Ooh la la! A French Riviera adventure is the very definition of charm and indulgence. Picture sparkling blue waters stretching to the horizon, mornings that begin with buttery croissants still warm ...

French Basque Country: Three men on a hike The Pays Basque was the only part of France that our man in Paris John Lichfield hadn't visited. To rectify matters, he rounded up two friends and set out to ...

A mysterious cultural island where peppers and pelota rule, the French Basque Country has a personality all its own. Amy Egan celebrates a land like no other. Cathay Pacific operates more than 70 ...

French Basque country: Hearth and home in France's 'most engrossing region' Anthony Peregrine reckons there's a lot we could learn from the people of the 'the most engrossing region in France' - the ...

They say when you come to Biarritz, you better come hungry. It might not boast of the brightest constellation of Michelin-starred restaurants (that plaudit goes to Basque sister town, San Sebastian) ...

Euskos, the French Basque region's local currency, which is equivalent to the euro, hit a milestone in October, hitting more than a million in circulation -- a first in Europe. Here's what you need to ...

People hold Occitan (l), Breton (c), Corsican (up) and Basque flags at a 2001 meeting of regionalists protesting after the shooting of a Corsican nationalist. Photo: Francois Gabrielli/AFP Separatist ...

Martin was arrested in Mauléon in the French Pyrénées accused of taking part in meetings of Basque nationalist movement, Batasuna, which is legal in France but not in Spain. Martin was also accused of ...