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February 2012
Six Nations Rugby:France v Italy Feb 4
Cezanne et Paris, M.Luxembourg Paris to Feb 26
Six Nations France v Ireland Feb 11
Nice Carnival Feb 17-Mar 4
Cartier Bresson, Paul Strand, Mexico 1932-4, Paris
Mimosa Festival, French Riviera Feb 17-26
Six Nations Scotland v France Feb 26
Int. Agricultural Show Paris Feb 25-Mar 4
March 2012
Six Nations France v England Mar 11
International Tourism Show Paris, Mar 15-19
Six Nations Wales v France Mar 17
Paris Carnival Feb 19
Toulouse Carnival Mar 21
Artists & Animals, Gr.Palais Paris Mar 21-July
Helmut Newton, Grand Palais Paris Mar 24-June 17
April 2012
Carnival Nantes,
Feria de Pascale, bullfighting, Arles April 6-9
Easter Monday, Pâques April 9
Paris Marathon April 15
May 2012
Labour Day, Fête du Travail May 1
Victory Day 1945,Fête de la Victoire May 8
Johnny Hallyday, Montpellier May 14, 18
Film Festival Cannes May 16-27
Ascension Day May 17
Antiques Fair Dijon May 11-20
Nuits des Musées May 19
French Open Tennis May 27 - June 10
Pentecost, Pentecôte May 28
June 2012
Contemporary Art Fair, Bastille Paris
Hot Air Balloons in Annonay,
Strasbourg Music Festival
Feria de Nimes 
Le Mans 24 Hour Race, Le Mans
Bruce Springsteen, Montpellier June 19
Black Sabbath, Paris Bercy June 19
Nuits de Feu, Chantilly
Fête de la Musique Paris
Gay Pride Paris
Jazz Festival Vienne,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Paris June 30
July 2012
Eurockeéennes, nr Belfort
French Golf Open
Festival of Automobile Mulhouse,
Tour de France
June 30-July 22
International Festival Baroque Opera Beaune
Paris Fashion Week (trade)
Music Festival Aix-en-Provence
Festival d’Avignon
Nice Jazz Festival
Francofolies,La Rochelle
Bastille Day July 14 Fête Nationale
Music Festival Uzes,
Nice Jazz Festival
Fêtes de Bayonne, bullfighting
Fête du Cognac, port Cognac
August 2012
Festival World Music, Crozon
Interceltique de Lorient, Brittany
Wine Fair Colmar Alsace
Cinéma en plein air, Paris
Normandy Horse Show St.Lo
Corso Fleuri, Selestat Alsace
Champagne Festival
Festival Classique au Vert Paris
Jazz Festival Mulhouse
Fête de Beziers, bullfighting,
Assumption Day, Assomption Aug 15
Berlioz Festival, Côte St André, Isère
Rock en Seine, St. Cloud, Paris
Brocantes all over France
September 2012
Festival du Cinema Américan, Deauville
Septembre Musical de l'Orne
Maison & Objet, Paris
Braderie de Lille – enormous flea market
Bol d'Or Magny Cours
Foire de Savoie, Chambéry
Caen International Fair
Techno Parade Paris
Journées du Patrimoine, countrywide
International Fair Marseille
October 2012
Paris Deauville Rally
Paris Fashion Week (trade)
Metz International Fair
Nuit Blanche Paris,
Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Fête des vendanges de Montmartre,
British Film Festival Dinard
Ardèche Chestnut Festival
Pèlerinage des Gitans, Camargue
Strasbourg Beer Festival
Chablis Wine Festival
Kite festival Calvi Oct
Red Pepper Festival Espelette
November 2012
All Saints Day, La Toussaint Nov 1
Gastronomy Fair Dijon
Armistice Day Novembre Nov 11
Reims Jazz Festival
Seafood Festival Calvados
Lille Independent Wine Producer's Fair
Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
Les Gastronomades, Angouleme
December 2012
Paris Boat Show
Fête de la Lumières, Lyon
Christmas Markets Alsace
Christmas Market Strasbourg
Christmas Market Reims
Christmas Market Lille
Christmas Day (Noël) Dec 25
January 2013
New Year’s Day, Jour de l’An Jan 1
Flamenco Festival Nîmes
Monte-Carlo rally
Maison & Objet, Paris
Paris Fashion Week
Chinese New Year in Paris
MUST-SEE...
Look over the Paris skyline from the most iconic building in the world. At 22.00 each night, the Eiffel Tower becomes a mass of twinkling lights for about 10 minutes. Catch it if you can.
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Johnny Hallyday, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath...
Musée du Louvre
www.louvre.fr
Centre Pompidou www.centrepompidou.fr
Musée d’Orsay
www.musee-orsay.fr
French Open Tennis
French Open Tickets Roland Garros
Getting Around Paris
Disneyland® Paris
Stay in the Heart of Paris
Look out on the Eiffel Tower from Adagio Aparthotel*** or choose the well-placed Hotel Nicolo**
Keppler Art Hotel**** in the Champs Elysées
Hotel Madison in the Latin Quarter***
Book ahead on Eurostar to the Gare de Nord
PARIS TAXIS
Taxis can be quite difficult to hail in Paris so the best idea is to call and book. G7 offer an English speaking service,
00 33 (0)1 41 27 66 99
Disneyland® Paris
A Treat for all the Family - meet you favourite characters, join in the thrills and adventures on an action-packed one-day trip or short break
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Football
Football tickets - All big matches in Europe
Weekly Guides
For event listings read 'Pariscope' and 'Officiel des Spectacles', available on Wednesdays throughout the city...
Musée Rodin
www.musee-rodin.fr
Cité des Sciences www.citesciences.fr
Pick of Parisian Restaurants, reviews, offers, book online below
ALL OVER FRANCE
Map of the French Regions
From Alsace to Bordeaux, Provence to Normandy....
each has a flavour of its own
Small is beautiful - see our overview of the Alsace region
Travel by bus around France with Eurolines
ESSENTIALS
from UK
Hotels Region by Region
Alsace Hotels, Aquitaine Hotels, Auvergne Hotels, Burgundy Hotels, Brittany Hotels, Champagne-Ardenne Hotels, Franche-Comté Hotels, Languedoc-Roussillon Hotels,
Limousin Hotels, Loire Valley–Centre Hotels, Lorraine Hotels, Nord Pas-de-Calais Hotels, Normandy Hotels, Paris Hotels, Paris Airport Hotels,
Western Loire Hotels, Picardy Hotels, Poitou-Charentes Hotels,Provence, Riviera, Côte-d'Azur Hotels, Rhône-Alpes Hotels
Where to Head...
Get to know the vibrant city of Lyon - the old town is a UNESCO heritage site. Stay at La Résidence*** or Villa Florentine****
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Ski and Snowboard
France offers some of the best skiing in Europe in the French Alps from November to April.
Think About Summer Days
Capture the balmy lavender scented air of Provence...
Self-catering holiday rental at Fontaine de Vaucluse, property reference F84177
Discover the picture postcard Route du Vin d’Alsace...
Laze on the fantastic beaches in Aquitaine
Action Breaks
Choose an 8 day cycling holiday in Burgundy
Join the grape pickers or just tour and taste in early September during the wine harvest in Burgundy or Bordeaux, Languedoc or Champagne
Seasonal Cheer
Get in the Christmas spirit in the Alsace market, do some shopping and sample the mulled wine