In this issue Feb/Mar 2023


PEOPLE 58 MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Hazel Smith tracks down one of the most important Renaissance philosophers and the inventor of the essay


98 PIERRE CARDIN


From an immigrant childhood escaping from fascism in his native Italy to the darling of the Parish fashion scene, a new book traces the life of the beloved designer


PLEASURE


22 JOIE DE VIVRE What’s hip in France right now, from wellies to candles to remote islands


60 TASTE THE TERROIR


Dominic Rippon reveals the ‘other’ wines of the Pays Nantais, plus other juicy tidbits


62 BON APPÉTIT Your tasty and topical round-up of what’s cooking, plus drinks and restaurant news


64 BORDEAUX GRANDS CRUS The history of the world-famous wine designation and what it really means


69 ÉRIC KAYSER


The French master baker shows you how to create perfect bread in his new book


74 À LA CARTE


Alexander Lobrano dines in some of the fi nest locations around France and reveals his favourite restaurant of 2022


135 CAMPING GUIDE 2023 Whether touring in your mobile home, pitching your tent or renting a lakeside yurt, we reveal the best spots for your holiday


PLACES 32 BRITTANY’S COASTS


Caroline Mills explores the many wild and rugged wonders of the Breton shoreline on foot and by car


44 CITY FOCUS: LE HAVRE Gillian Thornton falls in love with the birthplace of Impressionism and giant of Modernist architecture


48 HIGH SOCIETY ON HOLIDAY Lanie Goodman looks back at the beginnings of some of France’s most famous – and glamorous – seaside resorts


4 ❘ FRANCE TODAY Feb/Mar 2023 64 110 98


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