Welcome to the winter issue of The Good Life France Magazine.
It's a bumper issue and will definitely satisfy your French fix through the winter months! There are loads of fabulous features about some of the best places to visit in France including marvellous Marseille, home of Pastis and brilliant Bordeaux which you can reach by train from Paris in just 2 hours! Our guides are written by some of the top travel writers in the business with a brief to tell it like it is and seek out the secrets.
If you thought Le Mans was a place where a famous race took place and nothing else, you're in for a surprise, there is a gorgeous medieval town and plenty to see and do. We've checked out the best tours of France 2019; spent the weekend in Nantes, a truly quirky and arty city and ski'd at Meribel. We totally fell in love with the wonderful art deco swimming pool museum of La Piscine in the north of France where we caught up with the architect (who also converted the Gare d'Orsay into the world's favourite museum)
We talk to TV stars Dick and Angel of Escape to the Chateau to get their top tips for those who dream of their own escape.
2019 is a key year in the Loire Valley as 500 years of the French Renaissance will be celebrated with more than 500 events. It's one place you really ought to pop on your bucket list - you'll have a ball, literally if you choose, as the Chateau d'Amboise is holding two fabulous balls in its grand hall and they're open to everyone.
There are wonderful recipes, useful guides, inspirational guides and some fabulous competitions including the chance to win a week in Carcassonne, ferry tickets, a row of vines in Provence and great books...
This issue has been put together with passion - it's totally free to read and download and if you enjoy it, please do share it with your friends, thank you so much,
Bisous from France,
Janine
Editor