For an author who fuelled the world’s wanderlust with his books, Jules Verne, who penned Around the World in Eighty Days in 1873 (it is the most translated French novel), didn’t do much travelling.

Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior ...

As Amiens, a city in northern France, firms up its proposal to be the 2028 European Capital of Culture, a designation bestowed by the European Union, it’s hoping to feature in its bid a key painting: ...

Swallows and Amazons, The Wind in the Willows – every literary image of messing about in boats in the most rustic style imaginable came to me as we gently motored along the tree-lined waterways and ...

The painting “Diana and Endymion” disappeared from Amiens, France, more than a century ago. The city’s mayor says Madonna could hold a key to the mystery, but experts say the pop icon has nothing to ...

President Emmanuel Macron vowed an economic revival, but as he seeks re-election, a Potemkin factory in the town where he was raised shows just how hard that can be. By Norimitsu Onishi AMIENS, France ...

For years tyre giant Goodyear has been trying to stem losses at a plant in northern France, but has failed to persuade unions to agree to its plans. Now it wants to close the factory, and the battle ...

The people of Amiens do not appear to be especially enamoured of its most famous son. President Macron famously spent his youth in this northern cathedral city. His wife (and former teacher) Brigitte ...

PRINCE William and Theresa May are in France to attend commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens - the beginning of the end of the World War 1. The event, staged at Amiens Cathedral ...