Now that the European Union is opening up to vaccinated travelers, it’s time to make up for lost time. And while busy cities still make some of us skittish, countryside destinations have never been ...

Gentle cycling is the perfect pace to enjoy the region’s sunflower fields and medieval towns – with gourmet food and fine wine along the way ...

The Chateau de Saumur on the Vienne River houses a museum dedicated to equestrian tradition as well as a dungeon and a watchtower. Photo Credit: Felicity Long Years ago, before a mortgage and kids, my ...

An acclaimed chef’s boutique retreat and Six Senses’ upcoming Les Bordes Estate resort are set to draw even greater attention to France’s bucolic Loire Valley. A region that’s long drawn visitors in ...

The largest, and one of the coolest, wine regions of France also happens to produce some of the most approachable, easy drinking wines in the world. And they are anything but boring. The wines of the ...

Named for the river that runs through it, which incidentally is France’s longest river, the Loire Valley is home to much more than medieval chateaus and grand royal estates. Its fertile land that runs ...

The Chateau de Chambord, one of the largest chateaus in the Loire Valley, is a must-see for first-time visitors. Photo Credit: D Darrault/CRT Centre VdL For Francophiles, the thought of picking a ...

Pascaline Lepeltier grew up in the Loire Valley—its wines, its food, and, most of all, its people helped make her who she is. Here, she brings Executive Wine Editor Ray Isle along on a memory-filled ...

The dawn chorus is an idyllic start to any day. But listening to it from the comfort of a bed in a treehouse as you soak up panoramic forest views – now that makes for a truly magical morning. And ...