Floating on the River Cher, this slate-capped tufa chateau raises its turrets and square chimneys to the sky... It rises from the bottom of a large avenue of trees, light, luminous and transparent. The château is not on the water's edge...

At the crossroads of Touraine, Anjou and Poitou, the town of Richelieu is a unique example of 17th-century town planning in France. Situated in the department of Indre-et-Loire, the town, or rather the market town (1,700 inhabitants), surrounded by ramparts...

In La Riche, 3 km from Tours, the priory of St Cosme was founded in the 11th century to welcome pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. It was the home of Ronsard, prior from 1565 to 1585. copyright C....

A privileged witness of the Renaissance, Pierre de Ronsard, leader of the Pléiade along with Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560), was a great poet, a good Christian and even a good religious. This year marks the 500th anniversary of his...

The old town of Le Mans... A Gallo-Roman city wall, a soaring cathedral, an old quarter worthy of the Plantagenets, rillettes, poulardes and capons: it's well worth including it in the twenty-four hours of a discovery tour....

Situated in the Bouches du Rhône region, between the Alpilles, Pays d'Aix, Luberon and Camargue, Salon-de-Provence is surrounded by countryside where the olive tree is king. Its history is reflected in the architectural heritage of the old town centre and in the "quartier des savonniers", in the...

In the southern Vosges, Alsace and Franche-Comté meet and invite us to share a little of their rich history. With its cultural, gastronomic and architectural heritage, as well as its military legacy, the Vosges Massif is a generous place to visit in any season....

In the gentleness of its lakes and well-watered hills, history and nature live side by side in harmony. Here's a snapshot of a tranquil countryside. Confolens, the abbey of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe and the Longeville estate are all worth a visit....

With its white stone facades, arcaded streets, Grosse Horloge, Renaissance Town Hall and beautiful 17th and 18th century shipowners' residences, La Rochelle has a remarkable architectural heritage. It is also the 2nd largest port...

Nine white villages, a few colourful harbours, soft light and a 2.9 km bridge that rises above the waves and has linked the island to the mainland since 1988, the Ile de Ré boasts a natural heritage of exceptional beauty. Not forgetting, in summer...

Near Saumur, we invite you to discover three emblematic sites in the Loire Valley: the remarkable garden of Puygirault, the tufa sculptures of Pierre et Lumière and the Mushroom Museum with the largest collection of mushrooms in the world.

The art of arranging flowers originated in China and developed in Japan under the influence of Buddhism, which was introduced there in the 6th century. It was customary for monks to offer flowers as part of their rituals, and to place them...

More than just a stopover in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the town of Cognac, birthplace of François 1er and Jean Monnet, one of the fathers of modern Europe, gave its name to the famous eau-de-vie made from the region's white wine,...

Every year in February, the classic mimosa festival in Mandelieu, in the Alpes-Maritimes, maintains the tradition of floral floats, each one telling a story. This year, the theme was "The Olympics gone wild". Ah! the...

One hundred years after the death of Pierre Loti (1850-1923), Charente maritime, Rochefort and Oléron are paying tribute to the many facets of this exceptional naval lieutenant with a series of events and exhibitions. The Charente Maritime department, with its rich...

"We live from the sea" is the motto of this island, 4 km long and 1.5 km wide, located off the Gulf of Morbihan. A paradise for sailors, fishermen and nature lovers, Houat is the perfect place to discover its exceptional flora and fauna, go cycling or follow the coastal paths.