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

A 14th-century castle has been discovered by archaeologists under a hotel in Vannes, France. Situated under the courtyard of Hotel Lagorce, the 640-year-old castle has been confirmed as the Château de ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included. In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century ...