France

Abstraction and functionalism inform two exhibitions from the maverick multidisciplinary French designer Ora ïto at St-Paul de Vence and Marseille

By Harriet Thorpe Published 29 July 24

Auberge La Coste sits at the heart of the art-filled estate, minutes away from the joyful town of Aix-en-Provence

By Harriet Thorpe Published 26 July 24

Les Rencontres d’Arles 2024 presents over 40 exhibitions and nearly 200 artists, and includes the latest iteration of the BMW Art Makers programme

By Sophie Gladstone Published 16 July 24

Lee Ufan Arles opens in the south of France, a collaboration between the famed Korean artist and Japanese architect Tadao Ando

By Amah-Rose Mcknight Abrams Published 16 July 24

If you're heading to the South of France this summer, don't miss Design Parade Hyeres & Toulon 2024, the annual creative extravaganza spotlighting emerging talent in historical locations

By Harriet Thorpe Published 9 July 24

Plans for the Centre Pompidou 2030 vision were recently announced, revealing a design refresh of the iconic Paris structure; we caught up with its lead architects Moreau Kusunoki to hear more

By Ellie Stathaki Published 3 July 24

Hôtel de la Plage in Biarritz resurfaces with fresh interiors by Olivier Granet and architecture studio Gardera & Pastre

By Imogen Green Published 19 June 24

Hôtel de Crillon and The Skateroom anticipate skateboarding’s return at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a special collaboration

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 18 June 24

The Van Gogh Foundation presents ‘Van Gogh and the Stars’, anchored by La Nuit Etoilée, which explores representations of the night sky, and the 19th-century fascination with the cosmos

By Amy Serafin Published 17 June 24

Ridley Scott and family transform French farmhouses into holiday lets, the latest addition to the filmmaker’s Provençal wine estate, Mas des Infermières

By Stephanie Gavan Published 16 June 24

The Fondation Maeght, the first private art institution, turns 60 this year and celebrates with a glamorous extension to its Provence home

By Amy Serafin Published 10 June 24

Hôtel Balzac reopens its doors following a 1930s-inspired renovation by Festen Architecture

By Fabienne Dupuis Published 4 June 24

The opening of Hôtel Lilou is set to revive the tourism scene of the historic French seaside town of Hyères

By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published 28 May 24

Marisa Merz’s retrospective at LaM, Lille, is a rare showcase of her work, pursuing life’s most fragile, transient details

By Finn Blythe Published 20 May 24

AW2 Architects’ design for the Krug winery encapsulates the part rural, part urban landscape of the French winemaking region of Ambonnay

By Caragh McKay Published 12 May 24

'Portraits to Dream In' is currently on show at London's National Portrait Gallery

By Katie Tobin Published 26 April 24

As Paris’ Grand Palais prepares to reopen following extensive restoration by Chatillon Architectes, we visit the site with champion fencer and photographer Enzo Lefort, who documented the space ahead of the Olympic Games 2024

By Ellie Stathaki Published 15 April 24

Royan Architecture Month 2024 launches in the French city, where many travel to see midcentury builds by the sea, from Notre Dame church to Palais des Congrès

By Stacy Suaya Published 2 April 24

Paris pools, in the Olympics and beyond, have inspired fun, wellness and a love of sports in the French capital

By Ellen Himelfarb Published 21 March 24

AIX Rosé, made in the sun-drenched hills of Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence, is a dry, pale pink and aromatic, everyday luxury

By Simon Mills Published 15 March 24

The Maison Les Jours Meilleurs, or House of Better Days, by Jean Prouvé is explored in a new show at Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris

By Harriet Thorpe Published 15 March 24

Damien Hirst’s ‘The Light That Shines’ at Château La Coste includes new and existing work, and takes over the entire 500-acre estate in Provence

By Hannah Silver Published 1 March 24

Paris chocolatier Debauve et Gallais is built on a sweet legacy, involving a chocolate coin designed to cure Marie Antoinette of her distaste for medicine

By James Gurney Published 8 February 24

Oka Fogo in Paris, by Michelin-starred chef Raphael Rego, offers two dining spaces, with interiors by Arnaud Behzad and joyful frescoes by Florence Bamberger

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 5 February 24