Our love affair with France shows no sign of abating. As a signed-up, card-carrying Francophile, I can fully understand why L’Hexagone has retained its crown as the most popular holiday destination in ...

Cars queuing at the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yveline toll gate on the A10 highway, south of Paris, on July 12, 2025. Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP Tollbooths are a feature of France's motorway network - but ...