There are more than 40,000 castles, or châteaux, in France. Château de Versailles, Château de Chenonceau, and Château de Chambord are the most famous in the country. Each one receives more than a ...

In Burgundy, a monument unique in the world is rising stone by stone as if you were in the Middle Ages. Under construction since 1997, what is known as Guédelon Castle is now the most recent castle ...

This castle that dates to the 12th century rises majestically from 210 acres of parkland in the southern part of France’s Lorraine region, not far from the historic village of Domrémy and the ...

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 ...

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included. In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century ...

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. (Cristina Baussan for NPR) NORTHERN ...