European river cruise operator CroisiEurope has updated some old technology for decidedly modern uses. A new ship will enter service in April 2015 with paddlewheels, something more commonly found on ...

The Loire Valley region of France has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for more than 20 years. It is home to more than 3,000 miles of cycling routes, including scenic trails along the ...

“IN mid-May, 12 of us contracted for a barge canal trip to the upper Loire River Valley in central France. This barge was like a floating luxury hotel with a captain, chef, an English-French historian ...

As the Loire River glides gently east to west, officially separating northern from southern France, it has come to define one of France’s most popular tourist regions. Because of its history, this ...

NANTES, FRANCE — About 3,000 barrels of fuel oil leaked into and along the Loire River after a pipe ruptured while a tanker was being loaded at a refinery, the oil company Total said Monday. Cleanup ...

CroisiEurope, the French river cruise company that recently made a push into the U.S. market, has unveiled plans to build a paddlewheeler for the Loire River in France. The 96-passegner Loire ...

Florentijn Hofman created his giant yellow duckie with the mission of simply bringing people together through the presence of art. Treating the Loire as a giant bubble bath, The Rubber Duck brings a ...

The River Loire is France's longest river (629 miles/1,012 km), with the ship-building city of St Nazaire at the mouth. The valley is wide and fertile, with an array of chateaux and castles, built ...

The largest, and one of the coolest, wine regions of France also happens to produce some of the most approachable, easy drinking wines in the world. And they are anything but boring. The wines of the ...

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