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  • Nantes Place Royale - modern coloured sculptures added to the fountain
    France

    Things to Do in Nantes: A Complete Guide with Map and Itineraries

    Nantes surprised me. I’d come for the mechanical elephant and left having walked a green line…

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  • Grand Elephant of Nantes walking in the Parc des Chantiers
    France

    Is the Nantes City Pass Worth It? An Honest Review

    If you’re planning a trip to Nantes and wondering whether the city pass is worth buying,…

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  • nantes elephant inside the gallery spraying water wide
    France

    Les Machines de l’Île Nantes: Elephant, Carousel and the Steampunk Gallery

    In a former shipyard on the Île de Nantes, a 12-metre mechanical elephant roams the streets,…

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  • Giant Minotaur and Ariane the giant spider at Toulouse Halle de la machine
    France

    Toulouse Machine Museum: Your Guide to the Giant Mechanical Minotaur and Halle de la Machine

    Halle de La Machine is part museum, part theatre, and part playground for giant mechanical creatures….

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  • carcassonne medieval city from pont vieux
    France

    Things to do in Carcassonne – Here’s what I did, what I skipped and what I wish I’d known

    The old Cité of Carcassonne looks like it’s been lifted straight from a medieval movie set – and to be fair, it has. Most famously, it stood in for Nottingham Castle in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), A guide, with everything you need to know for the independent traveller

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  • The Capitole de Toulouse - a pink building in the centre. The Toulouse parliament building. Go inside, to Salle des Illustres - with its grand marble and pillars.
    France

    Things to do in Toulouse: A Guide to the Pink City

    Planning a trip to France’s Pink City? This guide to Toulouse Machines covers the city’s unique mechanical wonders alongside the must-see squares, churches, and day trips.

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