France

A boutique hotel will open on the grounds of the Chateau de Versailles, complete with an Alain Ducasse restaurant.

The Louvre has returned Mona Lisa to display and has a new plan for giving everyone a (short) moment to view or take a selfie.

A new-style solar-powered monorail may get a live trial in northern France.

In a fairy-tale story that's real, a small painting is identified as a long-missing masterpiece.

With new owners, a plan for the purple-plane Icelandic carrier to fly again, even as France's second-biggest airline collapses.

French thieves have taken bells from several churches in Provence; authorities fear the bells may have been melted down.

Once feared and banned, absinthe's modern popularity has led to a new designation.

Just walking, admiring store windows & getting in on the act.

Marilyn Jones gets a long view over a beautiful valley in Eastern France.

A restored farmhouse in eastern France is not only a museum but a working producer of cheese and hams.

PHeymont spotted this especially fine specimen of a favorite car at a church in Basel, Switzerland.

A new tax on departing flights, set to start next year, is aimed at raising money for eco-friendly infrastructure.