The Official Public Holidays in France Are: New Year’s Day (Nouvel An) on January 1st Good Friday (Vendredi saint) – observed in Alsace and Moselle only Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques ...

This Thursday, May 29 is a public holiday in France and Monaco known as le jeudi de l’Ascension (Ascension Day). It marks the ...

Thursday, May 29th marks the Ascension Day public holiday this year, and the opportunity for a holiday weekend - here's what ...

Whit Monday is celebrated every year 50 days after Easter. An additional public holiday in the French calendar, we explain ...

(Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP) As the new year approaches, many in France may already be forward to holidays and family trips in 2023. Here are the days off you can begin planning for.

The foundations of France's relationship with holidays were laid 88 years ago, over a few heady months. It began in May, when parliamentary elections swept left-wing parties to power. United in an ...

The annual foire au gras in the south of France might just be the richest — and Frenchest — holiday tradition on earth. Steve Hoffman is a food writer, tax preparer, and part-time French ...

France’s capital is one of the most romantic ... However, if you’re travelling with kids, the school Easter holidays and the May half-term holiday see fewer crowds in Paris than the summer ...