You love history? Here are the most beautiful medieval sites to visit in France. Immerse yourself in the country's rich ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On Place des Vosges, Paris’s oldest square, you’ll find the former house of Victor Hugo, which is now a museum that’s free to enter.– Laura French Straddling the 3rd ...

For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris, we're off to discover the Maison d'Ourscamp, one of the few remaining examples ...

When fire engulfed the Paris landmark in 2019, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor. Experts are working to restore the church by the end of 2024.

No, m'am. This year, we're doing it differently. Instead of Paris, you should hop on the nearest TGV train-the French love those!-and hop off only 1 hour later in a medieval gem that's equally ...

Medieval Paris was an influential center of theology and scholarship as far back as the 13th century, thanks to the establishment of the Sorbonne, one of Europe’s oldest universities. The 19th-century ...

A new feature of the 2025 season is the Yvelines Théâtre festival. Two free performances are offered in Chevreuse, accessible ...

French President Emmanuel Macron provided a glimpse Friday of Paris' rescued and refurbished gothic masterpiece cathedral Notre-Dame, five years after it nearly succumbed to a massive fire.. The ...

Hugo’s ambition was not just to tell a story, but to depict a place and time: late medieval Paris, the condition of its “morals, laws, arts, civilisation”, as he later wrote.