Keith Wootton, Author at Eclectic France

16 January 2025

Observations on the sites, sounds and events around France

Bap Bap Beer Paris

There is a growing number of real ale (or craft beer) breweries in Paris and BapBap is one of them.

More than 700 classic cars and other vehicles take part in the annual Traversee de Paris each Summer. When we

The historic Chateau de Gizeux isn’t the best known of the chateaux in the Loire but it could lay claim

Tucked away in an old industrial building in a commercial area of Saumur is the Musee du Moteur – the

We’ve discovered a number of local breweries on our travels and one of my favourites is the new Brassefort Brewery

Located on the Indre river a few miles from Chinon, the Chateau of Azay le Rideau is one of the

If you like vintage vehicles and farm machinery you’ll love the Musee Maurice Dufresne. It contains around 3000 cars, bicycles,

There are quite a few craft beer bars in Paris now but one of the best is Hoppy Corner in

The Chinon Classic – commemorating the historic Grand Prix de Tours – is held in the French town each June.