European river cruise operator CroisiEurope has updated some old technology for decidedly modern uses. A new ship will enter service in April 2015 with paddlewheels, something more commonly found on ...

The fanciful spirit woven into the DNA of Nantes quickly envelops visitors to the Atlantic coast city near the mouth of the ...

The Loire Valley region of France has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for more than 20 years. It is home to more than 3,000 miles of cycling routes, including scenic trails along the ...

“IN mid-May, 12 of us contracted for a barge canal trip to the upper Loire River Valley in central France. This barge was like a floating luxury hotel with a captain, chef, an English-French historian ...

With just 100 to 200 passengers on average (sometimes fewer), river ships offer one of the most intimate ways to cruise.

The River Loire is France's longest river (629 miles/1,012 km), with the ship-building city of St Nazaire at the mouth. The valley is wide and fertile, with an array of chateaux and castles, built ...

Florentijn Hofman created his giant yellow duckie with the mission of simply bringing people together through the presence of art. Treating the Loire as a giant bubble bath, The Rubber Duck brings a ...

The largest, and one of the coolest, wine regions of France also happens to produce some of the most approachable, easy drinking wines in the world. And they are anything but boring. The wines of the ...

NANTES, FRANCE — About 3,000 barrels of fuel oil leaked into and along the Loire River after a pipe ruptured while a tanker was being loaded at a refinery, the oil company Total said Monday. Cleanup ...

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Stepping into a garden on a sunny, breezy April day brings marvelous pleasures for all the senses. Enjoying crisp, aromatic white wines from the Loire Valley — a vast region known as “The Garden of ...