France’s Dordogne River weaves past castles and greenery in the heart of Southwest France. A once vital highway, travel France's Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France's Dordogne River Valley. I'd take her for a float down the river in a canoe, ...

While researching accommodations for a vacation in southern France, I came across Ma Maison on the Web and decided to take a chance. Our two-day stay turned out to be a high point of the trip.

Soar above the fairytale landscapes of the Dordogne, one of France's most enchanting regions, with this breathtaking drone ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. I’d take her for a float down the river in a canoe, ...

When our children were 11 and 9, young enough to still be entirely inside the family circle but old enough to remember, we splurged on a “once in a lifetime vacation” and rented a small farmhouse in ...

correctionAn earlier version of the map accompanying this story noted the location of the Saint-Cyprien in the Pyrenees-Orientales department. The map has been updated. When our children were 11 and 9 ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. I’d take her for a lazy canoe ride down the river, ...

Known as Périgord in French, this pastoral pocket of southwest France is all about exploring at leisure – by car, bicycle or on foot – a bucolic countryside bejewelled with storybook châteaux and ...

Rescuers work on the boats on the Dordogne River at the site of a helicopter crash in Lugon-et-l'e-du-Carnay, France, Dec. 20, 2013. Rescue teams scoured the Dordogne river in southwestern France ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France's Dordogne River Valley. I'd take her for a float down the river in a canoe, ...