Postcard-perfect hamlets with cobbled streets, ancient fortresses and jolly fetes: it's what every visitor to France hopes to stumble upon. Thankfully, there's no need to rely on a chance encounter, ...

The crusading Knights Templar built a castle here in the 12th century, and the village was further fortified by their ...

There are currently 180 villages in the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" network. I have visted 159 of them, hoping to finish off the list sometime next year. It's hard to narrow it down to just 10 ...

Hot air balloons take off above the tourist site of Rocamadour, southwestern France, on September 29, 2018. (Photo by FranÁois-Xavier MARIT / AFP) While France is known for being picturesque, some ...

Perched on a rocky outcrop, Le-Baux-de-Provence is officially listed as one of France’s most beautiful villages – but there’s a whole other world to be discovered below. Decades ago, the French ...

Within Provence, the colorful French region known for its cuisine and rich history, lies a village reminiscent of a medieval painting — Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, where stone houses against the cliffs ...

The French countryside offers some of the most enchanting and picturesque towns and villages in all of Europe. Historically significant and culturally rich, they each have unique architecture and ...

‘Des tripoux, de l’aligot et des farçous, s’il vous plaît.’ Confused? 'Bundles of sheep tripe, cheesy mashed potatoes and small fritters' aren’t quite what most expect when heading to the south of ...