When our children were 11 and 9, young enough to still be entirely inside the family circle but old enough to remember, we splurged on a “once in a lifetime vacation” and rented a small farmhouse in ...

The mushroom market is in full swing when we arrive, and under the arcades of the village square the locals are checking out enormous orange cepes which look as if they grew in the land of the Wizard ...

Europe is filled with castles that once belonged to royalty, knights, and nobles, and now, some of them open their grand ...

France’s Dordogne River weaves past castles and greenery in the heart of Southwest France. A once vital highway, travel France's Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of ...

Steeped in tradition, this rural idyll is a vision of quintessential France, with standout cuisine, castle-strewn riverlands and mesmerising prehistoric cave paintings. Steeped in tradition, this ...

The Dordogne département of southwest France is internationally renowned for more than medieval castles and foie gras cuisine. It is also laden with a generous smattering of pre-historic sites that ...

The Dordogne, in South West France, has long been a magnet for British visitors and many have made their home here. It was one of the first areas of France to be discovered, partly because property ...

correctionAn earlier version of the map accompanying this story noted the location of the Saint-Cyprien in the Pyrenees-Orientales department. The map has been updated. When our children were 11 and 9 ...

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