France nearby sites

Teen help step up our summer, July 2023
By bike or by car, check out this art in the Dropt Valley, June 2022

Enjoy a castle and contemporary art at Biron, March 2022

Cabanes du Breuil is a fascinating living museum, Nov. 2021

A dancing garden is on display in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Sept. 2021

Visit a castle and catch a cruise in Nérac, Sept. 2021

Stroll to the silver domes of Penne-d'Agenais, Aug. 2021

Enfin! Riding and dining in Puy l'Évêque, June 2021

Explore prehistory all year round at La Roque Saint-Christophe, Sept. 2019
Discover Périgueux's historical trove, Aug. 2019
Saint-Émilion: The Quiz, July 2019

Martyred village of Mouleydier, June 2019
Discover Cahuzac's hidden frescoes, Nov. 2018
Stroll among abbey ruins in the Entre-deux-Mers, Sept. 2018
Grottes to love about Brantôme, July 2018
Bourdeilles: Two castles in one, June 2018

Agen museum is home to art and artifacts, March, 2018

Périgueux’s window to the ancient world, Feb. 2018
Périgueux is remedy for the winter blahs, Jan. 2018
Detour to the Tourtrès windmill, Nov. 2017
Casseneuil: Medieval charm on three rivers, Oct. 2017
Explore prehistory in a dazzling new setting, Sept. 2017
Lidoire valley villages, Feb. 2017
More delights of the Entre-deux-Mers. Dec. 2016
Ancient Gensac, Nov. 2016
Visit Rauzan, but phone ahead, Nov. 2016
Bordeaux's godchild: Saint-Macaire, Sept. 2016
Hautefort’s medical museum is an offbeat gem, Sept. 2016
Drifting through the Valley of Man, Aug. 2016
Roquetaillade: Family home for a millennium, Aug. 2016
Canoeing in the land of châteaux, July 2016
Real places, fictional heroes, July 2016
That alligator is smiling at me, June 2016
France's tiniest town: Castelmoron-d'Albret, June 2016
Les Arques — art colony in the heart of Quercy. May 2016
A visit to the land of chestnuts, May 2016
Prayssac is a good rest stop when visiting the Lot, April 2016
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is doing it right, March 2016
The view from Monbahus, Feb. 2016
Auvillar: At the edge of the Tarn-et-Garonne, Jan. 2016
Saint-Antoine’s artistic touches, Jan. 2016

Dunes and Caudecoste: Neighboring bastides share sad history, Jan. 2016
Domme, sweet Domme, Dec. 2015
Delighted by Belvès. Dec. 2015
A capital idea: Time in Agen, Nov. 2015
Once a mere marsh: Castelmoron-sur-Lot, Oct. 2015
Two bastides and an abbey in SE Gironde, Oct. 2015
A sweet (white wine) visit to Monbazillac, Oct. 2015
Makin' paper: A visit to Moulin de la Rouzique, Sept. 2015
Two lazy bastides: Lévignac and Lamontjoie, July 2015
Mézin’s cork museum floats my boat, June 2015
Gardens are the stars this weekend, June 2015
Surprised by diminutive Beffery’s pretty église, April 2015
Oh so ochre — Saint Jean de Côle, March 2015
A (plus) pretty detour to Brantôme, March 2015
Duras: My maiden château, March 2015
Château de Beynac is a lofty fortress, Feb. 2015
Learn of Gallo-Roman life at Villascopia, Feb. 2015
Mézin around, Jan. 2015
Puymirol: Aquitaine’s oldest bastide, Dec. 2014
Bonaguil: The last château, Nov. 2014
Brief stops in two tiny towns: Douzains and Ségalas, Nov. 2014
Learn about life on the Garonne in Couthures, Nov. 2014
Baïse-ic Instinct: Nérac, Nov. 2014
After-lunch stroll in Saint-Pastour, Oct. 2014
Aiguillon: A tale of deux riviéres, Oct. 2014
Where were you on the first day of fall?, Sept. 2014
Prunes please, Aug. 2014
Play a little at Bridoire, July 2014
Thirty-nine thousand Thursday mornings in Monflanquin, July 2014
Scenes from a market, July 2014
Singer, dancer, mother, spy: Château offers rich history of Josephine Baker, June 2014
Danseurs de la bastide, June 2014

Summer of (motherly) love, June 2014
A big bastide and a whole lot of river, April 2014
Pretty in Pujols, March 2014
Imagine living in Arcachon, Sept. 2013
Getaway day in the Gers, Aug. 2013
A taste of the legendary cats of La Romieu, Aug. 2013