As part of the Loire Riverbed Rebalancing Program, carried out by Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the National Institute ...

In the ninth century, the Vikings sought fame and fortune in "Syden," the Mediterranean countries extending from west to east ...

Police have appealed for information about missing partygoer Steve Maia Caniço. A body found in the River Loire is that of a man who went missing after French police raided a music festival last ...

Charles had been forced to set up a makeshift court at Chinon on the Loire River. In 1428, Joan traveled there to explain her divine mission to Charles, but was turned away before she could meet ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

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Behind every great chateau is a great woman. This appears to be the maxim on my visit to Touraine, the province in the ...

The history of human settlement in the valleys of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees has always been closely tied to climate ...

There are some things you don’t know you want to know until the subject arises – and then the need becomes urgent. Thus, here ...

In France Chenin Blanc has many other synonyms that include Blanc d’Anjou, Anjou, Gros Chenin, Gros Pineau, Pineau d’Anjou, ...

As active travel continues to grow in popularity, the best tour operators keep adding fun new ways to see the world by ...

Named after Mount Chenin in Touraine, a wine region in France’s Loire Valley, Chenin Blanc has been grown in France for over ...