France implores the thought of incredible desserts, from its decadent chocolate mousse and buttery croissants to the ...

The "Salle Ovale" of the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF) The Richelieu-Louvois Library before its renovation in Paris in 2016. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) France will soon vote for its ...

France's most beautiful monuments embody the richness of its history, the diversity of its regions and the architectural ...

AT the close of September the Commission des Monuments Historiques of France completed a hundred years of its existence. Although at one time subjected to no little criticism, instructed and otherwise ...

The list of the 250 crumbling French monuments set to benefit from the country's new special edition lottery and scratchcard game has been revealed. The new "heritage lottery" set to launch in ...

PARIS — Even though it was one of France’s most iconic sites, Notre-Dame cathedral suffered years of neglect and struggled to find the millions it needed for urgent renovations before it was ravaged ...

The chapel’s whitewashed walls are peeling, its tarp-covered floors spattered with bird droppings, and its centuries-old front door has been stolen. But Didier Besnier, mayor of Rochegude, in ...

For 4,000 years the meaning of mysterious markings on a Bronze Age stone slab have remained a secret. Not anymore, however. That's because scientists are now treating the engraved rock as a 'treasure ...

A proposal to ban giant adverts from covering the façades of monuments in France is facing sharp criticism for potentially depriving heritage sites of much-needed income. The ban would deal a huge ...