In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church.

ROME (AP) — Firefighters worked to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath rubble in a medieval tower that partially ...

Strasbourg may look like a postcard, but a walking tour through its historic centre brings its gritty history to life.

Sunny, out-of-the-way Languedoc stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees in southwest France. It shares a balmy climate, winter wind, grapevines, and the sea with the better-known ...

The Thoiry Christmas Market returns on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in this charming village in the Yvelines, located about 50 ...

The bleu-blanc-rouge Tricolore, which was adopted after the Revolution, is the official flag of France, but it is far from ...

By Dr. Lori Verderame In contemporary literature, the Order of the Knights Templar was the focus of novels by Dan Brown (“The DaVinci Code”), Umberto Ecco (“Foucault’s ...

Europe doesn’t do subtle when it comes to picturesque villages. From half-timbered houses that look like they’ve been dipped ...

With 118 islands to explore in this scattered archipelago, endless possibilities await a stone's throw away from Venice's ...

Conn Smythe was a hockey legend, Toronto Maple Leafs owner, and two-time World War champion. His name lives on in one of the ...

This Sunday, we will all dutifully set our clocks back one hour for daylight saving time. But why is our day divided into 24 hours, each hour divided into 60 ...

When you think about history, your mind jumps to sprawling cities like Rome or Cairo. But some of the most fascinating ...