Frankrike

Champagne arouses the senses: the eyes feast on vines parading up hillsides and vertical processions of tiny, sparkling bubbles; the nose breathes in damp soil and the heavenly bouquet of fermentation; the ears rejoice at the clink of glasses and the barely audible fizz; and the palate tingles with every sip. The imagination and the intellect are engaged as Champagne cellar visits reveal the magical processes – governed by the strictest of rules – that transform the world’s most pampered pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay grapes into this Unesco World Heritage–listed region’s most fabled wines.

Gastronomy and good living are the passions underpinning this sun-kissed corner of southwestern France.

Whether you're cruising the clifftop roads, sunbathing on the beaches or browsing the weekly markets, Provence and the Côte d'Azur are sexy, sun-drenched and seductive.

Vagabonds guide till Lyon, staden som emellanåt benämns "världens gastronomiska huvudstad". Här får du bland annat tips på boenden och några av de bästa restaurangerna.

I sommar lanserar Ving charterresor till "Skönhetens ö", eller Korsika, som ön också är känd som. I utbudet finns tre resmål – Bastia, Calvi och L'Île-Rousse.

Fashionable bars and restaurants, emerging designers’ boutiques, the city’s thriving gay and Jewish communities, and some excellent museums all squeeze into Le Marais’ warren of narrow medieval lanes. Neighbouring Ménilmontant has some of the city’s most happening nightlife, while hilly Belleville is a vibrant multicultural neighbourhood with interesting dining and drinking spots and one of Paris' most colourful street markets.

The mountainous Savoie extends from Lake Geneva's southern shores to western Europe's highest peak, mighty Mont Blanc (4810m).

42 kilometer, 23 vinstopp, ost, smurfar och slott. Marathon du Médoc i södra Frankrike måste vara en av de uddaste löptävlingarna i världen.

Det franska folket har sagt sitt. Namnet på landets favoritby stavas Kaysersberg. Ser man byn är det inte svårt att förstå varför...

Wedged between the plains and vines of Champagne and the hilly, thickly wooded Massif des Vosges, Lorraine is fed by the Meurthe, Moselle and Meuse Rivers – hence the names of three of its four départements (the fourth is Vosges).