Although a survey has found France to be the rudest country in the world, Jim Eagles says attitudes in Paris have changed.

After a pre-dawn raid erupted into a firefight, French riot police pressed overnight for the capture of a man suspected to be the gunman responsible for a spate of killings in the southwestern city of Toulouse.

P. K. Stowers climbs onto an electric bicycle for a guided tour uncovering the secrets of Paris.

P. K. Stowers takes a two-wheeled tour around one of Europe's most fascinating capital cities.

A father and his two sons were among four people who died when a gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in Toulouse, southwest France.

This picturesque alpine village leads a precarious existence, clinging to a dizzyingly steep hillside in the mountains that sweep down to the French Riviera.

It's quite a trek up to the village of Saorge, but it's worth it for the views, if you don't have vertigo, writes Alison McCulloch.

You can't help but feel a little frisson of excitement as you pass through the tall iron gates of the Shangri-La in Paris.

The colourful people of Provence offer a glimpse into the idyllic nature of country living. Photographs by Babiche Martens.

The colourful people of Provence offer a glimpse into the idyllic nature of country living, Natalie Evans-Freke writes.

Historians are still debating exactly what this glittering royal chateau cost to build but during the reign of Louis XIV it soaked up a quarter of the annual income of the French state to run.

Versailles may be excessive but it's also wonderfully spectacular, writes Jim Eagles.

Johnny Depp's long-term partner Vanessa Paradis slams reports suggesting that her relationship with the actor is on the rocks.