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The remarkable variety of local cheeses and cheese-based dishes is one of the great pleasures of dining in the French Alps. Reblochon is the most emblematic of Savoyard cheeses. Beaufort is a nutty hard cheese — similar to Gruyère, but without the holes — made with raw cow’s milk from high-altitude farms.
Founded by tailor Armand Allard in 1926, AAllard is the most glamorous snow and sportswear shop in France. Unlike other brands that have gone global, there is only one store, and it remains faithful to the original vision and innovative tailoring of its founder.
The French department of Haute-Savoie and its towering Mont Blanc Range have attracted generations of American skiers. But when the snowfields have been replaced by flower-strewn meadows, the high Alps remain a wonderful destination, with enchanting small hotels — some of which have been owned by the same families for more than a century — and an...
Beaches and bistros. Movie stars and modern art. Wine and wonder. The mystique of southern France lures millions of visitors each year. From historic Roman ruins to sleepy hillside towns, this region is rich in both old-world history and contemporary appeal. As Anabelle Valentin, general manager of Hôtel Jardins Secrets in Nîmes, says, “[The South of France] is special in...
In the signature line of his emails, Andrew Harper's wine concierge, Hal Oates, includes a short blurb from the Bible: "Wine to gladden the heart of man." That sentiment is shared not only by Oates, but also by the growing number of travelers who head off in search of great wine destinations year after year.
The Luberon — a beautiful region of vineyards and lavender fields that begins just east of Avignon and rolls on to the foothills near Apt — is one of my favorite areas of France because it concentrates all there is to love about Provence.
Having visited the Normandy beaches on several occasions and been profoundly moved by the experience, we recently decided to make another little pilgrimage to a place where Americans are buried in foreign soil, to Madingley American cemetery near Cambridge. There, 3,812 U.S. airmen and sailors lie beneath the mown turf and names of a further 5,127 men, mostly air crew whose bodies were...
Though it’s only 20 minutes from Saint-Tropez, the pretty, leafy village of Ramatuelle is light years away from the silver lamé bikini scene of France’s famous show-off, show-it-all-off beach resort.
At the end of a chilly December day in Strasbourg, the city’s magnificent sandstone cathedral glows in the peach-colored light of dusk and the brisk air is perfumed by the scents of Christmas — delicious whiffs of nutmeg, clove and cinnamon, plus the occasional refreshing gust of pine.
Count Basie may have preferred Paris in April, but the late fall months are a wonderful time to enjoy the French capital.
