Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the southwestern ...

France's Dordogne region is loved by Brits, but has largely remained under the radar of American travelers.

Step inside extraordinary residences that once housed America’s richest families, unveiling architectural marvels, personal ...

House prices in the UK have been increasing ... is laughing all the way to the bank, having moved to France with his wife Beatrice two years ago. The retired business owner is now the proud ...

Through Knight Frank. This holiday retreat offers something for everyone. Photo: Savills This 15th century stone manor house has been updated to 21st century standards and offers the ultimate in ...

This 1965 house in the leafy Woodmont neighborhood boasts an expansive front deck, exposed ceiling beams, refinished hardwood floors, skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows, and a contemporary kitchen ...

Vladimir Putin served his apprenticeship in the KGB toward the end of the Cold War, a period during which Western societies were infiltrated by so-called 'illegals'. Piers Brendon examines how the ...

The artwork is being prepared for auction in Toulouse, France, with bidding starting between $113.2 million ... It went untouched when the house was broken into by thieves who apparently missed the ...

Stockholm (AFP) – A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's ...

Now on view at the Centre Pompidou, which houses Europe’s largest collection ... poets and whose works have not been seen before in France.” In a statement, the Pompidou describes Paris ...