Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

Across Europe, modernization has reshaped cities and towns at a relentless pace, often erasing the physical traces of earlier ...

Europe's most enchanting treasures often lie far from the crowded tourist trails, where ancient cobblestones echo with ...

Riquewihr, in eastern France, has 1,050 inhabitants and... 450,000 visitors during the Christmas market. Faced with this influx of tourists seeking a festive atmosphere, the Alsatian town with its ...

Perhaps unfairly, the chain of French World War II fortifications known as the Maginot Line has become a symbol of folly. The line itself was well-built and ...

Boasting pastel-hued dwellings with sharply angled rooftops, stone-paved lanes, and breathtaking waterways adorned with flowers, the French settlement of Colmar resembles a fantasy brought to reality.

With the World Cup and Olympics ahead, experts have expressed dismay. Travelers planning to visit the United States and apply for a tourist visa may experience some sticker shock after a new "visa ...

With breweries from North to South, Alsace establishes itself as an essential territory for beer in France. This region bordering Germany in Eastern France records over 100 breweries, from national ...

There are no prizes for guessing the number-one industry in the small Alsatian town of Barr, just half-an-hour’s drive west of France’s border with Germany. At the end of each steeply sloping, cobbled ...