If you're in France for the festive season then there are few words, phrases and expressions that will come in handy. Joyeux Noël is a decent start, but here are some thoughts on where to go from there.
The autumn is one of the best times for food-lovers in France, as the markets blossom with fresh and flavourful produce. Here's a look at some of the tastiest dishes you should try.
While Paris is a generally safe city, pickpockets and scammers frequently target tourists. Here is how you can avoid losing a phone or wallet while visiting the city of light.
Applications are open for a third and final round of our popular Solutions Journalism for Migration Reporters course, run by The Local's journalists and offered free for journalists and students in the EU.
Throughout 2020, The Local has offered training on a solutions-focused approach to migration reporting for over 100 journalists. Over the next few weeks we will be publishing some of their articles.
Do you know what it means to have the peach or why it might be really bad if your new love has a heart like an artichoke? We explain some of the many food-based idioms that pepper the French language.
Throughout May, The Local hosted four online sessions about incorporating solutions-focused reporting to the migration beat. Over the month 60 journalists took part, selected from more than 200 migration reporters who expressed interest in the training.
As countries across Europe ease their coronavirus lockdowns, many may look to Sweden to see how the Scandinavian country has fared without tight restrictions. They could learn both from its failures and from cautious signs of what's working.
UPDATED article: Driving in France is for the most part a trouble free and even enjoyable experience, but in recent days readers have made The Local aware of a few suspected thieves trying out some old scams on drivers. So here's a look at the ploys to be aware of.
Student life in France is getting more costly. Rises in transport passes and rent have pushed up the living cost by an average of two percent in the past year - but some French cities still offer student life on a budget.
The British Chancellor on Wednesday raised the possibility that a 'no deal' Brexit scenario could ground flights between the UK and other European countries.
Each year, tourists in their millions flock to France to visit Disneyland Paris, where - so the marketing material promises - "fairytales take flight".
How do you react when your French friends advise you to return to your sheep? And what about when they arrange to meet you between the dog and the wolf?
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday announced its opposition to the construction of more high-speed TGV routes in France for at least the next 15 years, targeting three planned high speed rail routes in particular.
One in 20 babies born in France in 2015 was born to a mother aged over 40, while the country's overall birthrate has seen a decline, a study on fertility shows.
"Why Nice?" asked Francois Hollande in a speech on Friday, following Thursday's carnage. "Because Nice is known all over the world as one of the most beautiful cities on the planet."
