Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Berry was the 18th-century French princess whose scandalous—albeit short—life had the city of ...

Nantes, a city that prospered from maritime trade but for more than a century it was also France’s largest slave-trading port. Today the city is acknowledging this with one of Europe’s most ...

Steep streets, famous artists, and thriving nightlife helped to foster the mystique of Montmartre, Paris’s sprawling hilltop district and the red-hot center of Belle Époque bohemia. While ...