raised the alarm when he noticed a valuable 17th century statuette missing.
Up-and-coming French alpine resort Val Cenis (close to the Italian border) is one of the best places to learn to ski and boasts the longest green piste in Europe.