Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

Nestled between Lyon and Grenoble in southeastern France, Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye is famed for its Gothic abbey, cobblestone streets, and centuries-old stone houses. The medieval gem was recently ...

Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the southwestern French town in 1977, the British director returned for 2021’s medieval tale, ...

Across Europe, modernization has reshaped cities and towns at a relentless pace, often erasing the physical traces of earlier ...

Europe's most enchanting treasures often lie far from the crowded tourist trails, where ancient cobblestones echo with ...

Intriguing signs of the past fill throwback towns in Spain, Hungary, and beyond. People relax around a well in the Piazza della Cisterna in medieval San Gimignano. Its soaring brick towers were built ...