The Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra played excerpts from works by Rossini and Pierre Rode (two days later they gave a more ...

Look beyond crowds and you’ll find a charming destination in its own right, with antique stores, good restaurants and plush hotels.

Geoff Hill travelled to northern France, which offers luxuries worthy of Louis XIV but also reminders of a more recent brutal ...

Built under the rule of Ludwig II, the grand palace complexes in Bavaria were among 26 new sites granted world heritage ...

UNESCO has announced 26 breathtaking new World Heritage sites, and one of them stands out with its gorgeous surroundings ...

As recently as last week, President Trump was considering firing Powell, but later told reporters it was “highly unlikely” he ...

Rising from the heart of Lake Chiemsee, Herrenchiemsee Palace embodies the extragavant dream of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Inspired by Versailles, this jewel of architecture was officially designated ...

Weaving Culture and Diplomacy between Naples and Europe' is the international exhibition dedicated to the queens who ...

On Saturday, July 14, 1945, Versailles was celebrating as it had not done in years. But the carefree spirit of some clashed with the return of deportees and the restrictions still in place.

Marie Antoinette—played by Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola's stunning new film—used her distinctive personal style to defy the rigid etiquette and scheming courtiers of Versailles. Kennedy Fraser looks ...

As of this reporting, on July 16, a little after 4 p.m. on the East Coast, President Trump is not going to fire the Fed head, ...

The IOC direction touched down in the capital of Olympic romance to mark the first anniversary of the 2024 Games. While the ...