
Author: Vanessa in France
We moved to an 18th-century farmhouse in SW France in 1997. I'm fascinated by French history, rural traditions and customs. I also write historical novels and short stories.


Winter Arrives in Southwest France

How Provincials Took Over the Paris Café Scene

Life on La Lune French Christmas Quiz 2022: the Answers

Life on La Lune French Christmas Quiz 2022

What a Pain! The Rise and Rise of the Baguette

Language Notes: Little French Words that are Hard to Translate

Keeping You Posted: A Tour Around La Poste

Sometimes the Best Things are the Simplest

Armistice Day in France: Echoes of Past Conflicts

On the Trail of Le Drac, A Mythical French Creature

Back to Najac

Steeped in France: Guest Post by Miriam Drori

Laguépie: Village at Several Crossroads

A Brush With the Gendarmes

La Bastide-l’Evêque: Small but Perfectly Formed

Exploring a Secret Corner of Aveyron: La Salvetat-des-Carts

Unexpected Frescoes in an Aveyron Church

First Impressions of France

Return to the Pink City of Albi

Festivals, High Days and Holidays: Summer’s End in SW France

Drought: The Shape of Things To Come?

Road to Remembrance: The Internment Camp in Septfonds

Villefranche-de-Rouergue Temporarily Transformed

La Fête Nationale in the Heat

A New Lease of Life for l’Abbaye de Beaulieu

All Hail Breaks Loose: Severe Weather in France

Cantal: Chemins de Fer, Cheese and Chambres d’Hôtes

Cantal: Painted Churches and Captivating Châteaux
