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France holidays

September 2024

  • France, Herault, Montpellier, historic centre, tramway on Comedie square<br>2JBT8XJ France, Herault, Montpellier, historic centre, tramway on Comedie square

    A late summer break in Montpellier, one of France’s sunniest cities

    The reinvention of Montpellier from ancient university town to ‘Berlin by the Med’ is in full swing, and late summer is the best time to visit
  • Facade of the Dali Museum Theatre containing Salvador Dali's surrealist creations, in Figueres, Catalonia.

    Dream ’scapes: Europe’s 10 best surrealist trips for art lovers

    Celebrate the centenary of surrealism in Europe with a trip to the art movement’s key spaces and places

    • ‘The hike of a lifetime’ – a circuit of the Écrins national park in France

    • ‘Just the right amount of edge’: how Marseille became 2024’s on-trend city

    • Tour de France: the new cycle route from Nantes to Mont-Saint-Michel

August 2024

  • Mountain hiking in France by Rhiannon Batten Rhiannon and family with guide Bernard walking up to refuge Dormillouse, France

    Leaving the herd behind on a family trip in the peaceful southern French Alps

  • Two surfers in the sea

    A family surfing holiday in the French Basque Country

  • A hiker takes in the view in the Llangattock escarpment quarries looking towards Crickhowell, Wales.

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘I inched across rock faces, explored sea caves and plummeted off cliffs’: readers’ favourite active holidays in Europe

  • Paddling on a blow-up craft down a French river with alfresco diners on the shore

    Tackling the wild Rhône on a bikerafting adventure in France

  • ‘Everything carries a hint of myth and magic’: six great island escapes in Europe

  • In search of Monet’s wild landscapes: a glorious art adventure in central France

  • Kids on board: a family surfing trip to France’s wild Atlantic coast

July 2024

  • Laura Laker green jerseys, black bike, Claire is on the blue bike. Avenue Verte cycling 20240714 120815

    An Olympian effort: my struggle to cycle from London to Paris

  • La Caravelle restaurant in the Vieux-Port

    ‘Food is the key to understanding Marseille’: a gastronomic city tour

  • Couple at Palais Chaillot with Golden Figurines and Eiffel Tower

    Step away from the Games: four unsung Paris museums to visit during the Olympics

  • Sunset in the fishing port of the town of Guethary in the province of Lapurdi. French Basque Country, Department of Pyrenees-Atlantiques<br>2MJ404B Sunset in the fishing port of the town of Guethary in the province of Lapurdi. French Basque Country, Department of Pyrenees-Atlantiques

    ‘I had the beach entirely to myself’: four gorgeous places in France off the tourist trail

  • The other Dordogne: exploring France’s unspoiled Périgord region

  • Readers' travel tips
    From Normandy to Provence via Alsace: readers’ favourite unsung places in France

  • Nice and easy: a leisurely cycle, with dog, along the final stage of the Tour de France

  • My kids are holidaying without me – and I’m worried they’ll repeat my foreign faux pas

    Zoe Williams
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