The route we follow here from Paris to Barcelona is a more traditional approach to the Pyrenees and northern Spain, one much favoured by travellers of yesteryear. It criss-crosses France's Route ...

Lille and Cologne are two cities with very strong regional identities within their respective countries, but they could scarcely be more different. Lille is altogether more downbeat - and is radical ...

A lot of people visit France – some 100 million in 2023, according to recent international tourism stats. The figures, of ...

It seems absolutely crazy to talk about the Tour de France already, but the route is out, so we might as well talk about ...

A team of scientists recently used astronomy to date Vincent van Gogh’s painting Lane of Poplars at Sunset. The painting ...