About-France

01/07/2024

☀️☀️Risk fades of far right government in France.
Next Sunday's second round in the French general elections is unlikely to see victory for the far right National Rally (RN). While the RN is liable to pick up more seats than any other party, it will probably fall short, even well short, of the absolute majority needed to form a government.
The French stock market, a normally reliable indication of expectations, rose 2% on Monday morning following calls from across the rest of the political spectrum for candidates to unite in the second round to beat the National Rally.
In the first round of voting, 66% of French voters voted against the far right, in a poll that saw the highest turnout of the century.
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An overview of the main political parties in France, and a comparison with British and US political parties

24/06/2024

The 2024 Tour de France starts Saturday. https://about-france.com/tourism/tour-de-france.htm

13/06/2024

❓❓🤔Confused about French politics? 🤔
With snap general elections coming up on June 30th and July 8th, France has been thrown into even more confusion. Check out this guide to the parties on

An overview of the main political parties in France, and a comparison with British and US political parties

30/05/2024

Gites in France, from the owners
https://gitelink.com
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Rent holiday homes direct from the owners, avoiding all the fees and extras charged by rental booking sites. Many properties listed with Gitelink are run by owners who live close by, owners with local knowledge, providing a personal service.

Holiday cottage rentals and gites in France, for hire directly from the owners. No agencies, no fees, no commissions

26/02/2024

🌳 CAMPING IN RURAL FRANCE
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💚🌳 RURAL CAMPING FRANCE 🌳 (https://rural-camping.com/france/) specializes in small traditional campsites in rural locations throughout France. Pitch your tent or park your van - even in some cases rent a furnished tent - near the seaside, in the mountains or in the depths of rural France. Most campsites listed offer between five and fifty spaces.... for a traditional camping experience on a human scale.

03/02/2024

Walled cities in France...
Well of course there's Carcassonne, very pretty but packed with tourists for nine months of the year. But that's just the icing on the cake. France has dozens of other cities and small towns with all or part of their medieval or historic ramparts still intact. https://about-france.com/cities/walled-cities.htm . Do you know the "Carcassonne of the north", for instance ?

The best walled cities and towns in France - French cities and towns surrounded by ramparts

21/01/2024

📍 NEW ROUTE GUIDE 😄😄
After many requests... here it is at last !! A guide to routes from Cherbourg to the south of France, Spain and Italy. https://about-france.com/tourism/from-cherbourg.htm
A clear and succinct route guide, with an interactive scalable map, and selected easy to reach hotels along each route.

Route guides for driving heading south from Cherbourg to southern or western France, Spain, Portugal and Italy

09/01/2024

FRANCE HAS NEW PRIME MINISTER
34-year-old Gabriel Attal has been appointed Prime Minister of France, in a government shakeup. He replaces Elizabeth Borne, who resigned yesterday.
Attal, who until this morning was minister of education, is the rising star in French politics. A strong ally of President Macron, he is the currently the youngest serving prime minister in the world.

03/12/2023

It's Christmas Market time in Paris and elsewhere
https://about-france.com/tourism/christmas-shopping.htm
Some have already started, others start in the coming days.
The most famous market of all, the Christkindelsmärik in Strasbourg, began on Nov 24th ... a bit early maybe. Other Christmas markets have also started early, with the rest opening up in most French towns and cities for the last week or two weeks before Christmas.

Christmas shopping in Paris, Strasbourg and other French cities. Christmas markets, Marchés de Noël and other shopping

10/07/2023

A very hot day's Tour de France scheduled for tomorrow...., Tuesday 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
https://about-france.com/tourism/tour-de-france.htm
Forecast temperature for Issoire, the day's destination, is 41° at 16.00 hrs. Yup, 41 Celsius, that's 106° Fahrenheit.... though maybe some hailstorms to cool off in afterwards

29/06/2023

It's TOUR DE FRANCE time again !
https://about-france.com/tourism/tour-de-france.htm
On Saturday 1st July 2023, Riders set our from Bilbao, in the Basque Country of northern Spain, for the 110th edition of the world's greatest cycling race, the Tour de France. Check out the route and the stages, plus regional info, on

07/05/2023

Off the beaten track in France - ISSOIRE
Discover Issoire, one of the stage destinations in the 2023 Tour de France

Discover things to see and do in and around Issoire, in the Auvergne