France

The spots to eat, drink, play and stay for the perfect day (or week) in Paris.

To travel to Normandy along the Seine is to take it by stealth, writes Larissa Dubecki, who ventured forth in search of châteaux and Calvados.

In a first-time collaboration with luxury tour specialist APT, Gourmet Traveller hosts a river cruise through south-western France. Food and style director Emma Knowles gets on board.

One day a refugee camp, the next a South-of-France soirée. AA Gill straddles the travel divide in his first-ever column for Gourmet Traveller, published in July 2004.

There's a new breed of boutique hotel in the French capital – they're chic, utterly charming and won't break the bank.

The French government has recognised the luxurious hotel on the Côte d'Azur to be palatial, marking it as a step above a five-star stay.

Jérôme Tourbier, winemaker and hotelier, shares his local knowledge of Bordeaux, France.

Designer and former Sass & Bide director Heidi Middleton has had a lifelong love affair with the City of Light. She gives us a guide to her favourite spots in her second home.

Alain Ducasse’s new restaurant marks a royal revival.

One of the best ways to see the world is via the waterways that crisscross it.