France Just For You

21/11/2024

This month, our trip planner Clélia has been exploring more of our beautiful country! 🇫🇷

This was a trekking trip in the Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Natural Park, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

She later prepared a delicious raclette (boiled potatoes with melted cheese) with some local St Nectaire cheese 🧀

If you enjoying walking and hiking, we know plenty of gorgeous scenic routes that we'll recommend if you book a tour with us 🏞

19/11/2024

Travelers Lori and Bob in sunny Provence ☀️ in front of the Popes' Palace in Avignon.

Many thanks to them for sharing this photo from their tour with us!

17/11/2024

The fall is such a beautiful time to visit Burgundy. We took these photos this month on our exploratory trip!

If you have photos from a trip to Burgundy, we would love to see them in the comments! 😍📷

16/11/2024

How does smelly cheese, a fresh baguette and a glass of delicious Burgundy sound? Maybe with a side of snails?

The team have been on the road in Burgundy visiting some of the places we recommend to our travelers, including a cheese factory and some of our favorite wine cellars! Clélia even tried snails for the first time!

When you book one of our driving itineraries, you'll experience the best of French gourmet. We have tested the places we recommend in your personalized France Just For You guidebook, so we know they offer a great service and delicious food and drink!

If you have any questions about the tours we plan, we warmly invite you to email us - Emilie, Laura and Clélia - at [email protected] 😊🇫🇷

10/11/2024

More stunning shots from our travelers Patrick and Cheryl, taken on their tour of Normandy and Brittany!

If you would like us to send you a link to our tours page, let us know in the comments, or you can email trip planners Emilie, Laura and Clelia at:

📧 [email protected]

We would love to hear from you!

09/11/2024

These are just some of the lovely B&Bs and boutique hotels we work with across France. We have seen them ourselves and met the hosts, and know you'll be comfortable and receive a warm French welcome!

French B&Bs and boutique hotels are, we feel, the best way for you to get to meet some English-speaking French locals, receive the warmest of welcomes, and get all the insiders' tips about the places to visit and things to do in each region.

📧 If you have any questions about the accommodation we arrange for our travelers, send us a Facebook message or email us at [email protected]!

08/11/2024

Thank you to our travelers Cristina and Murphy for sharing these awesome photos from their time in Paris and Provence!

If you would especially like to explore Paris and Provence at your own pace with our help, we invite you to check out our 'Paris Beauties & Provence Secrets' tour!

We'll leave a link in the comments, and remember: all our tours can be customized to suit your preferences and the time you have available, and it's never too early to book for 2025! 🤗🇫🇷

31/10/2024

Thank you to our travelers Patrick & Cheryl for sending us this spectacular photo of Castel Meur, also known as La Maison du Gouffre or “the house between the rocks” in Plougrescant, which they took on their self-drive tour of Brittany 😍

Brittany is in western France and has some truly stunning scenery. You can also experience some of the unique Breton culture.

💬 If you would like to know more about our tours of Brittany, send us a message and we'll send you a link to the tours page - and of course answer any questions you have! You can reach the team (Emilie, Laura & Clelia) at [email protected].

30/10/2024

This week we - Émilie, Laura & Clélia - are on the road in Burgundy preparing for the 2025 season. We regularly visit the places we include in our itineraries to make sure we're recommending the best places and experiences to our travelers!

🍂 You can see why Beaune region is called "Cote d'Or" (the Golden Hill): because of the gorgeous golden colors of the vineyards in the fall season!

🇫🇷 If you would like to see some of our sample itineraries, there's a link to our Burgundy tours page in the comments!

25/10/2024

Have you ever thought about visiting the French Pyrenees? These stunning photos were taken by some friends of ours earlier this year!

We can help you explore some of our favorite parts of the Pyrenees on our tours of the Basque Country 🏞️

✉️ We warmly invite you to send us - your trip planners Emilie, Laura and Clelia - an email at [email protected], if you would like more information!

20/10/2024

We love this photo of our traveler Maureen from Australia enjoying a food tour of Biarritz in the Basque Country!

