Why are the French so slim?

What questions do you have about the French? To get a feel for all the clichés, we checked the search engines. And then asked the French themselves to answer. So are the French really slim?

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The must-see exhibitions in France in 2020

Museums in France have lots in store for 2020: from the opening of the Bassins de Lumières and the…

Love at first sight

Falling under the spell of Colmar

It is said that Colmar is the essence of Alsace. With its half-timbered houses, flower-bedecked…

Bordeaux's newest gem

5 top to check out the MECA in Bordeaux

The MECA (Maison de l’Economie Créative et de la Culture) is the last building in sight in…

Spirituality

5 minutes on Christmas in Provence

Wheat from Sainte-Barbe, the crib and the 13 Desserts of the ‘Gros Souper’... Provence keeps some…

Museums

Ingres Bourdelle: a new life for a unique museum

Attention: there’s a jewel to explore at the heart of Occitanie! The Ingres Bourdelle museum in…

French art de vivre

Sneek-peak of the Domaine Royal de Marly museum

After three years of work, the museum of the Domaine Royal de Marly will reopen on November 30,…

Events

October

"Toulouse-Lautrec - Resolutely Modern" exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris

Until January 27

October

"Charlie Chaplin in the eye of the avant-garde" exhibition at the Art Museum of Nantes

Until February 3

October

Greco exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris

Until February 10

December

Lille: World Design Capital in 2020

Until December 31

Culture

The must-see exhibitions in France in 2020

Museums in France have lots in store for 2020: from the opening of the Bassins de Lumières and the…

Love at first sight

Falling under the spell of Colmar

It is said that Colmar is the essence of Alsace. With its half-timbered houses, flower-bedecked…

Bordeaux's newest gem

5 top to check out the MECA in Bordeaux

The MECA (Maison de l’Economie Créative et de la Culture) is the last building in sight in…

Spirituality

5 minutes on Christmas in Provence

Wheat from Sainte-Barbe, the crib and the 13 Desserts of the ‘Gros Souper’... Provence keeps some…

Museums

Ingres Bourdelle: a new life for a unique museum

Attention: there’s a jewel to explore at the heart of Occitanie! The Ingres Bourdelle museum in…

French art de vivre

Sneek-peak of the Domaine Royal de Marly museum

After three years of work, the museum of the Domaine Royal de Marly will reopen on November 30,…