[Tags] > France

Pastis (July 17, 2004)
The noble successor to absinthe

A Perfect Baguette (July 25, 2004)
Daily bread as it was intended to be

The Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers (August 2, 2004)
How a Paris abbey became a science museum

The French Meal-Payment Ritual (August 29, 2004)
Why you should always carry matches to a restaurant

Deyrolle (September 28, 2004)
Taxidermy heaven in Paris

Sarlat La Canéda (November 1, 2004)
Time travel, French style

Oradour-sur-Glane (November 3, 2004)
Ghost of a massacred French village

Fleur de Sel (November 30, 2004)
The last word in gourmet salt

The Battle of Dunkirk (January 21, 2005)
Triumph of His Majesty's Bathtub Navy

Les Baux (March 6, 2005)
Medieval ghost town and mineral namesake

The Pont d'Avignon (May 8, 2005)
Miracle bridge to nowhere

Euskara (May 27, 2005)
The extraordinary Basque language

Saffron (May 29, 2005)
The ultimate culinary delicacy

Llívia (June 12, 2006)
A little piece of Spain in France

Saint-Pierre & Miquelon (August 7, 2006)
France’s North American territory

Guédelon Castle (October 25, 2006)
History in the making

The Grande Chartreuse (March 23, 2007)
Keeping the faith quietly

La Chose Intéressante du Jour (July 16, 2007)
Interesting Thing of the Day moves to France

Paris Plages (August 6, 2007)
Bringing the beach to Paris

Palais Idéal (August 15, 2007)
The postman's palace

The Unknown Woman of the Seine (March 19, 2008)
Breathing new life into a mystery