Marseille: 12 Tips and Attractions for the French Port City
There are cities that have been on my bucket list for ages. Marseille is one of them. Despite its bad reputation, the southern French port city has become a popular travel destinat
Brittany attractions: 15 tips for planning your trip (with map)
Advertising: Contribution in collaboration with Tourisme Bretagne With 2,700 kilometres of coastline and no place more than 60 kilometres from the sea, Brittany attracts visitors w
Short vacation in the south of France: 5 ideas for a quick visit to Haute-Provence
When planning our five-day Provence short holiday, we had thought long and hard about where we wanted to focus on what. After our stopover in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, should we hea
Provence sights: our tips around Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
More than half a year has passed since our trip to Provence. So it’s high time to write down the beautiful memories here on the blog. And who knows, maybe you’re thinki
Top tips and sights for your short trip to Strasbourg
The train journey from Basel to Strasbourg takes just over an hour. Reason enough to pay a visit to the European capital in Alsace. Be it during the Marché de Noël de Strasbourg
Annecy – my top tips for a weekend at Lac d’Annecy
Less than 40 kilometres from the Swiss border, Lac d’Annecy is not only one of the largest lakes in France, but also a charming Alpine town on its shores. Annecy boasts a pri
France road trip – highlights, tips and route of our tour
It has become our tradition – to use the time between the years for a journey that takes us somewhere where all the Christmas and New Year’s hustle and bustle is just a sid
The most beautiful places on the Côte-d’Or: the best of our Burgundy tour
Advertising: Contribution in collaboration with Atout France and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region Let’s rewind to the fall of 2018. At that time, we took the TGV to France
7 tips and sights for your short trip to Colmar
After spending an enjoyable weekend in Dijon last November, we had planned a short trip to our French neighbors again this November. At the top of my wish list was actually Strasbo
9 tips and sights for your weekend trip to Dijon
I am a self-confessed fan of short trips to European cities and like to pick out destinations that can be reached by train from Switzerland. In recent years, we have explored Lyon,
South of France road trip – on the Route du Mimosa
130 kilometres from the Côte d’Azur to the unspoilt Var region. The Route du Mimosa from Grasse to Bormes-les-Mimosas is a varied road trip along the beautiful coastline of
Bormes les Mimosas – Corso Fleuri and Flower Festival
“On the hillside where the mimosas bloom,” people used to say when they spoke of the small town of Bormes at the foot of the Massif des Maures. And so, in 1968, Bormes