Gruesome & Ghostly Paris books by TFO
“Gruesome & Ghostly Paris, A Quirky Guide to Unmapped Paris” isn’t about the Paris of clichés and glossy guidebooks, but explores its secret, dark corners
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Walking the Camino: Arles to Lodève
Walking the Camino is more than a pilgrimage, it’s a transformative experience that blends personal challenge and a sense of belonging to a big family
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New Year’s Day: Etrennes Day
As the New Year begins, the French uphold a centuries-old custom by giving étrennes, modest envelopes of money offered in thanks to those who help them throughout the year
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Père Fouettard, Santa’s dark shadow
The chilling legend of Père Fouettard, the shadowy Christmas figure who joins Santa each winter to confront children with the consequences of their mischief
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Santons of Provence, a living tradition
The Santons of Provence are small hand-crafted clay figures that bring the Nativity to life with beloved characters from Provençal tradition
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Christmas baubles, the story
The master glassmakers of Goetzenbruck in the Vosges first shaped molten glass into delicate spheres, creating the world’s earliest Christmas baubles
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Saint Martin, Patron Saint of France
Saint Martin, patron of the Franks Saint Martin is one of the patron saints of France, alongside Saint Denis, Saint…
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Korrigans of Brittany’s enchanted realm
The Korrigans, small, mischevious and elusive fairies of Breton legend, spring from old pagan lore and share the world with humans yet live apart
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The Devil’s trick at the Padirac chasm
If you believe the Gouffre de Padirac is nature’s work, you are mistaken, it was Satan’s trick to deceive Martin, Bishop of Tours, and claim his soul.
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Tarasque of Tarascon, the founding myth
From the depths of ancient pagan belief emerged the Tarasque of Tarascon, the bloodthirsty beast at the origin of the city’s founding tale
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Beast of Gévaudan, legend or truth
An ancient land of rugged mountains and shadowed forests, where valley mists linger and the dreaded Beast of Gévaudan once left its trail of horror
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Roncevaux Pass and The Song of Roland
Roncevaux Pass is not only a mountain crossing, but a place where history and legend converge to give birth to one of the most enduring epic poems of medieval France
