This small mountain hamlet was left to ruin in the 1930s, but has seen new life as a stop for hikers as a passionate group ...

Postcard-perfect hamlets with cobbled streets, ancient fortresses and jolly fetes: it's what every visitor to France hopes to stumble upon. Thankfully, there's no need to rely on a chance encounter, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel, culture, design and hotels worldwide. The Alsace village of Hunspach has been one of the official Most Beautiful ...

During his presidency half a century ago, François Mitterrand had a discreet village hideaway built in Provence’s Luberon Valley, where he would spend holidays holed up with his secret second family.

Get to know Annecy, an enchanting French town framed by the Alps with a medieval, canal-filled village and a glittering lake.

Step into the magic of Riquewihr, one of France’s most beautiful villages. Nestled in Alsace, this medieval gem transforms into a Christmas wonderland with cobblestone streets, half-timbered houses, ...

At the end of a long road and under the shadow of a mountain in the Drôme region of south-east France is where the medieval settlement can be found. The smallest municipality out of 35,000 in the ...

There are over 35,000 mayors in France, and over half of them oversee villages of less than 500 people. But what exactly do they do? Emilie King explains why these village leaders are an integral part ...