Pavillon Bleu News Today

From long summer days in France to the best (and worst beaches) and the mysterious 'Paris Syndrome', this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like a French person.

If you are planning to spend some time napping on the beach, body-surfing in the waves, or just soaking up the sun, here are some beaches in the south-west that you should check out.

Le label Pavillon Bleu a publié son palmarès pour l'année 2024. 505 sites ont été récompensés. Parmi eux, dans le Loiret, la plage de Chalette-sur-Loing et le port de plaisance de Briare.

From the music to help you better learn French and environmentally conscious beaches to cool Parisian Metro stations, this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like a French person.

Home to hundreds of Blue Flag beaches - a designation certifying the beach has met environmental and clean water standards - France added eight new locations to its list in 2023. Here are some to explore this summer.

Take a look at the map of France's best beaches and the first thing you will notice is that many of them are a long way away from the sea. This is because in France, a 'plage' doesn't always mean the seaside.

Take a look at the map of France's best beaches and the first thing you will notice is that many of them are a long way away from the sea. This is because in France, a 'plage' doesn't always mean the seaside.

Changes cover online prescriptions and the launch of a new ZFE low pollution car zone

They have been awarded the Pavillon bleu label, which recognises locations that ‘respect humans and the environment’

The accolade recognises the beaches and marinas that have a ‘policy for the development of tourism that respects the environment and human beings’