La France profonde, an almost untranslatable term, conjures up the idea that the “real” France is rural France, found in the landscape that shifts constantly from plain to mountain and back ...

Discover 10 must-visit destinations in France inspired by Tripti Dimri’s countryside getaway, from Provence’s lavender fields to Burgundy’s vineyards.

Far from idyll, rural France feels left in the past. By Alexandria Sage. December 12, ... But put aside Sousceyrac's clean air and gentle landscape, and bitter realities remain.

One of France’s most rural départements (administrative regions), the Charente typifies the country’s pastoral idyll: a gentle sun-blushed landscape where prized Limousin cows graze roadside ...

IT may be marked simply "D2" on the Michelin map, but it is the Mall of the wine world. For about 10 miles, this narrow rural byroad twists and dips among the subtle folds of a low-lying landscape ...

Housing a library and a garage, the elevated addition is glazed to ensure plenty of natural light and unobstructed views of the verdant landscape. Despite the opportunities for distraction, the ...