Pick of the vintage
Round up of French destinations.

Private viewing
Our Paris correspondent Jon Henley gives you the inside track on the city.

All for one
Alex Ninia takes the slow train, and even slower buses, round the home of armagnac and d'Artagnan.

Quiet reflections
Most people just go to Fontainebleau for the day to admire the kitsch splendours of the chateau, but for Alix Sharkey the calm of the old town in the forest could be habit forming.

Action stations
Charlie Burgess treats the family to an upmarket - whisper it - package holiday in Corsica.

Rising prices
A week in the Trois Vallées can cost from £71 to over £1,300. Nicky Holford finds out what you get for your money.

Under starter's orders
Ed Halliwell kicks off our Gallic special in one of the country's least explored regions. But on racing weekends Chantilly comes into its own.

Who goes where for what
If you want to go high season, better start looking now. Anne McHardy rounds up the best of the early deals