Tour de France 2019
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Festivals, exhibitions, concerts and major events... On France.fr and everywhere in France, there's always something going on.
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September
"Joan Miró: the color of my dreams" exhibition in Paris
Until 4 February
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December
The Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières) in Lyon
Find yourself in Lyon
Until 9 December
Practical info
The Distinction Palace
In France, hotel rankings highlight the exceptional 5-star hotels by elevating them to ‘palace’…
General information and practical conversions
Currency, electrical voltage, units of measurement... useful day-to-day information for your stay…
Cuisine
Meet French Chef Stéphane Modat of Champlain…
France.fr met with Stéphane Modat, a French Chef originally from Perpignan in Occitanie. He is one…
Glamour, cider and beach
Normandy puts on a show at Galeries Lafayette
Normandy’s iconic heritage has taken up summer residence at Galeries Lafayette in Paris (5 July to…
Game, set, match!
Roland-Garros in futuristic mode
In Paris, Roland-Garros inaugurates a new tennis court with state-of-the-art architecture,…
Fly me to Provence
The Aix area
Composed of 36 municipalities, the Aix area is a large territory that can be experienced all year…
Behind the scenes at LUMA Arles, the new cultural…
Nestled in the heart of Arles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the LUMA Arles project is defined as a…
Happy as a Tour de France rider on the…
The final sprint of the Tour de France always takes place on Paris’ famous avenue. On 28 July, as…