Hidden among 12 acres of private woodland 35 minutes from the center of Paris, Château Bouffément is filled with five Napoléonic-era reception spaces, a sweeping horseshoe staircase, manicured lawns, ...

Kings, queens, The Renaissance, royalty, nobility, knights, and fairy tales, are just some of the things conjured up when one mentions the chateaus of the Loire Valley in France. Once the land of over ...

Last summer, I felt like a king while exploring the splendid chateaux near Paris. One of the highlights was climbing under centuries-old exposed timbers through the attic of Vaux-le-Vicomte before ...

Heading into summer, our monthly feature, Three Hours or Less by Train from Paris, took us to the Loire Valley in the bucolic French countryside. One of the highlights of the summer and early fall ...

Château des Fleurs is located on the bustling Champs-Élysées, but this recently opened Parisian hotel is a genuine oasis of quiet. Former Travel Editor Tucked behind the Louis Vuitton flagship on the ...

Paris tourists can escape the throngs of Versailles and discover a calmer chateau experience at the fortress of Vincennes. This medieval royal residence, boasting Europe's tallest keep, once held ...

The bolster on the bed, that traditional and these days all too sadly disappearing cushion where two heads are definitely better than one, is certainly a contender for anyone’s affections. (A million ...