Explore France

La Roque-Gageac in Dordogne is a micro-village with micro-climate, with traces of human habitation dating back to 25-35,000 BC

The round villages of the Hérault, Aude and Gard departments in the south of France are first examples of mathematical medieval town planning in Europe 

€7million restoration work expected to last until 2023

The picturesque village of Bonneval-sur-Arc near the Italian border endures eight winter months out of twelve 

A brief history of a special French medieval garden on the banks of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie

A tour through time into the long history of one of southwest France’s earliest revolutionary ‘bastide’ towns

Raphaël Lopez and Marie de La Roche have travelled to 15 European countries exploring empty buildings in the peaceful but unlawful ‘pastime’ of Urban Exploration

Catriona McLean and her husband Charles from Scotland transformed open uncultivated vineyard land into Le Jardin des Rossignols 

The historic Empire style townhouse has a rich and illustrious history and today serves as the German Ambassador to France's luxurious residence 

Art historian Julia Faiers unpicks the threads that weave together the Roman and medieval settlements of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges in the Pyrenees