As the conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy lost the recent general election in France to Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party, the title of France’s first lady will be handed over from Carla Bruni, Sarkozy’s supermodel-cum-songwriter wife, to Holland’s girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler. Full story

Still, French women are special. And the government of France knows this, and fully supports the beauty of their ladies. For example, one of the support programs for unemployed women in the country deals not only with re-education and psychological comfort, but also offers to study the art of makeup. Full story

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria is going to move to France when her husband Tony Parker leaves his professional basketball career. Eva is going to stay there for some time after she finishes her work on the TV show. Full story

France is remarkable not only for the mountains, but also for the beautiful nature, amazing architecture and, of course, for its capital, Paris, which is supposed to be the most romantic city of the world. Here are some awesome pictures of different beautiful places in France. Full story

I visited France twice and came back home with the best impressions of this country. That wide variety of landscapes, those sights, the culture and the food – everything is pleasant. As for the former, there are several mountain ranges, which look very beautiful. There’s no need to name all of them, just the main mountain ranges of France - Alps and Pyrenees. For those, who are fond of hiking, skiing, mountain biking, this is the perfect place. Enjoy beautiful pictures of mountains and hills in France. Full story