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Petite France: Elevating Australian Homes with the Unrivaled Quality of French-Made Homewares

by Jonathan Tillsley January 30, 2024

At Petite France, we believe that your home is a canvas waiting to be adorned with the exquisite brushstrokes of French craftsmanship. Our curated selection of homewares transcends the ordinary, offering you a glimpse into a world where every detail matters.

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What is Bastille Day? The history and why it means so much to French people

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley July 13, 2018

Bastille Day is a National Public Holiday in France. It is celebrated with great pride every year with parades, fireworks and parties. The celebrat...

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French Cheese the Full Story

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley April 27, 2018

In France, you can find many of the best cheeses in the world, and there is so much variety from region to region and town to town, that we had to ...

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Ever tasted the baguette the French President eats?

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley April 12, 2018

Every Year the contest for the best baguette in all of Paris takes place with the baguettes of bakers from the whole of the French capital competin...

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5 Travel Hacks to Not Getting Stuck in the Queue in Paris

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley March 28, 2018

Paris is a very big and very busy city, these small tips may help you to better plan and avoid long queues on and off the road.

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5 Ways to Blend into Paris like a Parisien

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley March 22, 2018

Travelling to any country, sometimes you just want to blend in and not look like a tourist, you want to live the local way and pretend to know what you are doing. In Paris this can be quite hard, especially if you have limited French language, but here's a few tips that might help.

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What does Laguiole mean?

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley March 21, 2018

The term Laguoile has become synonymous with knives and cutlery of a particular shape, however REAL Laguiole is manufactured in the Massif Central region of France, in Thiers and originally in the small village of Laguiole.

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How to make sure Your Savon de Marseille is Authentic ?

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley December 09, 2017

Savon de Marseille ... Many try and copy it, but only few still make it in the traditional way with the same time honoured ingredients. Petite France only supplies legitimate Savon de Marseille.

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Savon de Marseille, over a century of history

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley October 12, 2017

In this article we get an overview of how and since when Savon de Marseille has been made......the tradition and the recipe.

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Why French products are better

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley September 17, 2017

Many French products are so good as they have developed over time, utilising hand craftmanship, skills, knowledge and abilities developed over time, years, decades, generations. Products developing with a distinct cultural need or requirement, with the availability of natural ingredients and resources and to satisfy a growing level of sophistication in society.

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Living Heritage Company of France ...What is it?

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley September 17, 2017

The French Government has a specific way in which they recognise and support companies which manufacture in France and who utilise traditional practices of excellence. The Enterprise du Patrimoine Vivant or Living Heritage Company award. Petite France loves sourcing from these amazing companies.

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