When our children were 11 and 9, young enough to still be entirely inside the family circle but old enough to remember, we splurged on a “once in a lifetime vacation” and rented a small farmhouse in ...

correctionAn earlier version of the map accompanying this story noted the location of the Saint-Cyprien in the Pyrenees-Orientales department. The map has been updated. When our children were 11 and 9 ...

Dordogne boasts more than 1,000 castles and manor houses, making it one of the most chateaurich regions in France, with approximately one every 5-6sq km. This means that exploring Dordogne is best ...

The picturesque, historic region is worth a trip. Picture-book castles, such as the 12th-century Château de Biron, lead to fairy-tale fantasies in the Dordogne, but the region's true charm lies in ...