Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

Plan a dreamy day trip from Paris to a fairy-tale French château filled with art, romance, horses, and centuries of history ...

Archaeologists had known for years that a hotel in Vannes, France, was built on the site of a medieval castle. The 18th century mansion-turned-hotel even named itself after the castle: the Château de ...