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Impressive buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, Dordogne, and Alsace at these 8 beautiful French castles you can visit on your next trip to France.

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By the medieval town walls of Caernarfon, we board the Welsh Highland Railway, Britain’s longest narrow-gauge heritage ...

The live auction at the 25th annual Naples Winter Wine Festival raised more than $34 million on Jan. 25 at The Ritz-Carlton ...

The Hospices de Beaune was founded in 1443 by Burgundy Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins as a hospital for the region's poor and needy. But this building is far from austere.

The city's midday cannon tradition dates from the 1860s. Today's cannon is actually a firework let off every day from Castle Hill. – Chrissie McClatchie Castle Hill (Colline du Chateau ...

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The Princess of Wales visited the hospital where she was treated for cancer last year in a polished burgundy and red outfit. The focal point of Middleton’s look was a tartan-print overcoat from ...

In a dramatic twist that has left fans and critics buzzing, Tamil cinema icon Ajith Kumar has stepped out of the shadows after 15 years of silence, not to discuss his illustrious acting career ...

(AP video shot by Robert Bukaty) Colorful lights shine inside inside the walls of ice at Ice Castles, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in North Woodstock, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A boy peaks into an ...

Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles ...