Creamy brie smeared on a crusty baguette, crisp local wines sipped in a sun-dappled square and Alpine wildflower meadows to roam – our love affair with French holidays shows no signs of fading. A ...

The May 1st holiday in France is traditionally marked by the ecxhange of muguet (Lily of the Valley) flowers. Photo by Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP You would think this would be a simple question - but ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou has put the cat among the pigeons in promising to cut two of France's national holidays in order to rescue the country's finances. Predictably enough, his proposal on ...

France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — ...

After raising the pension age and cutting taxes on the rich, now Emmanuel Macron’s government wants to scrap the Easter Monday and VE Day bank holidays. The plan is sure to face stiff resistance, with ...

FRANCE is to scrap two bank holidays to help its economy – but risks intense public scrutiny for doing so. Despite the move being perceived as drastic by the French, the leisure-loving nation still ...

La rentrée is fast approaching and summer holiday travellers are heading back home, prompting Bison Futé to issue one last nationwide summer holiday red travel warning - indicating very difficult ...

ROME - Just weeks after debt-laden France proposed axing two public holidays, Italy is proposing to add a new one in honour of Saint Francis and the pope who took his name. The plan for the Oct 4 ...

Full of cultural attractions, renowned food and wine, 5,500km of coastline and seven main mountain ranges, France has a great deal to offer all types of travellers. Whether you prefer hitting the ...