Not everyone knows that the Basque Country stretches across the Spanish-French border. We can help you explore this fascinating region and culture on both sides of the border, and help you meet some of the locals (your B&B hosts and our favorite tour guides, for example).

💬 If you're curious about seeing some sample Basque Country itineraries, comment 'tours' or send us a message, and we'll share the link to the tours page with you!

17/10/2024

Travelers Cheryl and Patrick from the USA after preparing a delicious meal during a private cooking class with Chef Brigitte at her home in Normandy!

We love for our travelers to have the chance to meet friendly locals who will offer a warm welcome and share their love of France with them – Brigitte is a perfect example! 👩🏻‍🍳

🔗 We can include a private cooking class with Brigitte in any of our Normandy itineraries - comment 'tour' if you would like us to send you a link to our Normandy tours page! 🇫🇷

15/10/2024

Last month, travelers Athena and Don spent a day on a private tour of Dordogne with Christophe, a prehistoric/medieval specialist guide. Here's what they had to say:

"We had a terrific day with Christophe on Friday. We talked the entire day about all kinds of stuff. Very interesting guy. He picked us up at the appointed time of 9:30 and we didn't get back until after 6:00. Quite the full day!"

We know the guides we work with personally and have been on the tours they offer - so we know they are the best and will offer our travelers a memorable and interesting experience. Here, we also share some photos from the tour that we - Émilie and Clélia - did with Christophe last year.

💬 If you would like to browse our sample tours of beautiful Dordogne, comment "Tour" and we will send you a direct message with a link to the page!

💡Remember: all our tours can be customized to suit your preferences.

Special thanks to our travelers for sharing this photo with us!

10/10/2024

Many thanks to our travelers Mary and Scott from Alaska for sending us some photos from their time in Normandy!

They enjoyed a private cooking class with Brigitte, visited the Normandy beaches, and Monet's house and garden in Giverny 🌺

🇫🇷 If you would like to see some of our sample itineraries for Normandy (all of which can be customized to suit your preferences), comment 'Normandy' or send us a message, and we'll send you a link to the tours page 😊

08/10/2024

If you have visited Provence with us, you may have met Chef Benoit, who offers private cooking classes in his vineyard! 👨🏻‍🍳

Meet Chef Benoit and see the experience he offers in this video he has made just for us! 🍲

Enjoy a personalized cooking class in Provence

04/10/2024

Bonjour dear travelers & followers! This month our newsletter is titled "Food Glorious Food in France" and includes:

👨🏼‍🍳 An interview and video of one of our favorite chefs in France - on our Provence tours, you can do a private cooking class with him in a vineyard!

🍲 The FJFY team's celebratory meal at our favorite gourmet restaurant in Langeais (see the photo!)

🍽️ An introduction to Lyon, the gastronomic capital of France
..and more!

If you would like to read the newsletter, see the link in the comments! 📨

28/09/2024

Last weekend, many people across France and Europe enjoyed the European Heritage Days, when many sites that are normally closed to the public open their doors for special visits.

Our Senior Trip Planner Laura and her husband Jean-François visited the Prieuré de Saint Jean du Grais priory, near Azay-sur-Cher in the Loire Valley.

The priory dates back to the 12th century, and it's not far from Laura's house.

"I have driven by it lots of times, and always thought it was so lovely sitting in the fields and the forest, so I was very happy to visit it.

They also set up a bakery, using the bread oven from the 15th century to make fougasse, which we were able to buy. We could not refuse and it was delicious!"

At France Just For You, we know all the special events, festivals, hidden gems, and tips and tricks for making your trip to France extra special!

If you have any questions about our tours, we invite you to send us a message or email us at [email protected] 🤗 🇫🇷

27/09/2024

This week our travelers Priscilla, Bill, Jean and Randall decided to go to the Moulin Rouge during their stay in Paris!

The beauty of our self-guided itineraries is that, while we will include suggestions of various activities you could do and places to visit in your personal guidebook (including a few pre-booked activities), you have the freedom and flexibility to do what you want each day!

Many thanks to our travelers for sharing these photos with us!