REPORTING FROM ST.-FARGEAU, FRANCE — When my niece, Sarah, was little, she returned from a long trip to Europe with her parents and announced she never wanted to set foot in another museum. Children ...

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

This castle that dates to the 12th century rises majestically from 210 acres of parkland in the southern part of France’s Lorraine region, not far from the historic village of Domrémy and the ...

Some of France's most iconic castles, like the fortified abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel and the Renaissance-era Château de Chambord, seem plucked from the pages of a storybook. Follow in the footsteps of ...

If you’re a fan of Disney’s iconic Cinderella Castle, there’s a French chateau for sale that looks like a replica–except that it was built 140 years before the Magic Kingdom's castle went up in ...

Famed watchmaker Christophe Claret is passionate about history, and particularly that of the Renaissance period. He appreciates the world of castles, and loves to set off to discover the past along ...

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included. In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century ...

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. (Cristina Baussan for NPR) NORTHERN ...