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House of Renoir Essoyes Champagne France
The great impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir lived in the charming little village of Essoyes, in the Aube department of Champagne-Ardennes from 1896 until 1907. I …
Following in the footsteps of Renoir
If your job was to scout for picture-perfect locations for chocolate boxes, you’d find the Cote des Bar in Champagne a rich source of glorious …
Sedan France and the largest fortified Castle in Europe
Victor Hugo said of Sedan in the Ardennes: “pretty women, handsome carabineers, trees and meadows along the Meuse, cannons, drawbridges and bastions, such is Sedan. …
The Misty Elegance of the Ardennes France
I love to visit France and have visited almost every department over the last twenty years or more. The journey from my home in the …
At the International Puppet Festival, Charleville-Mezières, France
I took a train from London to Paris with Rail Europe and then on to Charleville-Mezières. I was in the town for the inauguration of the …
Puppet Festival in France that pulls all the right strings
The World Puppet Festival is held every two years in Charleville-Mezieres in the Ardennes region in northern France. For the ten days the fete takes …
Champagne cycling tour
Drink in the sights and the famous bubbly as you explore the valleys and vineyards in the lush green region of Champagne-Ardenne by bike says …
Paris to Reims for a Champagne day trip
Paris to Reims is a simple trip by train and who would want to miss out on such a fabulous day out in famous Champagne! …
Regional dishes of Champagne-Ardenne
Regional dishes of Champagne-Ardenne: the Champagne region of France is synonymous with luxury, glamour and … the eponymous drink – champagne of course! The …
Champagne-Ardenne
The region of Champagne-Ardenne stretches from the forests of Ardennes in the north touching on the borders of Belgium to the tip of Burgundy …