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Walks in the French Riviera – Secret paths and Sparkling blue water

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Walks In The French Riviera

The French Riviera is a heavenly place to walk, and in particular the area between Nice and the Italian border is a favourite for walkers in this region of France. The many walks take visitors along the sparkling blue Mediterranean and past some of the richest real estate in the world. Susan McDonald is a regular visitor to this area and shares her favourite walks with us.

Cap de Ferrat Peninsula Walk

Finding the start of many coastal paths in the Riviera can be a challenge so thankfully many of them are signposted.

Living in a Little French Village in Cotes d’Armor

French Village in Cotes d'Armor, Brittany

Who's missing travel, and particularly travel to France? Have you missed your planned trip to soak up the French sunshine, go wine tasting at boutique vineyards, explore the cobbled streets of quaint towns and watch the bustle around you while you sip a champagne and enjoy crusty bread and cheese this year?

So many of you have told me where you were going, what you planned to see, and how those plans are now on hold. This got me to thinking that a bit of cheering up and daydreaming of France was needed .... so, I've created an eBook 'Life in France' with our most read and loved blog posts of our families adventures in our little French village.

Odette Pastry Store – The Best Cream Puffs in Paris

Can you imagine a pretty Parisian store filled with display shelves of only creme puffs? Well, Odette, is such a store. Nestled in amongst its surrounding buildings, Odette is at 77 rue Galande, and is well known for selling only creme puffs, or as they are as named in French, choux à la creme.

Odette - A True Parisian Pastry Store

Yes, while there are pastry shops and bakeries everywhere in Paris, almost on every other street corner actually, Odette is different because instead of the array of eclairs, macarons, croissants and baguettes, Odette only bakes and sells creme puffs and because they specialise only in choux à la creme, they excel in both flavour and creative flair.

Saint Sulpice – Paris’ Second Largest Church

Saint Sulpice Church - The Largest Church in Paris

Saint Sulpice is the second largest church in Paris (only second to Notre Dame Cathedrale) and it's just off the main tourist drag along the Seine. Saint Sulpice is worth a visit for many reasons. Here is a brief history, a description of the main areas within the church and some interesting, quirky facts you may not know. As I stay not far from Saint-Sulpice a few times a year when I'm in Paris, I've come to know and love this huge church.

The Second Largest Church in Paris, Saint-Sulpice

Saint-Sulpice was built to replace the village church which was not large enough for its growing district and the surging Catholic revival at the time. Rector Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-1657), Master of the French School of spirituality and founder of the seminary of the Society of the Priests of Saint-Sulpice was the inspired originator of the new church.

Gorgeous French Gift Box For Lovers of French Style

Review of French Gift Box by Janine Marsh of The Good Life France

You may already know about our French gift boxes, but if you're new to our site, this review by Janine Marsh, editor of popular website The Good Life France and multiple best selling author, will tell all...

"If you love gorgeous French style and exquisite French things, from stunning scented candles to homeware, authentic flea market finds, art, stationery and accessories, then you’re going to love this globally available, lovely French gift box: My Beautiful French Collection Box.

Parisian VIP Shopping Experience at Galeries Lafayette

Parisian VIP Shopping Experience at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann

Paris is the home of style and fashion and the grand and glamorous department store Galeries Lafayette, is home to some of the most stylish and modern fashion in Paris. Not only does the store offer the latest in apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty and perfume, it is all artfully displayed in the breathtakingly beautiful Georges Chedanne and Ferdinand Chanut designed store. The glass and steel dome and Art Nouveau staircases were finished in 1912.

This flagship store on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris always impresses me with its new merchandise displays, lovely cafes and stunning Christmas displays. I've shopped in Galeries Lafayette stores in a few countries including Dubai, Beijing and Paris, and I must say that Galeries Lafayette Haussmann remains my favourite store.

Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera is located between the bustling city of Nice and the uber-opulent Monaco and this 16th century working village is a paradise that our guest writer, Susan McDonald regularly visits and loves. In this post she shares why this commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, located south-west of the Principality of Monaco and just west of the French-Italian border is her favourite holiday escape and why you'll love it too!

Guémené-sur-Scorff: A Beautiful Small French Town

Guémené-sur-Scorff is a small French town of character or petite cité de caractère in the south of Brittany (Bretagne), and it’s part of our series on these small towns of character. To be included in the Association Petites Cités de Caractère de Bretagne, a town must be rural in terms of their small population while at the same time urban in terms of their history and heritage.

Guémené-sur-Scorff: Petite City of Character

Guémené-sur-Scroff, or simply Guémené, as it’s sometimes called, fits these qualifications nicely and there is so much I love about this town which is only about 20 kilometres away from the bustling and popular town of Pontivy (which is situated beside the Napoleonic Canal de Nantes à Brest (the Nantes to Brest Canal).

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Walks in the French Riviera – Secret paths and Sparkling blue water

Walks In The French Riviera

Cap de Ferrat Peninsula Walk

Living in a Little French Village in Cotes d’Armor

Odette Pastry Store – The Best Cream Puffs in Paris

Odette - A True Parisian Pastry Store

Saint Sulpice – Paris’ Second Largest Church

The Second Largest Church in Paris, Saint-Sulpice

Gorgeous French Gift Box For Lovers of French Style

Review of French Gift Box by Janine Marsh of The Good Life France

Parisian VIP Shopping Experience at Galeries Lafayette

Parisian VIP Shopping Experience at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann

Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

Guémené-sur-Scorff: A Beautiful Small French Town

Guémené-sur-Scorff: Petite City of Character

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