Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and ...

Northern French towns such as Giverny and Honfleur played an important role in the development of this artistic movement, providing the inspiration for such a work. Giverny may have had its Claude ...

But, beneath the roaring crowds of Paris and Marseiles, these stunning small towns in France are absolutely spellbinding. Filled with quaint mountain trails, misty beaches, historical medieval castles ...

The picturesque Dordogne and Périgord is home to more than 1,000 castles, hearty cuisine and some of the most beautiful ...

Frankly, Narbonne Plage is great for a family holiday, but quaint, it ain’t ... Alès, like many towns in France, has struggled to adapt to the end of coal-mining prosperity Credit: iStockphoto ...

Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a ... By Richard Fausset Reporting from Morlaix, France For centuries in Morlaix, a city of cobblestones and creperies on the Breton coast of France ...

Driving to France couldn’t be simpler, and these lesser-known road trips make the most of this iconic holiday destination, ...

South Africa’s seaside towns offer a mix of French charm and local character—often with sunnier skies and more space to unwind. Take a ...

Bloodlines had granted British monarchs the right to territory in Aquitaine, the southwestern nook of France, much to the rancor of their French rivals. Bastides, or towns built around a central ...