Every summer in August, for one weekend, the town of Chinon plunges back into its medieval past. Troubadours, knights and craftsmen bring to life a Middle Ages that is both documented and dreamt of. More than just a form of entertainment, the Médiévales are a...
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A holy city, a secular city, the capital of an empire and then of a faith, Rome cannot be visited: it has to be read and deciphered. You walk through it as if you were turning the pages of a historical novel, sometimes written in the ink of Seneca, sometimes...
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There are places that you don't pass through. You stay, you linger, you return. Salies-de-Béarn, hemmed in by the meandering Saleys river, is one of them. This small town in the Béarn region, whose name seems to ooze salt,...
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Orthez, the former capital of Béarn, situated between Pau and Bayonne, doesn't immediately reveal itself to the hurried visitor. Follow in the footsteps of its past for a summer "robinsonnade" with concerts at the Château Moncade. The Pont Vieux, which spans...
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Nestling near Narbonne, just a few minutes from the beach and the village of Gruissan, Château Capitoul, the latest addition to the Domaine & Demeure Collection, opened in April 2021. 78 hectares of vineyards, a wine storehouse, a cooperage and a...
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In Saintes, every stone is an archive, every bend in the road a footnote to the national story. Antiquity is the foundation. A walk through Mendiolanum Santorium: the city of Santons. At first glance, you might think...
Continue readingLuxury liners, warships, iconic sailing ships: author Dominique Krauskopf takes us into the fascinating world of these iconic ships. Queen Elizabeth II, France, Royal Clipper... So many ships to dream about. Some of the ships that have left their mark on history were...
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It is a romantic city, bathed in lakes, where the palaces still rustle with the splendour of the Maharanas. We are in Udaïpur, capital of the oldest kingdom in Rajasthan, the Mewar. Surrounded by verdant mountains where the Maharanas hunted tigers...
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Le Royaume des Kapokiers, a documentary comic strip by Troubs, takes us to Ghana, to the heart of Mole National Park, one of the largest in West Africa. Invited by the French NGO Des Éléphants et des Hommes, Troubs and his...
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