The island fortress off Marseille that inspired The Count of Monte Cristo — and the real men who suffered inside its walls. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
The most romantic château in France spans an entire river — and behind its famous gallery lies a rivalry between two women that shaped the building for centuries. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
In 1997, a team in Burgundy began building a real medieval castle using only 13th-century tools and techniques — no machinery, no concrete, no shortcuts. It isn’t finished yet. — plus get weekly travel stories free.
The château that made Louis XIV so jealous he imprisoned its owner — and hired all his architects to build Versailles. The story of Vaux-le-Vicomte, France’s most extraordinary forgotten masterpiece — plus get weekly travel stories free.
France has over 40,000 chateaux, and the most breathtaking are rarely the most famous. From a castle that refused to drown to the Loire Valley’s best-kept secrets, discover the French chateaux worth the journey. Plus get weekly travel stories free.
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