France’s Dordogne River weaves past castles and greenery in the heart of Southwest France. A once vital highway, travel France's Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France's Dordogne River Valley. I'd take her for a float down the river in a canoe, ...

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 ...

Soar above the fairytale landscapes of the Dordogne, one of France's most enchanting regions, with this breathtaking drone video. Glide along the winding Dordogne River, revealing its dramatic curves ...

I was first sent to the Dordogne Valley in southwestern France more than two decades ago to shoot a story about a truffle farmer for a food magazine. It was late November, the weather was bleak, there ...

At the edge of Issigeac's buzzing market, the pumpkin festival is in full swing. Fat, orange, bulbous pumpkins are piled high on the cobbled pavement. The scent of freshly baked pumpkin tarts wafts ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France's Dordogne River Valley. I'd take her for a float down the river in a canoe, ...