Carolyn Boyd, one of the UK’s leading food and travel writers and an expert on France, picks out her ten favourite French villages for visitors and prospective second home owners.
Best for walkers — Conques
The Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route takes in many idyllic villages, but Conques, on the path that leads from Le Puy-en-Velay, is a particular highlight. Cobbled lanes meander between peach and ochre timber-frame cottages and its crowning glory is the…
