Beyond Paris and Provence lies a France of medieval villages, sacred cliffside towns, and rolling vineyard valleys — places like Dordogne, Rocamadour, and Dinan. These destinations blend centuries-old ...

Durandal (or Durandarte) was the famous sword of Roland, the Frankish knight who died at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass on 15 August 788 by attack of the Basques. The accounts of that battle and the ...

Perched dramatically on a limestone cliff in southwest France, Rocamadour is a breathtaking blend of medieval architecture, sacred heritage, and sweeping valley views. Once one of Christendom’s most ...

The French town of Rocamadour was partly known for a centuries-old sword embedded in a cliff wall 100 feet off a riverbank. The 1,250-year-old Durandal sword disappeared recently, believed to be ...