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 ...

Castles in Île-de-France open their doors for free every first Sunday of the month. An excellent opportunity to explore our ...

If you're in France and want to escape the hustle and bustle of Paris with a day trip or two, there's no better place to go than the Loire Valley, the castle capital of France. That's right, France ...

France has more than 45,000 châteaux around the country, from 9th-century palaces to 21st-century castles that were built for a number of reasons. Of all these properties, primarily built to fortify ...

As far as fairytale castles go, the Château de Chenonceau in France's Loire Valley is perhaps the most exquisite. It has the requisite towers that appear plucked from a children's storybook, elegant ...

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. (Cristina Baussan for NPR) NORTHERN ...