Come high summer, the capital’s residents head en masse for their second homes and holiday hotspots. Tracking their footsteps ...

Some destinations preserve their history so well that visiting them feels like stepping into another era. Streets, buildings, ...

Flowing from northern Spain into Portugal, the Douro is renowned for its dramatic valleys, terraced vineyards, and charming ...

Except, this is not quite Provence ... villages and family fun. There is fabulous history – check the medieval Templar citadel of Saint Eulalie de Cernon, lost in its dreamy green valley.

As part of The Local's series on second-homes in France, here is everything you need to know (the good, the bad, and the ugly ...

Lyria (the Franco-Swiss high-speed rail operator) has trains from Paris direct to the Olympic city of Lausanne, which is a fine base, but take our tip and make for one of the secluded villages in ...

Even though schools reopened in Kashmir’s border villages last week, many families whose homes were destroyed during intense shelling by Pakistani forces are still waiting for their children to ...

Israeli military demolished homes and solar panels that provided electricity to the entire community in the village of Khirbet al-Deir in the northern Jordan Valley, reported Wafa news agency.

Meanwhile, the villages of Provence that once enchanted Paul Cézanne still hold charm. However, the south-eastern part of France does have some downsides - detractors note that the weather can ...