France: Bread is on the rise again!
Surprise! After years of decline, artisan boulangeries are again growing in numbers
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Paris: Notre Dame about to get its spire
Construction is about to start on the new spire, but the Cathedral won't be ready for visitors until after the 2024 Olympics
High-speed train makes unscheduled maternity stop
An unexpected event holds up the train to Strasbourg...
Channel Isles may lose French ferry link
Passport issues post-Brexit have cut passenger flow and may endanger ferry services
Flowers in Alsace, France
George G loves the colorful fall flowers in beautiful Alsace!
Strasbourg History: Between the Lines
Strasbourg has spent almost 1500 years on the edge of competing cultures, rulers and loyalties, leaving it with a character all its own.
Marseille remembers its Holocaust roundups
Eighty years later, Marseille remembers the roundup of thousands during the Occupation
France, Germany handing out free rail tidkets
60,000 tickets will help celebrate the 60th anniversary of a key Franco-German treaty
Paris to vote on e-scooter ban
In Paris, city government is turning to a public referendum for a decision
The Most-Visited Cinema in the World
With over 2 million admissions last year, a Paris cine complex tops the world
Bordeaux planning a cable car
Bordeaux is considering routes for a cable car to improve links between two parts of the city.
End of the Line for France's tix validators
Time moves on, and paper tickets are disappearing from France's rail system, along with the platform machines used to punch them.
French mayor renews Mont Blanc war
Wild camping on Mont Blanc is prohibited; the mayor is going after campers who posted a video of themselves doing that.
French bakeries staggering under costs
Rising costs for ingredients and energy are pushing France's bakers to the edge
French ski resort bans butts
A French town is the first in Europe to ban smoking on ski slopes