Sparkling wine is just one of the highlights of Champagne,France

Sparkling wine is just one of the highlights of Champagne,France

Champagne tours and tastings are an obvious must-do,but you can also explore the countryside by bike,learn how to cook French cuisine and indulge at a luxury wellness spa.

  • byEllen Connolly

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English wines are set to take over from French and Australian,scientists say

English wines are set to take over from French and Australian,scientists say

Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could squeeze out today’s leaders.

  • byMarc Walker
Shrinkflation at your supermarket? France has an answer for that

Shrinkflation at your supermarket? France has an answer for that

The practice of downsizing products without downsizing their prices has enraged shoppers in Australia,Britain,the US and elsewhere. France says it’s a scam.

  • byLiz Alderman
Move over,Melbourne:Here’s how Paris does laneway culture

Move over,Melbourne:Here’s how Paris does laneway culture

Hidden in plain sight,the covered arcades of the French capital are full of old-world charm,intrigue,restaurants and art.

  • bySteve McKenna
Stunning scenery and excellent food:This train journey is hard to beat
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Stunning scenery and excellent food:This train journey is hard to beat

This route is one of the backbone links of Europe and could be a star in your itinerary.

  • byFlip Byrnes
Macron embraces Lula,and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’

Macron embraces Lula,and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’

Running through the forest,looking into each other’s eyes on a boat,and hugging a lot,the French and Brazilian leaders looked to be on a honeymoon.

  • byDavid Biller
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‘I promised to come to your forest’:Macron honours tribal chief,reveals $1.6b plan to protect the Amazon

‘I promised to come to your forest’:Macron honours tribal chief,reveals $1.6b plan to protect the Amazon

The French and Brazilian governments have launched a four-year plan to protect the Amazon rainforest,in the process reviving their bilateral relationship.

  • byMauricio Savarese andSylvie Corbet
The March 24 Edition
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The March 24 Edition

French actor Juliette Binoche talks about turning 60,and starring in a new TV series and a movie – one of them with her ex-partner Benoît Magimel.

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‘It was never going to be a problem for me’:Juliette Binoche on acting with her ex

‘It was never going to be a problem for me’:Juliette Binoche on acting with her ex

In The Taste of Things,the French star’s former partner Benoît Magimel appears as a renowned 19th-century gourmet. She plays his live-in cook and sometime paramour.

  • byRobbie Collin
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from Olympics ceremony in Paris

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from Olympics ceremony in Paris

Athletes who were approved to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag can only “experience the event” – likely watching from near the river.

  • byGraham Dunbar
This view of the Eiffel Tower for $1000 a month:How Paris is solving its housing crisis

This view of the Eiffel Tower for $1000 a month:How Paris is solving its housing crisis

Despite facing the same pressures as other global cities,Paris has a deliberate strategy to retain its poorer citizens – and it spends a lot of money doing so.

  • byThomas Fuller