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To Subscribe toTHE GOOD LIFE FRANCE MAGAZINEClick the button belowCONTENTSThe Good Life France MagazineNo. 43 Autumn 2025ISSN 2754-6799SUBSCRIBEThe magazine is free to read, download and shareContributorsAnna Richards is a writer & guidebookauthor living in Lyon. Her work hasappeared in Lonely Planet, NationalGeographic and many more.annahrichards.comAnnaliza Davis is an editor, translator,and writer. She lives in Brittany afterfalling in love with the area on a schoolexchange and loves to explore thecoast with her scruffy dog Mimi!Gillian Thornton is an award-winningtravel writer specialising in Frenchdestinations and lifestyle. Her favouriteplace? ‘Usually where I have just been!’LoveFrance?Subscribe to The Good LifeFrance weekly newsletterfor free and get fabulousfeatures, guides, recipesand more delivered directto your inbox.SUBSCRIBE816ON THE COVER8 Discover the LuberonPickled-in-the-past villages,captivating castles, andverdant vineyards - a littlebit of Paradise in the heart ofProvence.16 Versailles – the townWhile the Palace will sweepyou off your feet with its goldengrandeur, the rich culture anddazzling architecture of thetown are just as impressive.26 Step back in time to theMiddle AgesExplore the splendour of someof the finest medieval towns inFrance.Freelance journalist Karen Tait hasbeen Editor of French Property Newsfor over 20 years and contributes totitles such as The Sunday Times.Rosalind Ormiston is a renownedart and architectural historian,travel writer, and author of multiplebooks on art including Art Deco,Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin,and Pablo Picasso.Sue Aran is a writer, photographer,and tour guide living in the Gersdepartment of southwest France.She is the owner of French CountryAdventures, which provides personallyguided, small-group, slow traveltours into Gascony, the Pays Basque,Provence and beyond.The Good Life France MagazineJeremy Flint is an award-winningphotographer (Association ofPhotographers Discovery AwardWinner, National Geographic TravellerGrand Prize Winner, and five timesfinalist Travel Photographer of theYear), and writer specialising in travel,landscape and location photography.Front Cover: Paris © Romain Buff instagram.com/rom_buffEditor-in-chief: Janine Marsh editor@thegoodlifefrance.comEditorial assistant: Trudy WatkinsPress enquiries: editor@thegoodlifefrance.comAdvertising: sales@thegoodlifefrance.comDigital support: websitesthatwork.comLayout design: Philippa French littlefrogdesign.co.ukISSN 2754-6799 Issue 43 Autumn 202532DISCOVER32 Three Autumn Treats in ParisCosy up at Galerie Dior -haute couture heaven; lingerat a library; and wander thesecret galleries of the Louvre.36 Historic Albi, TarnThe vibrant colours and storybookpretty half-timberedhouses of Albi dazzle in allweathers.42 Brantôme-en-PérigordTrogladyte caves, amonumental Abbey andcharming medieval streets, thisDordogne town has it all.46 Festive Fall FunThree fabulous fetes that reflectthe rich culture of France.52 Nobody sits like the French!A fascinating look at the historyof French bistro chairs.4 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 5