Savvy France

Your guide to France by those who live here

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Welcome to Savvy France

We love France – the beauty, the quirks, and the contradictions. Savvy France digs beneath the postcard gloss to find what really makes the country tick. Expect culture with character, travel with insight, and stories with a wink. It’s what happens when curiosity and honesty meet good taste – and a glass of wine.

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Old Marseille: France’s historic Mediterranean gateway

Old Marseille: France’s historic Mediterranean gateway

We visit the historic quarter of France's third-largest city and gateway to the vast, shimmering Mediterranean. The Vieux-Port The Vieux-Port de Marseille has provided an atmospheric setting for a long list of cinema classics. Some are edgy, like The French...