Epernay is best known as the unofficial capital of champagne. Nestled along the Marne River, Epernay is home to prestigious ...

COLUMN. Versailles, the Msuée d'Orsay, and the Bastille and Garnier operas all require major and costly renovations. The ...

Salt Lake City. The contestants seemed to know their religious structures — all three were able to correctly answer a clue ...

(See how stonemasons keep England’s oldest cathedrals standing tall.) The Basilica of Saint-Denis is the necropolis of nearly every king and queen of France, from the 10th through the 19th century.

Larger than a football field, the inside of the cathedral now glows with oatmeal-colored walls and cavernous vaulted ceilings ...

87 major Gothic cathedrals were built in France between the 12th and 15th centuries. Cologne Cathedral took 632 years to build, one of the longest construction sites in history. 3. 12 million stones ...

The caption says, “This is years old now, but it pinpoints the churches and cathedrals that have ‘caught fire’ in France. The beautiful Rouen cathedral is the latest to have ‘caught fire’.

Back to top 5. There is more than one Notre Dame in France Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the most famous cathedrals in the world – but it’s not the only Notre Dame in France.

Listen ROME – After hosting the summer Olympics earlier this year, France this weekend will mark ... portions of one of Europe’s most beloved cathedrals. The cause of the fire is still a ...

The most important lesson, though, is that France is best experienced in small towns. Big cities are vivid – full of museums, cathedrals and specialist macaroon outlets – but also stressful.