You might think the top of the Eiffel Tower will offer the best views, but Rick Steves disagrees. Here's where to take in the ...

The Italian-designed Chateau of Fontainebleau was the scene of several key moments in Napoleonic history. Louis’ pride and joy was a landscaped wonderland dotted with statues and fountains behind the ...

In Paris last June, I kept running into a delightful woman from Indiana on her first trip there. Wonder-struck by the city’s charms, she was doing everything right — picking up French words, ...

I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...

France has a rich history, an impressive infrastructure and a tourism industry trying valiantly to cope with its big crowds. Travelers who plan ahead enjoy big rewards. Paris' most famous landmark, ...

Beloved travel writer Rick Steves has plenty of advice to help travelers have authentic experiences, from easy ones like learning a few phrases in French before traveling there to broader itinerary ...

The valley is carpeted with fertile fields, crisscrossed by rivers and studded with hundreds of chateaux in all shapes and sizes. The Loire Valley, about two hours southwest of Paris, offers France’s ...

Even if you aren't an expert on wine, you'll enjoy this French region's stunning architecture and tasty bottles which come highly praised by Rick Steves.

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. I’d take her for a lazy canoe ride down the river, ...

Imagine that happy day around 1700 when the monk Dom Pérignon, after much fiddling with the double fermentation of his grape juice, stumbled onto a bubbly delight. Having tasted the very first glass ...

World War I, once heralded as “the war to end all wars,” ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. Many millions died during the horrific war ...

Biking down a newly paved but skinny one-lane service road through lush vineyards, I notice how the hills seem to be blanketed in green corduroy. My Alsatian friend hollers at me, “Germany believes ...