The Loire Valley, about two hours southwest of Paris, offers France's greatest array of château experiences. Marvel at sumptuous interiors, cared for by noble families who've lived in them for ...

The Loire Valley, two hours southwest of Paris, offers France’s greatest array of chateau experiences. Wander through sumptuous interiors, cared for by noble families who’ve lived there for centuries ...

Known as the Cradle of the French, the Loire Valley is a land of fairy tale castles, royal residences and incredible Renaissance architecture. This historic region is home to about 300 magnificent ...

If the famed French writer Victor Hugo had visited the Château de Chambord today, it’s safe to say he would have been over-sharing it on Instagram. After travelling there for the first time, he wrote: ...

The valley is carpeted with fertile fields, crisscrossed by rivers and studded with hundreds of chateaux in all shapes and sizes. The Loire Valley, about two hours southwest of Paris, offers France’s ...

Despite the misadventures, cycling in the Loire Valley is thoroughly enjoyable. The easy riding and fairy-tale castles make this an ideal trip to take with older children and teens. CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE ...

Chateau de Falloux, a beautifully restored neo-gothic chateau in France’s Loire Valley, heads to auction on Thursday. Listing agent Tony Wells said that the interest the property—previously valued for ...

CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE, France — There are hundreds of miles of bike trails through the chateaux towns of the Loire Valley — and that’s what tripped us up. We’d been trying to cycle the 17 miles from ...

Think of the French countryside, and you think of chateaux. They come in as many different styles as there are pastries in Paris, from medieval fortresses to fairytale castles, royal palaces to lovely ...