If I had to choose one word to sum up the Loire Valley’s Chateau de Chenonceau, it would be “elegant.” In June, I led a tour of France’s most beautiful gardens and chateaus. Of all of the places we ...

The Loire Valley, about two hours southwest of Paris, offers France's greatest array of château experiences. Marvel at sumptuous interiors, cared for by noble families who've lived in them for ...

Kings, queens, The Renaissance, royalty, nobility, knights, and fairy tales, are just some of the things conjured up when one mentions the chateaus of the Loire Valley in France. Once the land of over ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laurie Werner is a New York-based writer covering travel and food. The transformation was a seamless one overseen by noted French ...

If the famed French writer Victor Hugo had visited the Château de Chambord today, it’s safe to say he would have been over-sharing it on Instagram. After travelling there for the first time, he wrote: ...

Think of the French countryside, and you think of chateaux. They come in as many different styles as there are pastries in Paris, from medieval fortresses to fairytale castles, royal palaces to lovely ...

No doubt about it, the French nobility knew how to lead the good life. From the 12th Century on, they built sturdy fortress-castles in the verdant Loire Valley south of Paris, places such as Blois and ...

Despite the misadventures, cycling in the Loire Valley is thoroughly enjoyable. The easy riding and fairy-tale castles make this an ideal trip to take with older children and teens. CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE ...

CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE, France — There are hundreds of miles of bike trails through the chateaux towns of the Loire Valley — and that’s what tripped us up. We’d been trying to cycle the 17 miles from ...

Known as the Cradle of the French, the Loire Valley is a land of fairy tale castles, royal residences and incredible Renaissance architecture. This historic region is home to about 300 magnificent ...