The developers of a proposed French-themed golf retreat allege Kootenai County broke a mediated agreement over the development schedule, and on Tuesday they asked a judge for an emergency court ...

The long saga of a French-themed, luxury housing development proposed for the eastern side of Lake Coeur d’Alene appears to have come to an end. On Wednesday, the Idaho Supreme Court shot down the ...

This photograph taken on July 16, 2017, shows an aerial view of Chateau Chenonceaux on the River Cher, some 30kms east of Tours. - Built in 1513 by Katherine Briconnet and enriched by Diane de ...

A nest crafted from vines and rose bushes makes for an effective outdoor dining setting, I discovered, while eating in the “secret garden” that sits in the courtyard of Chateau du Rivau. The last ...

Heading into summer, our monthly feature, Three Hours or Less by Train from Paris, took us to the Loire Valley in the bucolic French countryside. One of the highlights of the summer and early fall ...

Chateau de Falloux, a beautifully restored neo-gothic chateau in France’s Loire Valley, heads to auction on Thursday. Listing agent Tony Wells said that the interest the property—previously valued for ...

The Château de Chambord is unsettling to look at, a folly so grand it’s hard to take in, like something seen in a fever. I sit at the window of my room in the Relais de Chambord, a new hotel beside ...

Once upon a time my husband and I spent a year in France’s Loire Valley getting to know, among other features of French life, the region’s famous chateaux. There are many, and we visited each of them ...

Chateau Louise de La Valliere, a new 5-star hotel in France’s Loire Valley, opened this fall as part of the Relais & Chateaux collection. Photo Credit: Eric Sander Chateau Louise de La Valliere, a new ...