As the film festival approaches, ROWENA CARR-ALLISON reveals where to eat, stay and hang out in the glitsy French Riviera resort...

The one-time French country home of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson makes a perfect bolthole for discovering a different side to Paris, as NICOLA ISEARD discovers on a weekend break

It may be a cliché but Paris really is the place to spend a weekend in the Springtime.

STEPHEN RIGLEY finds there is much more to the French city than its most famous export. He samples the delights of its ancient buildings and marvels at its rejuvenated heart

CHARLOTTE CIVIL takes the family on a chalet holiday in the French Alps and finds her young brood is soon following in her ski tracks I LOST count of the number of hairpin bends as the coach snaked around the mountain road.

Poker Week in the Alps is a safe bet says MEERA DATTANI

Keycamp unlocks the secret to a fantastic family spring getaway for NICK FAGGE

From taxi-skis and Segway scooters to Europe's highest oyster bar, BEN PAGE finds alternative ways to enjoy the slopes of the French Alpine resort

The school holiday later this month doesn't have to be an expensive affair. JO KESSEL selects some of the best getaways at home and abroad BUDGET SKI

WHETHER you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned pro who parties as hard as you ski, there’s a cheap Alpine resort just a short flight away to keep everyone amused. Ski fanatic LYDIA SOUTHERN, left, picks the best of Europe’s bargain resorts...