Sempé, the Celebrated Cartoonist

Sempé, the Celebrated Cartoonist

The celebrated cartoonist and New Yorker magazine illustrator, Sempé, was born Jean-Jacques Sempé in the small village of Pessac, in the Gironde départment near Bordeaux, in 1932. Sempé’s work is instantly recognizable. He is known internationally for his whimsical...
10 Beautiful Vaucluse Villages

10 Beautiful Vaucluse Villages

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is a magical triangle of land in southeastern France composed of 6 departments: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritime, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, and the Vaucluse. French departments were created in 1790 to give each...
Consider the French…

Consider the French…

“In 2009, The New Yorker’s Elizabeth Kolbert surveyed notable books about meat consumption and pointed out the paradox. ‘Americans love animals,’ she wrote, but they also love eating them, spending tens of billions of dollars annually on household...
12 Gascony Gems

12 Gascony Gems

Moissac A mecca of Romanesque art in France, this UNESCO World Heritage site also has one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco style buildings in southwest France. Admire the spectacular 19th-century Cacor canal bridge, a true work of art....
Historic Gascony Road Trips

Historic Gascony Road Trips

When it comes to road trips, the French countryside is hard to beat. And Gascony in particular seems to offer a carefree experience for those looking for an off-the-beaten-path adventure away from the crowds. These two inviting itineraries will take you to the heart...
The Other South of France

The Other South of France

The Other South of France is a hidden gem of a region known historically as Gascony. Most guide books and travel agents ignore this corner of the hexagon, preferring instead to designate the south of France as either the Dordogne, or the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur....