Stunning medieval castle with 100 rooms — and nearly 1,000 years of history — could be yours

Le Château de la Verdière, located in the southeastern region of Provence, boasts 100 rooms, plus courtyards, terraces, olive ...
KPBS

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN

14 Charming Small Towns in France for Beautiful Beaches, Scenic Vineyards, and Medieval Castles

Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Archaeologists Say They’ve Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That’s the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svaelget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...
Stars and Stripes

Get medieval in Dreieichenhain, Germany

A visit to Dreieichenhain is like stepping back in time. You walk through an old tower gate and stroll down a cobblestone lane. You amble past stone and half-timbered houses and come to a medieval ...
Good News Network

Sunken Medieval Cargo Ship Found–The Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found

The remains of Svaelget 2 included a covered platform known as a "castle deck" where sailors could hide from the weather.
SME

What if a castle told you who you were in the Middle Ages?

Two multimedia attractions now connect the castles along the Slovak-Polish border. A helping hand in the heart of Europe comes from our travel guide to Slovakia. Using innovative, modern and immersive ...
The Economist

Visors and violence: we are returning to the Middle Ages

Don Quixote sees phantoms of the Middle Ages wherever he goes. Roadside inns are castles, vagabonds are knights in shining armour and windmills are giants to be jousted with. I often feel the same way ...