The time has come for the fourth article in our French glossary series! France has a long history, and through the centuries, the country has witnessed the power of the monarchy expressed through ...

Known as the Cradle of the French, the Loire Valley is a land of fairy tale castles, royal residences and incredible Renaissance architecture. This historic region is home to about 300 magnificent ...

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...

Did you know that 2019 marks 500 years since the birth of the French Renaissance? That grand era of art, music, and architecture-wait, don’t tell me you’re not celebrating this momentous occasion?!

As Europe emerged from the stagnation of the Middle Ages and the devastation wrought by the bubonic plague, there was a dramatic shift towards new intellectual, artistic, scientific, and economic ...